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how is a website like furniture and hair?

So yesterday I said to my dear husband (DH), “I changed the background on my website. Look at it and tell me if you like this one better than the solid color background I was using before.”

He looked and answered (like any wise DH), “Yeah, that looks good.” Of course, if he was truly wise, he would have stopped there. He didn’t. “Does it really matter? You’ll change it again soon anyway.”

Oh, that man!

“Why do you do that all the time?” he asked.

“Because,” I told him, “it’s less strenuous than r...

christian fiction wednesday 11-13-13

I know many, many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find them and their books. I like to feature their books whenever possible. So be sure to check out my Christian Fiction Wednesday blog posts. You just may find another favorite author or two.

~robin

THE RECLUSE (ebook)

by Eric Wiggin

THE RECLUSE (novel) tells the story of Amy Miller, who travels with her family to the seaside village of Portugal, Maine in 1942. Her dad, who was reared in an Amish home, was pushed out of h...

meet allison kavanagh from a promise kept

Since characters are the key for me as a novelist, I thought it might be fun to tell about some of those characters in what I’m calling the Character Blog Post Series. So here is my third entry in said series.

A Promise Kept:

Meet Allison Kavanagh

Genre:

Stand-alone women’s fiction

Release date:

January 2014 (the ebook is on a pre-order special for only $4.99, including from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, CBD, Kobo, and iTunes.)

Setting:

Kings Meadow, Idaho, early 21st century

Boise and Kings Meadow, early...

movie review: captain phillips

I abandoned my manuscript yesterday afternoon and went with my DH to see the movie, Captain Phillips.

This is the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

You can tell a movie is engrossing when it is over two hours in length and the passing of time means nothing to the viewer. I was literally on the edge of my seat for much of the last half of the film....

christian fiction wednesday 11-06-13

I know many, many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find them. I like to feature their books whenever possible. So be sure to check out my New in Christian Fiction blog posts on Wednesdays. You just may find another favorite author or two.

~robin

MERRYHUMBUGCHRISTMAS(A Double Novella of Christmas Fun)

by Sandra D. Bricker

Novella #1Once Upon a Jingle Bell: A Bah! Humbug cruise to the Mexican Riviera is Joss Snow’s answer to this year’s quest to avoid the holidays completely...

nanowrimo: day 4

I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this year. If you haven’t heard of it, the basics are everyone signs up to try to write a 50,000 word novel in thirty days. That’s 1667 words a day, minimum.

I have a lot of words to write in order to make my deadline, so I figured NaNoWriMo would give me the kick in the behind that I need to make those word counts high every day. It spurs one on to see what others are doing. Since I take Sundays off, unlike many/most participants,...

NaNoWriMo: Day 4

I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this year. If you haven’t heard of it, the basics are everyone signs up to try to write a 50,000 word novel in thirty days. That’s 1667 words a day, minimum.

I have a lot of words to write in order to make my deadline, so I figured NaNoWriMo would give me the kick in the behind that I need to make those word counts high every day. It spurs one on to see what others are doing. Since I take Sundays off, unlike many/most participants,...

bragging rights

I can’t help myself. I’m experiencing a proud mama moment and must brag on my youngest daughter Jennifer. One of her photographs has been used on a cover of a book by Dandi Daley Mackall. The novel isPastureland, and it is a fantasy story that sounds absolutely fabulous.

It is Year Twelve of The Horse Wars that have left the earth scorched, depleted of electricity, oil, gas, and bullets. At the start of the war, babies and toddlers were sent underground. Now these teens populate the world. Hor...

christian fiction wednesday 10-30-13

After years of writing novels, I’ve been privileged to meet many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find their work. Although I usually haven’t read the books I share in my Christian Fiction Wednesday posts (too many books, too little time), I like to feature books to help readers find them. Check out this week’s post and maybe you’ll discover another favorite author.

~ robin

MARRY ME

by Kristin Wallace

Julia Richardson is no fan of weddings. A lifetime of watching her pare...

falling in love all over again

I spoke at a Boise book club last week. They had readBeloved for last month’s book, and I was hosted to a picnic by the river which was inspired by a scene from the book. Such fun. Especially since they expressed their affection forBeloved and the main characters, Diana and Tyson.

During the discussion, which was about both Belovedand the writing life in general, I mentioned that by the time readers hold a certain book in their hands, I will have written two more books and have probably starte...