What if . . . Those two words are the staple of a novelist’s thought process when confronted with almost any situation. What if … reveals curiosity about the details omitted from the record or simply …
The TBR Conveyor Belt
Lately, trying to keep up with my TBR (To Be Read) pile feels a lot like this: Can you relate? The truth is, I get through my Kindle TBR pile (a collection on my Kindle titled Next) much more quickly than …
August reads
I took an unscheduled sabbatical in August. I didn’t even realize it until the month was almost over! The truth is, I was exhausted from the pace of our January-July. And I was waiting on the last look-over of my …
A Quick Read through the Bible
I haven’t checked my archives, but I’m sure I’ve done a post like this before. But I know it wasn’t this year, so it bears repeating: If you haven’t tried a quick read of the entire Bible (3 months or less), I …
July Reads
Whew! Back to a more normal reading month! Which ought to continue through the Fall! Yay!!!! Where to start? How about historicals, because you know they are my favorite! The Lumber Baron’s Wife by Lynn …
Genre Hopping
Do you read only one genre? Is it this or that—but never both? How about music? Is the soundtrack of your life all from one type of music or does it fluctuate based on mood and situation? I confess, I’m a genre …
A Change–and a Question
Being an indie author means that selling books is not as straightforward as with a publishing house. Many times, indie authors experiment with different options. A couple of years ago, I did just that, making my ebooks …
June Reads
I decided to post this a few days early because I will not get to finish another book before Tuesday. June has been another month with curtailed reading time. Ugh. And now my TBR pile (physical, Kindle, audio) is so large …
Get to know me
Over on Inspired by Life . . . and Fiction, we are celebrating a new look with a series of "get to know us" posts. Tamera Alexander created this wonderful graphic with the questions, so I thought I'd use it, too! …
May Reads
Travel months are usually good reading months for me. Not this time! Between a jam-packed, eleven-day Europe trip and a ten-day trip to visit family, my reading time significantly diminished! (Although plane rides …











