This three-week series of sharing my author story, is in answer to Brent King’s question on my Ask Me Anything post: “I would be fascinated by your personal story…what fueled your passion for…writing and your desire to write.” Here is the author-side of that story. (You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.) Exactly one… Continue reading
This three-week series of sharing my author story, is in answer to Brent King’s question on my Ask Me Anything post: “I would be fascinated by your personal story…what fueled your passion for…writing and your desire to write.” Here is the author-side of that story. (You can read Part 1 here.) I thought I… Continue reading
This three-week series of sharing my author story, is in answer to Brent King’s question on my Ask Me Anything post: “I would be fascinated by your personal story…what fueled your passion for…writing and your desire to write.” Here is the author-side of that story. In Kindergarten, I was… Continue reading
I write dystopian. So, of course I went and saw the new movie, Divergent. Yes, I read the book first. Don’t panic. Guilty confession: I didn’t have high expectations for the movie. In fact, I expected it to be average at best. I’m not an enormous Divergent fan, mostly because I felt like… Continue reading
I am one year old this month. Well, at least my editing business is. [grin] There are several changes taking place during this milestone, many of which I’ll be sharing in the coming weeks. In celebration, I thought I’d share how I became a freelance editor. I promise it’s more… Continue reading
“So this is what it’s like for my editing clients,” I thought as I stared at the 18 pages of notes from my editor. A little less than two of those pages summarized the “positives” of my book. But we authors don’t send our manuscripts to editors to receive a… Continue reading
O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah. (Ps. 39:4-5)… Continue reading
“You’ve had an attack day,” my husband said when I shared my day with him last week. “Attack day” summed it up perfectly. From bad dreams, to skipped God-time, to tough relationships, to disheartening e-mails, I couldn’t seem to escape the negative events outside of my control. I don’t usually… Continue reading
