I ran across a social media post last week asking how you rate books on Goodreads. It’s a topic I’ve thought a lot about so I thought I would address my personal thoughts on this here. For me, ratings of books are …
My Favorite Year End Task
Some seventeen years ago, I was discouraged. After five years of writing, my motivation to continue was waning. I had written three complete novels, and while my rejections always came with good feedback, it wasn’t easy to …
Best Reads of 2021
I so rarely read things right as they are released, mostly because there are so many other books stacked on my to read shelves or in my kindle Next folder! So my best reads of 2021 weren’t necessarily released this year—and …
December Reads
As you can see, my reading time jumped back up once my own book was turned in! Of course some of these are novellas, so much shorter than a novel. However, some are novella collections, which can be longer than a novel! So I …
Merry Christmas
May you and your family rediscover the wonder of Christmas this year--the God who fulfills His promises, who redeems and rescues, who humbled Himself to be clothed in flesh and die on our behalf. May you extend to …
Counting Down to Christmas
My post from Inspired by Life ... and Fiction this week: As we get closer to the day on which we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the frenzy of parties and gift-buying, school programs and charitable drives dies down, …
Recharging
I spent most of this week back in Austin, Texas, where we lived for almost five years. It was a lovely few days seeing new babies born since I moved, enjoying babies who are now very fun pre-schoolers, and talking with people …
Done!
My post from Inspired by Life ... and Fiction this week: Yesterday afternoon I sent my book off to my editor, so I did a happy dance! I have to say, I’m both exhausted and pretty proud of myself! After all, I …
November Reads
With a Dec 1 deadline for my own book, my reading time hasn’t been as available this month. But I did already dive into a couple of Christmas novellas, which made me happy! And please forgive my minuscule reviews this month! …
A Christmasy Kind of Thanksgiving
On the years when we have all our kids on Thanksgiving, we also celebrate Christmas. This tradition began because several of us are gift-givers by nature and we didn't want to miss out on the joy of being with people as they …