The Trust Chronicles is a blog hop and collaborative project between 5 historical romance authors. Our desire is to bring you lasting hope through these letters, grounded in trust in our Lord, and written from the fictional viewpoints of each book’s heroine. We’re so glad to have you join the event. Each day this week, … Read More
An Interview with Ace Collins, Suspense Author
I recently had the opportunity to interview best-selling (and award-winning) suspense author, Ace Collins. Ace has published more than 60 titles, including The Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, Farraday Road, and Jefferson Burke and the Secret of the Scroll. Ace frequently speaks across the country and on radio and has appeared on national … Read More
Celebrating Book Firsts: ARCs are here!
You will hear many authors compare publication to pregnancy and childbirth. Sure, there’s months (more like years) of waiting, wondering, planning. There’s labor–perhaps that would be the painful, but necessary, editing process. And then, like every first-born child…there are a series of FIRSTS to celebrate. With my debut novel, Mistaken, many of those firsts are … Read More
Friday Book Pick: LOVE IN THE BALANCE by Regina Jennings
Are you getting bored with the typical romantic heroines who swoon at the slightest touch of the hero’s hand? Then it’s time you read Molly Lovelace’s story in Love in the Balance by Regina Jennings. Daughter of a wealthy sawmill owner, she’s been sneaking romantic moments with her beau for some time. When he decides … Read More
5 Embarrassing Conference Moments, or How a Social Misfit Gets Published
I was TERRIFIED when I attended my first writers conference. Speak to an agent? Are you crazy? What would I say? He’ll think I’m an idiot! A social misfit! Five years later, I’m looking forward to the release of my first novel, MISTAKEN, which comes out in July. How a social misfit become a debut … Read More
Friday Book Pick: THOUGH MY HEART IS TORN by Joanne Bischof
Sometimes the characters in a story bury themselves so deeply in your heart, it hurts to close the cover on them. Joanne Bischof, author of the Cadence of Grace series has accomplished that with her characters, Gideon and Lonnie O’Riley. Back in August of 2012, I recommended the first book of the series, Be Still … Read More
My five favorite writing tools
Every writer has their own favorite things–the tools of the trade which help them shine. Here are a few of mine. Laptop Cushion. Yes, I know they CALL them laptops, but after a few hours they turn into toast-your-thigh-tops. Also, the cushion lifts the computer up to a more comfortable height for typing. I’m not … Read More
Hitting the Road to History
For me, historical research usually entails hours spent chasing rabbit trails through Google or leafing through dusty history books. But every once in awhile, authors get to hit the road and experience history first-hand and it is sheer joy. This past weekend I got to do just that by visiting LeMay America’s Car Museum in … Read More
Big, Big, BIG News!
It is an honor and thrill to make this announcement… I have officially signed my first book contract! My 1920s era novel, MISTAKEN, will be published by Abingdon Press this coming July 2013. A few days before Christmas, I was doing some last minute shopping at Burst’s Chocolates in Corvallis, Oregon when my wonderful agent … Read More
Friday Book Pick: Flight of the Earls by Michael K. Reynolds
I’m not sure what the weather has been like where you are, but here in the Pacific Northwest it is C-O-L-D. Perfect weather for tossing a log in the fireplace and curling up with a good book. Flight of the Earls, the debut novel by new Christian author Michael K. Reynolds, is the ideal choice. I … Read More