>Erica Vetsch has been on of my faithful cheerleaders on this writing journey. We were finalists together in the 2007 Genesis contest. How fortunate I am to have become good friends with her. She has me on her blog today if you’d like to read more about my writing journey.
>My First Sale – A DANDELION DAY
> IT’S OFFICIAL!!! My first book has sold. Two-book deal to Anne Horch at FaithWords (Hachette Book Group). I don’t know whether to jump up and down or hide under the sofa. On the one hand, this is what I’ve been panting after for most of this millennium. That’s when I gave myself permission to strap on a seatbelt and …
>DAISY CHAIN by Mary E. DeMuth on CFBA with REVIEW
> This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingDaisy ChainZondervan (March 1, 2009)byMary DeMuth ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mary E. DeMuth is an expert in Pioneer Parenting. She enables Christian parents to navigate our changing culture when their families left no good faith examples to follow. Her parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest House, 2007), Building the Christian …
>HOW WELL READ ARE YOU?
>The BBC believes most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here. How do your reading habits stack up? Normally you just put an ( X ) if you’ve read it. But I’m also putting an asterisk if I read part of it and couldn’t get through it, or didn’t finish the series! Man, do I have …
>MEET THE THERAPISTS at My Book Therapy
>Please join me in welcoming once again the creators and geniuses from My Book Therapy on their LOVE TO WRITE tour. Today, some personal thoughts from Susan May Warren, Rachel Hauck, and Sarah Sumpolec. Thoughts from Therapist Susan May Warren: Writing the story of your heartQ: Have you ever had a story that you wanted to write, a spiritual message …
>PREMIERE EVENT
> The first Christian Book Expo takes place in Dallas on March 19 – 22. This is an important event for several reasons. It’s a great resource for what is happening in Christian communities across the nation with some of the country’s leading speakers: Henry Blackaby, Don Piper, Max Lucado, Donald Miller, Liz Curtis Higgs, Randy Alcorn, Mary DeMuth, and …
>GIVE ME A COWBOY
>When I began writing eight years ago, Panhandle Professional Writers in Amarillo, TX was the nearest writers’ group to our home in the Oklahoma Panhandle. There I met some of the friendliest, most talented and helpful people on the planet. PPW was the womb where my writing dreams were nurtured and grew. So now I’m delighted to tell you about …
>SOME JAZZY RESEARCH
>A week or so ago, I mentioned trying to research using Google Maps—a fun and somewhat helpful method of seeing my setting without actually being there. But as several of you responded, you prefer the “in person” method of doing research. Today I took your advice, and with a notebook and camera, went for a drive. First stop: Downtown Tulsa …
>REVIEW of SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME
> My thanks to the folks at Thomas Nelson for providing the PDF download of The Same Kind of Different as Me through their Book Review Bloggers program. I really like to hold a book in my hand, carry it around the house, and read snatches whenever I can. This was a new experience for me, and since I normally …
>THE BOOK BUFFET
> Trying to decide what books to put on my reading list this year makes me think of the endless buffet people talk about on a Princess cruise liner. Every choice imaginable, but only so much room on the plate. And you don’t want to fill up on just one thing, so I’m imagining my reading list as a scrumptious, …