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Shelter in Place Story Time

Stuck at home and wondering what to read next? I’m joining ten other writer friends today to read from our books. Officially, I’m reading on my IGTV channel, but I can’t ignore my blog readers so my video is below. I’m also posting to my Facebook page.

While some have recorded their readings (I’m one of them), others are reading Live, so here are the “official” reading times:

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Tamera Alexander 11:30 EST
Becky Wade 12:30 EST
Cara Putman 1:30 EST
Deborah Raney 2:30 EST
Rachel Hauck ...

Shelter in Place Q&A #3

We’re back. Today’s question is:

How long has it been since you’ve really cleaned your house?

I hope you enjoyed the above video. I’ll post the first of the Question #4 videos (had to break that one into two) on Friday because on Wednesday, we’re bringing you something different.

The same group of authors are going to be reading from their novels in individual videos, posted to Instagram and/or Facebook. We’re calling it Shelter in Place Story Time. Don’t miss them!

Note: C...

Scripture Writing in my Faith Edition of the Happy Planner

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I have been a follower of Christ for over 41 years. I was passionate about His written word from Day 1. One wonderful spiritual discipline is to write out Scripture. It seems to go deeper when I take the time to write it down in my own hand.

In June, I saw a YouTube video about the One Book July 2017 challenge. In the planner community, there are more types of books and planners and sizes of books and planners in which to plan and journal than you can imagine. Some people use five to ten pla...

One of my Favorite Apps plus Puppy Photos

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Last week a PDF copy of my first pass pages of You’re Gonna Love Me arrived in my inbox, with a print copy arriving at my door a few days later. Depending on the publisher, these can be called different things, but basically this is the author’s last chance to catch typos and other errors in her manuscript before it goes to press.

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Although most authors probably still write their changes/corrections on the printed pages, in recent years, I...

Ribbon of Years: Winners Announced & Super Sale

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I just sent emails to all of the readers who won a download of Ribbon of Years from Audible through this blog or through my newsletter.

However, if you didn’t win, I just saw that Audible has a special price on the book right now of $3.47!!!! So if you want the audiobook version, now is the time to buy it. I have no idea how long the special will last so don’t delay.

You can buy it here: Ribbon of Years audiobook

 

Audible version of Ribbon of Years

[image error]I’m excited. Ribbon of Years, first published in 2001, is now available on Audible (it will be available soon on iTunes). I love this novel so much, and I’m delighted there is one more way for readers to enjoy it.

In celebration, I have ten copies to give away to my blog readers and followers on my Facebook page. In order to win, you must have an Audible account. You will be given a special code supplied to me by Audible, and you can only make use of it if you are an Audible user.

PLEASE DO N...

My Daily Essential Oils Routine

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I’ve had people ask me about my usage of essential oils, and I decided to answer them in a blog post.

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My favorite methods of use are applying to the bottoms of my feet (a way for the oils to rapidly enter your blood stream) and diffusing into the air.

When I go into my office in the morning, I start my diffuser going. I tend to stick with wintergreen with the occasional addition of peppermint and/or spearmint. These scents invigorate me, and the properties of wintergreen essential oil help...

God Loves to Encourage

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Sometimes being a novelist can be discouraging. Mediocre sales. A harsh review. Unkind email from a reader. Rejection by a publisher. Losing an agent. Feeling like you’ve run out of ideas. I’m sure the list could go on and on, as varied in number as there are authors.

But God is an encourager, and He often sends encouragement when and where we least expect it.

A couple of weeks after Poppet died, my heart still so tender and my tears still so plentiful, I looked out my back window and saw a...

Beginning A New Story

 

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I have been circling around a new series idea for a number of months, and in May it started to gel enough that I could talk to my agent about it.

Whenever I begin work on a new book, I think of the Beatrix Potter quote:

There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.

I believe that quote must be true for every author, at least to some degree, but it’s especially true for seat-of-the-pants writers like me. It takes me quite...

Review: The Breathe Bible Audio New Testament

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In late April, I received the CDs of the Breathe Bible Audio New Testament from Tyndale House Publishing for the purposes of an honest review. It came with the ability to download/listen in a Bible app on my iPhone as well.

Let me begin with the app. I confess that, as an avid audiobook listener, I would rather be able to listen to this New Testament in my Audible app. I wish I could be given a key so that I could download it there, the same way when I buy a movie on DVD, I often can downloa...