Happy New Year, dear readers! After a rather skinny 2015 on the blog here, I’m back and hoping to offer you some great reading, interviews of authors you love, insights into my writing life, more giveaways, and whatever else crops up in this new year. First up, I can’t think of a better way to start off than with Susan …
The Great Fall Giveaway
Autumn is here, and isn’t it wonderful? I love the crisp chill of the morning, the pile of crackly leaves at the corner gate, sweaters, long stretches on the patio as I sip my coffee and slip into the pages of a great book. And this week, I’m thrilled to have partnered with an amazing group of writers for a …
Top Ten ACFW Highlights
I wish there were a way to distill last weekend’s ACFW conference in Dallas to a top ten, but I honestly don’t think it can be done. There were highs. And lows. Times of celebration. Times of reflection. So I’ll just start and see what happens. Highlight: Crossing the Red River into Texas. This always makes me sigh and feel …
Sweet Dreams
In two days, I’ll turn in the manuscript for my fourth book – which I hope explains my absence here lately. There’s always so much to do as the deadline looms. Words to compose. Scenes to add. Or delete. Story fragments to unfrag. Facts to check. It’s always an emotional and draining time followed by exhilaration and then a feeling …