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March 4, 2013
Easter Egg Blog Hop
Welcome to the Easter Egg Blog Hop! Today I am hosting the seventh stop along this ten-stop-hop.
What’s the Easter Egg Blog Hop? Learn more about it here, and join the fun!
Today’s stop is all about Easter Trivia! It’s amazing what you can find out about Easter with a simple internet search. For example, did you know the largest chocolate rabbit was created in South Africa in 2010 by Harry Johnson? It was over 12 feet tall, and weighed 3 tons. That is a lot of chocolate!
Of course, we know that...
March 3, 2013
Pinterest Wars with Becky Wade
Okay, so wow. It’s March. March, people!
Anybody else having a slight panic attack about this?
Because I am.
It’s hard to believe, but my second novel, Wishing on Willows, will be birthed into the wide scary world in just 15 short days!
Holy buckets of gravy, where has the time gone?
I have some fun stuff coming up to celebrate the new release.
A couple local book signings. A presentation at the public library. An online Wishing on Willows Extravaganza on launch day – March 19th, from 6-7 pm CST –...
February 26, 2013
Short Break
Taking a short break for the rest of this week. Will be back on Monday with a fun announcement involving Pinterest and one of my favorite authors, Becky Wade.
February 24, 2013
Know Thy Publishing Self
I’m pumped to have a guest on my blog today. Not only is she a friend, she’s an incredibly talented writer who just self-published her debut novel, Mindspeak. Which is the epitome of a triple threat – killer cover, killer premise, killer story. I’m salivating for a sequel! For real.
A Guest Post by Heather Sunseri
Writers. We are all the same, yet we are all very unique. (And by “all” I really mean “most.” There are always exceptions to everything.)
We want to snag a fantastic agent. We want the...
February 21, 2013
Friday Favorite: Puzzle Pieces
One of my soul sisters, Wendy Miller, sent me this pin the other day and I absolutely loved it.
First, because it’s true.
Second, because it’s never been MORE true in my life than right now. Literally so.
You see, the Gansherts have been doing a fundraiser for our adoption that involves a 500 piece puzzle.
Over the past two weeks, 289 of those pieces have been sponsored.
By family. By friends. By acquaintances. By complete strangers.
As I write names on the back of each piece, I’m reminded again an...
February 20, 2013
Shalom
So much is lost in translation when we convert Hebrew and Greek into English.
I’m particularly obsessed with this Bible verse as of late:
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you. ~Isaiah 26:3
Perfect peace. Man, anyone else want some of that?
The word used there is shalom.
And in Hebrew, shalom means so much more than peace.
It also means wholeness, completeness, perfection, safety, wellness.
In this crazy, busy, broken world, it’s so easy to feel half aliv...
February 17, 2013
The Casual Vacancy: A NYT Best Selling Experiment
Okay, so it’s been awhile since my first NYT best seller review.
I have a valid reason for that, I promise. The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling’s newest novel, is in high demand.
I was on a waiting list at our local library for a good two months.
When it finally came and I had it in my hands, I was very eager to get started.
Let me remind you that both of these reviews are based solely off the first 50 pages. I can’t speak for the rest of the book.
A Review for Readers:
Video Cliffs Notes:
This story tak...
February 14, 2013
February 12, 2013
The Love Lie
“I love him. I’m just not in love with him anymore.”
I heard these words on a show recently and they totally rankled.
I think because they feel like a cop out. An excuse to bolt the minute love isn’t fun anymore.
And I think it feed a lie so many of us believe.
That romantic love is, above all else, a feeling.
And when that feeling disappears, well then….perhaps it’s time to move on.
Okay.
So don’t get me wrong.
People can experience feelings of love. No doubt.
Especially when a couple first starts to...
February 10, 2013
First Love
The very first thing I ever wanted to be when I grew up was a writer.
I don’t remember the exact moment the love affair begin, I just know that I was a kid in love with stories. Especially penning them.
Back in the day, when computers weren’t really a thing yet (if that doesn’t make me sound old, I don’t know what does), I’d lay in my daybed (yes, I had one of those) and write until my hand ached.
I’d fill up notebook after notebook with half-finished stories (I was never too great at finishing...
