> Last Friday, my good friend, critique partner, and all around lovely person,MYRA JOHNSON, received “the call” – in writer lingo, that’s the phone call that brings the news that you’ve been offered a contract. It’s on a level with your first kiss, winning the lottery, or an expense-paid trip to Mars! No one is more deserving than Myra. She’s …
>WELCOME to Debut Novelist, Michelle Sutton
> Today I have a treat for you–an interview with the famous “chocolate lady” from ACFW conferences, now a published novelist. Welcome, Michelle! And congratulations on your debut young adult book It’s Not About Me. I know you are very excited and ready to tell the world about your novel. So pull up a chair here at the Café and …
>THE GATHERING
> For more than a year, James and Allison have been planning their wedding. Finally, last week, we packed our bags, boarded airplanes, stuffed SUVs with belongings and children, wedding attire, and wads of extra cash and began the journey west. James arrived first. On a Tuesday. On the day that SoCal had their biggest earthquake since 1996. James and …
>Devoted to Cooking
> Lest anyone think the title of this post is a confession about me, it’s not. It’s the title of my good friend, Jacqueline (Jackie) King’s newest book, an inspirational cookbook she’s been working on feverishly for many months. Co-written with her daughter, who is a culinary expert, they combine great recipes and the stories that inspired them. I’ve not …
>Congratulations to ACFW’s Book of the Year Finalists
> Debut AuthorBayou Justice (Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll)In Between (Jenny B Jones)Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)My Soul Cries Out (Sherri Lewis)Petticoat Ranch (Mary Connealy) Contemporary Novella (*six finalists due to a tie)A Cloud Mountain Christmas (Robin Lee Hatcher)Finally Home (Deb Raney in Missouri Memories anthology)Mississippi Mud (DiAnn Mills in Sugar And Grits Anthology)Moonlight & Mistletoe (Carrie Turansky in …
>Wedding Fever
> This past year has been a whirlwind of weddings for the friends of our youngest son, James. Over the weekend, we attended that of Tanessa and Braden, two sweet kids who attended our church when we lived in the Panhandle. What made this wedding unique is that Tanessa (the bride) and James (our son) have been good friends since …
>MOUNT HERMON – Part One
> I’ve just returned from my first (and God willing, not my last) Mount Hermon Writers Conference. I promised to share a full report, and before I left, I envisioned that I would give you a day-by-day recap of what happened there. Now, as I sit before my computer, weary, yet brimming with inspiration, I find myself inadequate of describing …
>It’s a Small, Small World
>One of the highlights of blogging for me is seeing what corners of the globe my visitors come from. India. China. Great Britain. Zambia. Australia. Canada. Not to mention places of interest all across the good ole USA. It is humbling (and a little frightening) that people from anywhere can click here and read my posts. Which is one reason …
>TULSA ICE STORM
>An ice storm hit Oklahoma on Sunday. We lost power that night and woke to find my car like this: The neighbors Bradford pear split—Half of it landed on my car, the other half crashed into our backyard. Max (who is a quick thinker in emergencies) went to Home Depot and got a gas-powered chain saw to cut the limbs …
>This and That
>I’ve been off this week being “Mimi” to my new granddaughter and her two brothers, and I’m having a ball. These things just matter, and I know how quickly they grow up. So, in lieu of creative posts of my own, I’d like to point you to a couple of opportunities on my writing buddies’ blogs. My friend and critique …