Over on Michael Hyatt’s blog, he talks about building your author brand online. Mike offers great advice — from a CEO’s chair. With his genius in mind, I thought I’d write about building an author’s brand online and managing social media from an author’s point of view. Just before my first Thomas Nelson book released, Lost In Nashvegas, I joined …
Eternity On Our Hearts
The summer I was fifteen, life opened up for me. I was no longer in the geeky, chubby young teen stage, but a lean, older, trying-to-be-confident teen. I’d completed my first year as a cashier for Publix and finally, I was allowed to leave the Express Lane and work a big register. Woo hoo. You do not know how much …
Umph, climbing back up on the blogging band wagon
I fell off again. Thunk! Did you hear it? I was trying to be good, diligent, writing my next novel without distraction. I couldn’t bring myself to give up words. And emotion. Not that blogging is not worth my time, effort and good words, more like whenever I make a bit of head way on my story, I pop over …
White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner
Welcome to my friend, Susan Meissner, and one of my favorite authors. Susan’s writing inspires me and her last release, Shape of Mercy, stayed with me for weeks. Susan’s new release, White Picket Fences is out and I’m looking forward to this amazing story. Readers of emotional dramas that are willing to explore the lies that families tell each other …
Sitting in Dunkin Donuts on a Wednesday morning
My car’s in the shop, thus I’ve been thrust into the Dunkin Donuts next door to wait and work. So far, resisting donuts has been easy. I do love a good donut, but hate the fat-and-I’m-still-hungry feeling that follows. All. Day. Tomorrow I take off for Tennessee to see my mom, youngest brother and youngest sister and their broods. I …
Interview with Thomas Nelson Sr. Editor, Ami McConnell
My Book Therapy is chatting with Thomas Nelson’s Sr. Acquisitions editor, Ami McConnell today. Great interview. Check it out.
Crit Groups: Should I be in one?
From my post over on My Book Therapy. The other night during the Voices forum chat, Susie and I were asked about crit groups — if we believed they were valuable, and what advice would we give. Here’s the summation of our collective advice. Should I be in a crit group? If you are new to writing fiction, or struggling …
Looking for an agent
Over on My Book Therapy, I blogged about my journey with agents and offer some advice to writers looking or wondering.
It’s Camy Tang day!
I love Camy. She’s beautiful, funny, and a smart writer to boot. Her newest release is Deadly from Love Inspired. Here’s a bit about the book: The Grant family’s exclusive Sonoma spa is a place for rest and relaxation — not murder! When Naomi Grant finds her client Jessica Ortiz bleeding to death in her massage room, everything falls apart. …
Never fear, God is here!
In between collaborating on books with Sara Evans, I am working on my own book. It’s a funny, yet poignant story… naturally. Every time I go to work on a book, I meet someone or see something that is right in line with what I’m working on. Here’s what I mean. When I started the first Nashvegas book, Lost In …