*Sigh*When do you really know something is done? I’ve worked for a good while now on the rewrite of my historical fiction. I’m moving forward, making progress, but I keep going back to the opening paragraphs, worrying that …
A Break from Spring Break
I thought I’d have time to post quite a bit over Spring Break. But, alas, while it has been a break for my children, it has been 100x busier than normal life for me! This is my first day with no appointments, no pressing …
The Power of Story
I watched Princess Diaries again the other day. I love that movie on many different levels. I’d been missing it, the songs from the soundtrack popping up every now and again on my ipod. So I stuck it in while I was alone on …
The Brotherhood (or Sisterhood) of Readers
When I think about the people in my life with whom I’ve formed immediate connections, then intimate relationships, I see a common thread. They are readers. Yes, most of them are Christians, too, but there are lost of …
A Chance to Read and Rate
Ever wonder about what I write? Well here’s your chance not only to read something, but to give it a rating, as well.I entered my legal thriller, Monkey in the Middle, in a contest at gather.com. To read and comment or rate …
My Comfy Place
I have a love/hate relationship with my office. I love the look of it. Ceiling-high bookshelves—stuffed to overflowing—line two walls. An L-shaped desk juts into the center of the room, providing a separate desktop space for …
Rockwall Christian Writers Group
Rockwall Christian Writers Group, which I help lead, has a web presence! If you live in the Dallas area, come join us!www.rcwg.blogspot.com …
The Best Birthday Gift
We just got back home from three glorious days in “The City That Never Sleeps.” We stayed in the fabulous literary and historical Algonquin Hotel, applauded 4 musicals and 1 cabaret show over the course of 36 hours, ate my …
Here are pictures of my party--as promised. Thanks, Debra and Cheryl.My husband and kids who worked so hard to put it all together--and to keep it a secret!Don't my Valentine's Day roses make a nice addition? This was just …
SURPRISE!!
I never would have thought he could pull it off.Friday night, I walked in my house after a dinner-and-bookstore date to find a slew of family and friends and two tables full of food! Happy 40th Birthday to me! (I hope to post …