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Writing what you love
A few days ago, I had a friend ask, "You're a writer, right? Would you look at this thing I wrote...but don't tell anyone!" I was so excited to hear that she'd been writing - not every writer is a creative writing major and been writing stories since first grade. But...
Book Review “Shorts”
No, I’m not fashioning some sort of clothing item called “book review shorts…” What I mean is, here is a quick rundown of what I’ve been reading in the past few weeks. Each definitely deserves its full review and lengthy description, but I hope to include more in my...
Day of Inspiring Words
The OCW One-Day Conference this past Saturday left my cup of joy and inspiration overflowing. Robin Jones Gunn, one of the first Christian authors I ever read (at age 14, the Glenbrooke Series), spoke about God's dreams for us. Gunn is a dazzling speaker with such...
Review: A Distant Melody
Synopsis Never pretty enough to please her gorgeous mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval--even marry a man she doesn't love. Lt. Walter Novak--fearless in the cockpit but hopeless with women--takes his last furlough at home in California before being...
The Balancing Act
At any given point in time, I've got at least a dozen story ideas running through my head. I so desperately wish I could get everything down on paper, but it is only a dream. Once I get rolling on a project, I go for it with everything I've got. The problem is that I...
What a week
There's a reason for the saying, "When it rains, it pours." The past two weeks, it has poured. My life has been a blur of friends, family, work, writing and beyond. It's been hectic, emotional and trying time, but I wouldn't trade a moment of it. I have had some of...
Blogging Hiatus…temporary
Hiatus: a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc (Dictionary.com) Well, life has a way of making us take a break in lots of things. Life has interrupted my blogging patterns this week, but I hope to be back soon! My apologies! In the...
Confessions of a Kinsella fan…
I admit it. I love Sophie Kinsella books. I do. They are my top choice for plane rides and late night reads. When I need a mental break, I pull out Confessions of a Shopaholic, Can You Keep a Secret? or Undomestic Goddess. My latest is probably one of my favorites,...
Review: Plain Pursuit
When I read the synopsis for “Plain Pursuit” by Beth Wiseman (Thomas Nelson, 2009), something seemed to hook me. Not sure if it was the fact that the protagonist is a journalist, but that is a definite possibility. Either way, I dove into the novel a little wary of...
Review: Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana
Synopsis: Liberty, Indiana, is home to a stop on the Underground Railroad operated by Anna Brent and her father, covert abolitionists who harbor runaway slaves traveling toward freedom. When Anna’s work on the Underground Railroad is threatened, can she turn to...