NaNoWriMo ends today, and I've only written 30,000 words. And I'm okay with that. Why? Because I wrote as often as I could in a busy month. Because in the 30K words I wrote I learned so much about my characters and …
Face-Off Interview
Hey y'all! I'm doing a really fun "face-off" interview with Charity. We'd love for you to visit! http://atransparentmom.com/2015/11/2/face-off-with-anne-mateer/ …
Historical Fiction Class
Class (online) starts one week from today! www.bit.ly/OctHistoricalFeel …
A Weekend with My People
It's been a couple of years since I've been to any writing conferences. And I confess that it was with not a little fear and trepidation that I embarked on my journey to this year's ACFW conference. But once I was there, it …
The Art of Making Art
As I head off to the ACFW Conference, I thought I'd post this for my writer friends. I love this song, for whether in music or writing or any of the visual arts, the art of making art is a tough business. I think this song …
Two Heads Can Be Better Than One
Last Friday I went over to my friend Lori's house for a "writing day." Actually, we watched a few episodes of Stan Williams's Storycraft series and then attempted to apply the concepts to our current WIPs. (A WIP is …
New School Year, New Projects
Even though I no longer have students actually living in my house, my kids' lives are still dictated by the school calendar. My daughter embarked on her final year of her master's degree program last week. My middle child had …
Historical Fiction Class in August
Once again I'll be teaching my online class on writing historical fiction through Margie Lawson's Writers Academy. I'd love for you to join us--or to pass along the info to someone you know who might be interested. …
Posting on ACFW Blog Today!
I'm over on the ACFW blog today applying a math concept (greater than) to the writing life. Come visit! http://www.acfw.com/blog/something-is-greater-than-nothing/ …
Book Signing in Ft. Worth June 27
What are you doing this weekend? If you live near Ft. Worth, Texas, I hope y'all come out to a multi-author book signing at the Lifeway store at Bryant Irvin and Loop 820! I'm so excited to be participating with my dear …