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Top 10 Reads of 2012
To my everlasting shame, 2012 was probably the year I've read the least amount of books... ever. In 2013, I'll hopefully turn that around! There are still hundreds of books to be read in my Kindle and on my bookshelves. But for the best of 2012, here are my top favs:...
Book Review: Against the Tide
Book Description: Boston of 1891 is a city of hope and ambition, where mariners, merchants, and dreamers thrive in the cobblestone streets of America’s most historic city. Within the harbor of Boston’s naval shipyard, Lydia Pallas has become a trusted assistant to an...
a time of transition, change and growth
Dearest blog readers, Back in October, I confessed I needed a break from blogging and time to refocus on what I needed to do with this website and my writing career. Since then, I participated in NaNoWriMo (writing 50,000 words in 30 days) and completed...
Pinterest Madness Continues!
I had a blast talking with writer Charlene Oldham of Women on Writing about using Pinterest as an author to promote your work and cultivate new ideas. Check out the full article here!
Book Review: Soul’s Gate
Description: What if you could travel inside another person’s soul? To battle for them. To be part of Jesus healing their deepest wounds. To help set them free to step boldly into their divinely designed future. Thirty years ago that’s exactly what Reece Roth did....
Breaking the Rules: Blogging Hiatus
This post has nothing to do with a flower. But it's pretty to look at, right? As an aspiring author, I'm a student of marketing, self-promotion, tribe-building and everything in between. I'm seeking the "right" way to launch my career and I've been doing so for nearly...
More words of wisdom to focus on
Words that have resonated lately
I've been ruminating on some advice from the best - and here's what I've scribbled recently in my notebook. I keep these next to my ever-growing to-do list. Do any of these resonate with you?
Multi-taskers: Let’s Get Real
On Monday, I stared blankly at my lengthy to do list and was suddenly overwhelmed and angered by my lack of productivity the week before. I couldn't settle for this. I'm better than this. So I wrote out a set of resolutions. Then I tested them for a week to see if I...
Venturing into new eras and new topics
I can never sit in one place for too long. Same goes with novel writing, I guess. I'm venturing into the 20s and 30s for my newest manuscript and diving into the world of circuses and traveling shows - all the while playing "Annie Get Your Gun" songs in my head... I...