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March 9, 2014
Breaking Free (Plus a Giveaway)
Every Monday, from now until its release on April 15, I’m giving away an autographed copy of A Broken Kind of Beautiful. Congratulations to last week’s winner, Cynthia from Pennsylvania!
Before we get into the details of this week’s giveaway, I have the immense pleasure of introducing to you former model and a wonderful friend, Liv Ryan.She sincerely hopes her story will serve as an inspirational tale to anyone who beats herself up over numbers on the scale or battles with negative self-image,...
March 2, 2014
Seeing What’s Not There (Plus a Giveaway)
You know what I realize more and more the longer I do this thing called publishing?
A good editor is worth her weight in gold.
May I take a moment to brag on my editor, Shannon Marchese? (Shannon, if you’re reading this, I know you’re shaking your head. Indulge me, please.)
Do you know what Shannon (and other editors like her) are so good at?
Seeing what isn’t there.
They don’t merely seek to improve what’s already on the page.
They have this uncanny ability to see what could be, but isn’t yet. The...
February 23, 2014
Sloppy Copy to Pretty Book
I’m fairly certain people think I’m kidding when I tell them how horrible my first drafts are.
Let me assure you, I’m not kidding. I’m not even exaggerating.
I put the sloppy into sloppy copy, if you know what I mean.
In fact, I’ve told my husband that should I die, he is to delete all the rough drafts from my computer, lest anyone read them and realize I’m a total hack.
My first attempt at writing a story–any story–is never pretty.
I think this is true for the majority of authors.
When I sit down...
February 9, 2014
Winter Olympics: Name that Event
Okay, I admit.
I don’t typically get into the Olympics.
I’m not sure why.
But for some reason, I’m into them this year.
Maybe because I finished my rough draft for novel #4 (releasing February, 2015) and since I’m wanting to take a week long break before diving into edits, the Olympics are the perfect creative break. Maybe this frigidly cold winter has me in hibernation-TV-watching mode. Or maybe because Brogan’s old enough to enjoy some of the events.
Either way, I’ve been watching them with my h...
February 2, 2014
A Busy Mom’s Guide to Finding Time with God
Guest Post by Lindsey Bell
Let’s be honest. Quiet is something that’s hard to come by as a mom.
I have two boys, and they are on the go from the moment they wake up until the moment they crash in their beds at night. So for me, finding quiet time with God has been…how should I word it…challenging.
But there are a few things that have helped.
1. Change your expectations.
I had great (and long) quiet times with God BC (before children). That all changed the day I brought home our first child from th...
January 26, 2014
Ode to A Flip Phone
Your pictures were roughly the size of a nail.
I could send texts with the speed of a snail.
T9-Word, you treated me well.
Our time together was really quite swell.
I’ll ever forget the sound of your snap,
When I closed you up, put you down for a nap.
You didn’t have internet, your battery was dying.
If I said that I missed you, I’d probably be lying.
Half of the time, I didn’t know where you were.
Which made my dear hubby growl with a Grrrrr.
You know nothing of Instagram, or any apps really.
But don’t...
January 19, 2014
Join the Broken Kind of Beautiful Launch Team
It’s hard to believe that in a little less than three months, A Broken Kind of Beautiful will be making its way into book stores! (Cue giddy excitement and hoards of stomach-dwelling butterflies.)
The official release date is April 15th, and with that day drawing ever closer, it’s time to start gathering a launch team!
What is a launch team?
A team of readers ready and willing and eager to spread the word about A Broken Kind of Beautiful.
Why a launch team?
Have you been to a book store? Or have y...
January 12, 2014
For the Mess Ups
Hey, you.
Yeah, you.
The one over there, who thinks you’ve messed up too big or too often. Surely God doesn’t want you anymore, if He ever did to begin with.
I have a story for you.
It’s about a man named Peter.
Gotta love Peter. Fearless, impulsive, on-fire-for-Jesus Peter. I’ll-never-deny-you, no-not-me Peter.
He left behind the life he knew (fishing) to follow the One who gave His life so God could be known.
So you can imagine, when Jesus told Peter during supper one night that he would deny him,...
January 5, 2014
A Review in Pictures & What’s on the Horizon
Over the past several years, I’ve has fun summarizing the previous year using one word and predicting what the next year’s word will be.
Here’s a brief recap….
2009′s One Word Summary: Growth
I started doing this in January of 2010, which means I didn’t have a prediction for 2009. Just a summary. And with all the growing I did as a Christian and as a writer, I’d say that fits the bill.
2010′s One Word Summary: Surrender
Jokingly, I predicted that 2010 would be my year forVictory. Ended up being a...
