I didn’t announce that I was taking a blogging hiatus because I didn’t really consider it – I thought I’d squeeze in a post or two while my grands trekked their way to Mimi’s for the annual visit. Two weeks of back to back grandkids. Truthfully, we got so caught up in having fun that I was too worn out …
A Treat for Downton Abbey Fans: Ashton Park by Murray Pura
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Sometimes life intervenes, and I’ll have some updates about what I’ve been up to soon. In the meantime, are you all loving Season 3 of Downton Abbey? Be still my heart. I adore everything Downton, especially the “downstairs” drama. And as soon as I heard about this new series, I knew I’d be …
A Gangster, Mint Juleps, and a Pair of Hens
Research is one of the most fascinating parts of writing to me. Oh, the details that turn up that give wings to my imagination. Last week, Max and I threw our suitcases in the SUV and took off. We had a destination in mind, and I’d printed off a few of the places I wanted to visit, but mostly we …
Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin on CFBA
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Wonderland Creek Bethany House (October 1, 2011) by Lynn Austin ABOUT THE AUTHOR: For many years, Lynn Austin nurtured a desire to write but frequent travels and the demands of her growing family postponed her career. When her husband’s work took Lynn to Bogota, Colombia, for two years, she used the …
>Stringing Together a Novel
>For some people, novels arrive fully formed in their brains, via a dream or a story the author has been nursing for years. Broken Wings was more like a pebble here, a pearl there, a flicker of an idea that wasn’t quite flesh and bones. It actually had its origins in the stories my mother-in-law and dad told me about …
>THREE THINGS
>A drumroll please. The winner of Sarah Sundin’s fabulous WWII novel, A Distant Melody, is . . . Koala Bear Writer! Congratulations and thanks to those who entered. A teaser: If you love late nineteenth century historicals, especially those set in Texas, I have a treat for you. Vickie McDonough, a seasoned author with many novellas and HeartSong Presents novels …
>BEST READS OF 2008
> In a blog interview this year, I was asked what inspired me as a writer. Several things came to mind: music, being with other writers, listening to God’s voice. As I rethink what I said in that interview, I have to say that my love affair with books—my lifelong attachment to reading is what inspired me to begin writing …
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