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Fear, Get Out of My Way!

About five and a half years ago, I was invited to write a novel for Guideposts’ new (at that time) Ordinary Women of the Bible series. To be frank, I almost declined. The idea of writing biblical fiction terrified me. And here’s why. If I mess up something in one of my western historical novels…

On a High Note

On Friday, March 22, I flew into San Jose to teach and speak at the Vision Christian Writers Conference held in Mt. Hermon (an amazing Christian campground in the Santa Clara Mountains). I confess, I was nervous. In addition to giving a keynote address on the evening of Palm Sunday, I was asked to teach…

Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #4

Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! * The hunt BEGINS on 3/14 at noon MST with Stop #1…

The Scavenger Hunt is coming

Do you look forward to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunts? I do. Although I don’t enter to win any of the prizes (being one of the participating authors), I do love to read all of the original content that the authors create just for the hunt. The Spring Scavenger Hunt begins on this coming Thursday…

Book Club Reads

Do you belong to a book club? I’ve found that a book club expands my reading a lot simply because I’m not always reading my own choice. I’m not always reaching for my favorite genres or authors. Years ago (circa 2007-2008) I participated in a book club. I don’t remember for how long the club…

A Day of Significance

Today is a special day on my calendar. Not because it is Valentine’s Day ❤️ which many couples will celebrate with gifts or flowers or a nice dinner. That is all very wonderful, and I believe in expressions of love. They are important. But Valentine’s Days come and go. The flowers die. The meals are…

Binge Lists

Today, possibly as you read this post, I am joining two of the ladies who are in my Life Group to see Show #1 (Episodes 1, 2, & 3) of Season 4 of The Chosen. It feels like I’ve been waiting for this day forever. Yes, I toyed with the idea of waiting a little…

Nominate your Favorite Author

Have you nominated your favorite Christian romance author(s) in the Family Fiction poll? If not, you should do so. Naturally, I’d be honored if I was among them. But even if not, take the time to cast your vote.

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A Big 4-0

In March 1981 (I don’t know the exact date), I sat down with a yellow legal pad and began writing my first novel. I wrote longhand in evenings and on weekends, and I used the office typewriter during coffee breaks and lunch hours to type the manuscript. I didn’t know much after writing a novel, but I had a great time doing it all the same.

I finished the manuscript in November 1981 and, soon after, mailed out query letters and sample chapters to publishers I found in The Writer’s Market. Most...

Ten Things About Me (and a great deal)

A couple of weeks ago, a friend shared her answers to a questionnaire in a blog post. On the day she posted her answers, she said it was because she was at a loss what to blog about. Guess what? Me, too. So here are my answers to the same ten questions.

Me in my role of Mom/Grandma/Grandy (sadly not my entire family in this photo)

Who are you? 

I’m a Christ-follower, the mother of two daughters, grandmother of six, and great-grandmother of three. I’m a novelist, with 90 books published ...