Well, I switched things up a bit on the blog this week and went with a devo-ish post on Wednesday. So in keeping with my rebellious schedule fiddling, today instead of doing a regular Friday post I’m going to play newsgirl and offer up a few headlines… Coolest Giveaway EverEarlier this week, Bethany House in conjunction with Jones House Creative, announced …
It’s a Wonderful Life, Jean Arthur, Cary Grant … and some thoughts on identity
A few weeks ago my uncle came to town. Not only did we eat at one of my favorite restaurants ever (Famous Daves—yes, the setting of all my best restaurant stories!) but we also went to this glorious place called Half Price Books. Man, I love that place. I actually buy very little fiction there. Instead, as soon as I walk …
Itsy Bitsy Blog Break
Hey folks, I’m taking a mini blog break today and Monday. Why? Because I’m making an attempt at hiding away from the internet while digging into revisions on Here to Stay. So if you see me on Facebook or Twitter, especially Saturday or Sunday, digitally pinch me or something, all right?I’ll be back Wednesday with something fabulous. I’m not sure …
If Best = Random, then these are my best ACFW Conference tips…
If you are NOT a writer or are not attending the upcoming ACFW Conference in Indianapolis, I apologize for the irrelevance of this post. If you ARE a writer and are attending ACFW, then I apologize for the off-the-wallness of this post. So the ACFW Conference is coming up soon. This is one of my absolute favorite times of the …
The one thing you should never, ever say to a writer.
So, last week I got a review I was pretty excited about for my book. I might have squealed a little when I read it. I told a few people. And one person’s response went a little (or exactly) like this: “Oh cool. So you got almost as many stars as you could have.” Yup. 🙂 To be fair, I …
The upside of uncertainty.
Photo credit: urbanlane at stock.xchng Some friends were teasing me last weekend about how I like to be in control of things.Have a plan.Have a pretty good idea what’s coming up.Have a pulse on the future.And, yeah, life doesn’t really work that way. Often, I tell myself this is a good thing. After all, if I was in control, if …
Mega birthday fun…
…not that it’s my birthday today.Although, my birthday IS just six weeks away and though I’m not accustomed to making birthday gift lists for myself, I did realize the other the day what the perfect gift would be for moi: Happy birthday, brotha! An autotune microphone!!Oh my goodness, the fun I could have with that. Sure, I’d probably annoy everyone within …
Because these are the kinds of blog posts you come up with when you’re sunburned & tired.
Here’s a fact: The first thought on my mind when I woke up Sunday morning was this:OH NO…I forgot to get cotton candy at the State Fair yesterday!!This is distressing stuff, people. Because who forgets cotton candy at the fair? I mean, never mind that I live less than three miles from the fairgrounds, less than five miles from an …
A confession and a realization about that "being still" thing.
Photo credit: artur84 at freedigitalphotos.net I’m about to admit something that may drop me into the “not so awesome” category of Christian girls. Assuming categories of Christian girls exist, that is. Here we go: Sometimes I get really frustrated when people tell me to “be still.” You know, quote the Bible verse “Be still and know that I am God.” …
The men of Made to Last…and my very first ARC giveaway!!
Photo credit:Teerapun at freedigitalphotos.net I’ve had a few people ask me why I put three potential heroes in Made to Last. Well, it’s like this: I took the Amplified Bible approach. Which is, why say in seven words what you can say in twenty-eight? Or in my case, why settle for one guy when you could have three? Not exactly a …