The Blog is One Year Old!

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Wow.

It’s crazy to even say this, but it’s been a year since I first started this blog.

I still remember the day I finally broke down and created the website in the midst of frantic edits of Unknown. I was drinking lots of tea (what you do when you’re me, and you also have a terrible cold/sinus infection that clings to you for way too long), and I was simply overwhelmed by how many options and pages I had to create for the blog.

And , as usual, my amazing sister, Kristina, came and helped me because she’s a pro.

But when I was setting up all those pages and finagling with technology and trying to decide what would look the best, I had no idea what a blessing this blog would become.

Or rather, how much of a blessing you all have become! I never really associated with other writers (except my sister, of course), and I really didn’t know there were a lot of other writers out there. But then I discovered this whole population of people who love the Lord and truly understand my love of writing stories about fake people in fake worlds in fake times. You guys are the honestly the best!

And for those of you who aren’t writers, it’s been so amazing to meet other people who love stories and find so much enjoyment in reading them. Stories are such a gift from the Lord, aren’t they?

So, in honor of my blog’s anniversary, I decided to highlight some of my favorite/most popular blog posts from this last year. Beware – these are some severe ramblings.

The Long, Convoluted Story of My Life As an Author

Publishing is Scary. Why Did I Decided to Pursue It?

What About “Preachy Fiction?”

Live in Today’s Calling – And Hope in a Sure Future

Unworthy Launch Week: Safety Found Not in Ourselves

Well, that’s a wrap on this post! I had a blast looking back at my rambling posts (I need to learn how to be concise), and I hope you enjoyed it at well. Thank you all so much for an entire year of following along and reading and commenting, and here’s to many more ramblings!