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August 1, 2013
Who Are the Prayer Warriors in Your Life?
Eleven years ago, I attended a novelist retreat where another writer spoke about the importance of having a prayer team. I felt a quickening in my spirit that I needed to do this.
Unbeknownst to me, I was about to enter a difficult season where I would be crossing a long, dark valley. I thought I was to put together a prayer team only to pray for my ministry of writing and for a specific book that I knew would be difficult to write. Turns out, I was going to need prayer over many areas of my l...
No Wonder It Feels Like Life is Whizzing By
I was trying to catch up with reading the blogs I subscribe to this morning. Usually I stay up with them, but travel always puts me behind. I had close to 500 posts in my Feedly. Needless to say, I skimmed the vast majority of them. But this graphic caught my eye and I just had to share it with you.
Online in 60 Seconds [Infographic] is an infographic that was produced by Qmee
347 new WordPress blog posts go up every 60 seconds!!??!! Could anyone possibly be reading mine?
~robin
The post No Wonde...
July 28, 2013
Brainstorming Expands Your Brain
Like it or not (and I definitely don’t like it), another wonderful year of brainstorming in Northern Idaho is coming to a close. For eleven summers, a group of writers has been gathering in Coeur d’Alene to plot, play, and pray. I’ve shared about it every year, I think, and a couple of years ago, I wrote a post called Brainstorming 101 so others could see how we operate.
These gals have given me tons of great ideas through the years, but this year the timing was so perfect as I am about to sta...
July 24, 2013
Win Ebook Editions of Belonging & Betrayal
This new contest is for digital ebook lovers. Beloved releases on September 24, 2013. I want you to be ready by reading the first two books in the Where the Heart Lives series. The winner will get copies of both Belonging and Betrayal for their Kindle or Nook or other ebook reader. For each entry item you complete, you’ll get one entry in the contest. Complete four and get four entries earned. Complete five, get give entries. Prizes will be awarded on or about September 16, 2013.
Countdown to the Release of BELOVED
I am so excited about the upcoming release of Beloved. Just two months from today.
I feel a special affection for Diana and Tyson. Not sure why, other than I love stories about second chances, and boy-oh-boy, does Tyson ever need a second chance with Diana. I can’t help believing that this is a perfect conclusion for the Where the Heart Lives series.
I will be running a couple of contests over the next two months so watch for the first of them to appear soon.
~ robin
July 22, 2013
RWA 2013 and a Facebook Party
I wrote this blog post as I returned from the Romance Writers of America conference in Atlanta where some 2100 romance writers and publishing professionals gathered for four days of workshops, networking, and the awards ceremony that is––I kid you not––on par with the Oscars
RWA was founded in 1980. I had the honor to serve on the Board of Directors for five years, two of which were as RWA’s President. There are so many wonderful people who I am privileged to call “friends” because of RWA. (Ph...
July 17, 2013
Wednesday Only: Nook Daily Find
If you own a Nook or use the Nook app, A Vote of Confidence is the Nook Daily Find today (7/17/13). So follow the link and get it for your ereader for $1.99.
~robin
July 14, 2013
Four New Releases in 2014
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On Saturday, I had the pleasure of being a featured author at the Pacific Northwest Church Librarians conference. Lauraine Snelling was the keynote speaker. Lauraine is a dear friend of mine, but our paths haven’t crossed in many years. It was so fun to see her.
During the lunch, they asked each of the authors to speak for a few minutes about their books and what releases were coming in the future. When I started listing my upcoming releases, I couldn’t help but think, No wonder I’m tired! It...
July 12, 2013
July Travels
My house is totally at sixes and sevens. I’ve started pulling out clothes to take on my trip next week to Atlanta where I’ll attend the RWA National Conference. Because of some pesky weight gain, it has been a major chore to find what to wear. Ugh! There’s a pile of electronic stuff and bookmarks and a ton of cosmetics and hair products that must be packed, too.
On Wednesday, July 17, in the afternoon, I’ll attend the Faith, Hope & Love meeting and awards presentation. Heart of Gold is a final...
July 8, 2013
Meet Diana from Beloved
It’s the characters in my novels who compel me to write. I am not overly analytical as a writer or as a reader. I’m an intuitive storyteller. The process happens mostly in my heart, gut, and subconscious. Since characters are the key for me, I thought it might be fun to write about some of my characters in a blog post series. So here goes with my first one.
Meet Diana from Beloved
Book #3, Where the Heart Lives series
Releases September 2013
Diana is the youngest of the three...
