“And the winner is . . .” Please — not me, not me, not me… Every other kid in the crowd leaned forward, expectantly. Everyone wanted to win this prize. Everyone except me. At my elementary school (way back in the dark ages), we had an annual writing competition for fourth through sixth graders. We … Read More
One of my favorite things about our yard is the blueberry bushes. The year we moved in, I looked at the berries and decided that I needed to bake a pie. I was not very experienced in the kitchen and had never made a crust from scratch before, but I figured since I was using … Read More
Okay, I’m officially re-naming my Friday posts. In reality, I don’t review books, I recommend books. But “Recommendation” is such a long word and I get tired of typing it! So, I’m going to call it “Book Pick Friday.” Short and sweet! So, looking for a good weekend read? This weekend I want to recommend … Read More
Yesterday I posted about those “hand in the cookie jar moments.” We’ve all had them. We know we’ve done something wrong and we’ve been caught red-handed. My son reminded me tonight of his moment. It’s a precious memory to me. Last year I was reading the last of the Narnia books to my son (then … Read More
Have you ever had one of those great hand-in-the-cookie jar moments? I once held a summer job at a wildlife park, and we wore these awful two-toned brown polyester uniforms. They were mostly tan, but had dark brown pocket flaps and these folded back and buttoned flaps on the shoulders. There was a patch on … Read More
Author Mary DeMuth mentioned the term “flashlight worthy” on Twitter the other day. (I guess I should say, she “tweeted” it). I got a shiver down my spine when I read those words. My biggest desire is to write books that are flashlight-worthy. You know the ones. They the keep you up all night because … Read More
I’ve been following the blogs of various Christian writers and agents. I read a great post from new author, Sarah Sundin, yesterday. Her first novel, A Distant Melody, a historical romance set in World War II, will be published by Revell in January 2010, the first in the Wings of Glory Series. She wrote about … Read More
While working on revisions to Shaken, I’ve been digging back into my original research and trying to immerse myself in the time period. I’m always amazed when I look at all of the photos of the 1906 quake. In many ways, they are eerily similar to photos taken in the recent Italy earthquake. I thought … Read More
Many people ask me the impossible question: “How long have you been writing?” I never know how to answer that. I learned to write in Kindergarten, and I imagine most of you did, too. Somehow, I don’t think that’s what they are asking. When I was little I filled notepads with stories. My favorite was … Read More
Well, my hubbie pointed out the grammatical error/typo that I made on the first line of yesterday’s blog. Ugh. Yes, I be a writer! Oh, well. It’s a good thing that blogs aren’t graded, right? Today is “Book Review Friday,” but I’m wondering if I shouldn’t call it “Book Recommendation Friday.” It’s doubtful that I … Read More