During the release month of Stardust, I had the privilege of being on a number of blogs to talk about my book, the writing process, and so on. Usually I offered a drawing for a book giveaway to people who commented. Imagine my surprise when one day I read a comment from someone who said that her grandfather built a …
Roadside Memories – Part One
It’s inexplicable how ideas come to me as an author. One minute my mind is blank; the next, there are characters walking toward me. And generally, the setting is there without my conjuring it up. That’s what happened with Stardust. Max and I went to a Southern Gospel concert on a Friday night, and somewhere between “Just a Little Talk With …
Lazy Hazy Crazy Days
According to social networking experts, the worst thing you can do is abandon your blog or blog inconsistently. According to mental health experts, you must take time to step away from your life and re-examine once in a while – take a break, so to speak. Hmmm. If you follow my blog, you will see that the last time I …
Coming Home
I’m the first to admit that I’m a sucker for nostalgia. I have things tucked in corners, along cabinet tops, and in nooks and crannies that attest to my love of times gone by. And my novels are meant to take readers to that place in their hearts called “home.” So, it’s not by coincidence, I dare say, that the …
This and That
Sometimes I think I can’t keep up with another thing – Social media, book club info, book review sites. When does “writing time” occur? Sadly, not nearly as much as I’d like. Sometimes, though, writing gets bumped to the front burner. Which is where I am this week. I got edits for Sweet Dreams (coming in 2013 and you are …
Winners and a Nice Turn of Events
It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks! You’ve all been amazing in helping launch Stardust. Thank you for each tweet, each FaceBook mention, every review you’ve written. Please feel free to keep on telling your friends, and if you’ve just now read Stardust and want to write a review, I’d love that. Truly. DRUM ROLL, please. WE HAVE WINNERS!!! For …
Stardust Blog Tour Wrap-up
Now that Stardust has been flung out there, I’ve realized whatever happens next is in God’s hands, which is a very good thing. I’m glad to say that the response has been amazing! Much of the credit goes to Sarah at FaithWords who set up the Blog Tour, and to you, my readers, who’ve tweeted and shared on FaceBook. And …
STARDUST Retro Giveaway
I know I promised to announce the giveaway on Thursday. In my defense, I started it on Thursday, but there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. Which is what I’m sure our grandmothers must have thought when they worked from sunup until sundown. Okay, maybe not all of your grandmothers, but I know mine certainly did. One thing I …
Blog Tour Highlights
Are you enjoying the Stardust Blog Tour? A couple of days in, and I’m loving all the variety that bloggers come up with. Some won’t post until Thursday or Friday so there are still more surprises waiting. I just want to thank you all for following along. Here are some of the highlights so far: A chance to meet Ludi, …
STARDUST Blog Tour – May 15 – 18
Two years ago this month, Max and I took a trip to East Texas for our anniversary. A few weeks before that, an idea for my next book had come to me – something quaint with a small town feel. A place where readers would feel welcome. A few other ideas bubbled up, none of them particularly related, but they …