My good friend, Mary, received a fantabulous review in Publisher’s Weekly Religion Bookline on her upcoming, debut novel, Watching the Tree Limbs. I e-mailed my congratulations, and she responded in her typical turn-the-attention-back-to-you fashion, “Can’t wait to read your swimming reviews!!!” After receiving my reply to that comment, she insisted I post it on my […]
79,763 words, 316 pages later, I finished my novel. Let us all pause for a moment of celebration. And now, let the rewriting begin.
*cue violins* Today marks one week since I entered this intimate relationship, yet it seems like we’ve been together much longer. How can something outside oneself become part of the very fabric of one’s being in such a short time? Ah, but therein lies the power of microbial persuasion. To tell you the truth, I
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The ACFW conference in Nashville ended Sunday afternoon. I pulled into my driveway around 9:30 PM Monday night, and I still haven’t managed to corral my thoughts into any semblance of coherence. Lots of fun, exciting, great stuff happened there. I promise I’ll introduce you to the awesome people I met and regale you with
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“And the Lord did grin. And the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats . . .” Hey, gang! It’s that time again. What time, you ask? Time to celebrate! And to feast–not upon lambs, sloths, carp, etc.–but upon words. As host
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But girl, don’t they warn ya? It pours, man, it pours . . .” Ah! What could be better than welcoming spring whilst frolicking amid nature’s lavish verdancy at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference in beautiful, sunny California? Not a thing if you have an umbrella. It rained pretty much the whole five days. The
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Hi! I’m between trips right now — arrived in Dallas from Colorado yesterday; leave for California tomorrow — and wanted to jump in here to let you know the second-ever “Celebration of New Christian Fiction” has been posted by Mick Silva, super-editor and all-around nice guy, over at his blog, My Writers Group. Stop by
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“It doesn’t have to be this way.” She glanced up from her book. “What?” His fiery gaze unnerved her. “It doesn’t have to be this way.” “I have no idea what you’re talking about.” She pretended to read but felt the heat of his eyes. “You wish your life could be as exciting as that
I thought it right and proper that I should post something here before I leave town again for a week. I’m not sure what exactly I plan to say, but I’ll just say it as it comes. Sometimes when you anticipate something, and you attach high hopes and expectations to it, you’re almost bound to
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Highs in the mid-70’s Lows in the mid-50’s Notebook. Camera. Lists. Interview questions. Colorful neighborhoods. Quirky shops. Ethnic cuisine. Van Gogh exhibit at the museum. Grace’s agenda: Spend the week with me exploring. Our mission: Find it. See it. Do it. Describe it. Shoot it. (With a camera–not a gun.) The sights, sounds, smells, scenery,
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