It is such a struggle in today’s world to protect your child’s ears and eyes from words that are harmful to them. I always cringe when I hear people swearing in public or I see rude things written on park picnic tables. I know that they are just words and that they have no real … Read More
Friday Book Pick — Ashes and Ice by Tracie Peterson
I believe I may have stumbled upon a writer that I must add to my list of “favorites.” I am a sucker for books that are written in series format, especially historical romances. It is always so hard for me to say goodbye to characters at the end of a novel. Knowing that the characters … Read More
If You Ruled The World?
One of my favorite children’s musicians is John McCutcheon. He has a great kid’s ditty called “If I ruled the World.” If I ran the world, everything would change. The food and toy stores would be free with door to door delivery. Oh, what a party it would be…if I ran the world. If I … Read More
The Pull of History
I laughed out loud the other day when I read a Facebook post from another writer who mentioned being sucked into the “black hole” of historical research. It’s a pull I’ve been fighting myself. Somehow, when I read historical fiction, it never dawns on me the hours that writers put into getting the historical background … Read More
Writing Update
I know, I know… I’ve been strangely quiet this week! With my kids off to camp this week (well, one off to camp, the other at Grandma’s & Grandpa’s), I spent the days focusing on my re-write of Shaken. I’m still trying to hit the 60K word goal set for me by two agents at … Read More
Friday Book Pick: City of God Series
Happy Friday to you! Looking for a good weekend read? Every Friday I post my recommendation for great weekend reading material, largely emphasizing Christian fiction. This week I am recommending Randall Ingermanson‘s City of God series. I read book one in the series, Transgression, last March and was completely astounded by Randy’s writing style. He … Read More
It is for Freedom…
For those of you that have been following the saga of Chrys, Emily and the newly emerged “Freedom,” I thought I would give you and update on their status. Freedom had some difficulties upon his (her) arrival. She got stuck on her back while her wings were drying. After kicking furiously for about 10 minutes, … Read More
The Power of a Name
My kids and I have been conducting a science project this summer. We bought a “Butterfly Bungalow” at Frogs and Pollywogs and sent away for our painted lady butterfly larvae. They sent us three caterpillars, sealed in their jar complete with their rapid-growth food. I remember looking dubiously at the three critters, so tiny and … Read More
Advice from the Experts
I’m neck-deep in a rewrite of Shaken, so I decided to go to the experts — a.k.a. the Internet –for some advice. You can find some great stuff on google. 🙂 Here are some great quotes about editing and rewriting. Enjoy. Sit down, and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re … Read More
Friday Book Pick: City of Angels by Peterson and Bell
Happy Friday to you! Looking for a great weekend read? I just recently finished a great book, City of Angels by Tracie Peterson and James Scott Bell. This novel unites the talents of two of the most successful writers in Christian fiction: Tracie Peterson, with an incredible 82 books to her name (mostly historical Christian … Read More