Woohoo, today we have the fun and talented Michelle Lim visiting as part of her blog tour for her new book, Idea Sparking. Michelle is the My Book Therapy brainstorming coach and a romantic suspense writer. She writes a sweeeet villain… And speaking of sweet stuff, she’s got an awesome drawing going on for a Kindle paperwhite. So be sure …
How to survive election withdrawal.
Yes, I do wear flannel a lot, but no that’s not my arm. Photo credit: stock.xchng I know, I know. It’s going to be so hard when the election is over this week. I mean, like seriously. What commercials are we going to watch on TV? Who are we going to get phone calls from right at dinnertime? Why even …
When I see a mess.
The day my kitchen looks this clean will be the day…never mind. Not happening.Photo credit: Paul Sutcliffe, FreeDigitalPhotos.net So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. ~Hebrews 4:16 I’m too old to Trick or Treat. It’s sad …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Harry Kraus
A) Is the look on my face in the thumbnail of today’s intro video not ridiculous?B) I’m so thrilled to welcome author Harry Kraus to Tag(g)lines today. I’ve been a big fan of his books since the first one came out in 1994. I also think it’s incredibly cool that he’s a medical missionary…and manages to write books at the …
Pure Promotion: MBT WriMo
So the first time someone told me about NaNoWriMo, I thought I was having a Twilight Zoney moment in which we were suddenly speaking a different language. Only my What?! totally came out in English. My friend explained: NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month—is something loads of writers participate in during November. The goal: write 50,000 words in a month. I’m going to confess that …
He knows you.
Be sure to read to the bottom to learn about today’s drawing for a seriously awesome book by one seriously awesome author! Photo credit: stock.xchng I’ve been thinking lately about how God knows me. I mean knows knows me.He knit me together in my Mom’s womb (Psalm 139:13).He knows and has called me by name (Isaiah 43:1). He has a plan …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Kelly Irvin
Welcome to Tag(g)lines, wonderful author Kelly Irvin! I feel a kinship with Kelly in that we’ve both been reporters and worked in public relations. I so admire the wisdom she shares in her post below and I love this line: “Anything worth fighting for is worth experiencing disappointment for.” Now, I’m so sorry there’s no video intro today. I’m crazy …
Bethany House and MBT Storycrafters …all in one weekend.
It was one of those surreal weekends. And I know, saying it like that makes it sound like I have surreal weekends all the time. Not so much. But this one, oh yes. Here’s why:Three years ago, I attended my first-ever My Book Therapy weekend retreat–the 2009 Storycrafters Retreat. I was a total writing newbie, excited but uncertain. And I …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Peter Leavell …and a giveaway!
I’m so thrilled to have today’s guest here at Tag(g)lines–author Peter Leavell! I met Peter just briefly at the recent ACFW Conference after he gave a fabulous devotional on Saturday morning. I laughed. I cried. And that’s the truth. I’m itching to read his debut novel, Gideon’s Call, which releases next week. Now, because I love getting to help promote …
Random acts of fun-ness.
Sometimes, the people around me just make me so happy. And by around, I mean anything from the cubicle next door to more of an interweb neighbor situation. And sometimes, it’s just nice to recap the niceness of said nice people. Here goes: My coworker Lyndsay recently (fine, two months ago) wrote a to-do list for me…in dry erase marker…on …