Catching up after Christmas and doing another round of edits on my book didn’t leave much time for reading in January. In fact, I only read two books. I can’t remember the last time that’s happened. I tend to average 4-5 …
My Epiphany
I thought I had this writing thing down. The real writing. Like at the request of a professional who expected to see it in her inbox.All through the summer and fall I’ve written and edited by faith. Truly. I trusted that Lord …
Gleaning Historical Tidbits
I love learning about history. Not the history you learn in textbooks, necessarily, although knowledge of those things is an important background. I love the little things. The obscure things. Things important to the people …
The Prayers of My Heart
I have a tough two weeks coming up. I need to finish editing a book before it heads to the final evaluation. That presents two problems: time and confidence. And each of those affects the other. But last night I walked into …
Crazy Days
The crazy days of Christmas have intersected with the crazy days of finishing up my latest manuscript. So now you know why I’ve had nothing to say . . . …
Giving Thanks Day 18
One of the first steps I took toward “seriously” writing was attending a local Christian writers group in 2002. Little did I know what the Lord had in store! There I met two local ladies who asked me to join them in starting …
The Hard Work of a Writer
I think there is often a misconception about the real work of a writer. Yes, it seems amazing to some people that writers come up with unusual storylines or characters or that they can write pages upon pages, thousands upon …
Spaces
One of my favorite features on my Mac is a thing called Spaces. For those of you who have never seen this nifty option, it basically divides the screen into four “spaces.” You can then place open documents, applications, …
Inkwell Inspirations
Hey y’all! I’m excited to be part of a new group blog of award-winning, not-yet-published writers that goes live TODAY. We call our blog Inkwell Inspirations. I think it will be a fun, challenging, and informative place for …
The Writing Spa
Who would have thought that seven years ago when two wonderful ladies asked me to be in a weekly critique group with them (a group we named Life Sentence) that it would lead to this. My dear friend Mary DeMuth, then an …