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
This is an update blog post. Fellow author Morgan L. Busse invited me to join the blog hop. Her final book in the Followers of the Word series, Heir of Hope, comes out next year! Then she’s off for the steampunk world (I’m so excited!) She and other authors like Anne Elisabeth… Continue reading
Marketing. The very word sends ice into the bones of authors, infuses even the strongest with liquid fear, brings the shadow of doom upon the most hopeful heart… You think I’m being dramatic? 😉 A couple weeks ago, I invited my readers — aka. you — to ask me anything. While… Continue reading
I just received the proof to my manuscript. That means the ARCs are going out and, once I give the “okay”, the manuscript is set in stone. As promised a couple weeks ago, when I shared the cover reveal, I’m pleased to present a clip from the first chapter of A… Continue reading
Most writers agree that some of their greatest moments of inspiration come while they’re driving, or showering, or right before drifting off to sleep. What do these three things have in common? The struggle of writing down these ideas at that particular moment is tantamount to rebuilding the eiffel tower with… Continue reading
Christian fiction is powerful. So powerful, even, that it has the potential to become idols of all sorts in our lives. Last week, I shared six books that impacted me. I’m sure we’ve all experienced a book or two (or five hundred) that left us with the post-Bible-camp spiritual high that inspired… Continue reading
Tag! I’ve been caught and now I’m it. You may have noticed, a game of tag has been going around in some author circles. Who caught me? Why, fantasy author, J. L. Mbewe of course. I hear she’s part elf, so clearly I had no chance of outrunning her. [grin] We met… Continue reading
This week was my last chance to polish off my novel before sending it to my editor for the next stage. I panicked a little. (Okay, a lot.) And then I celebrated by lumping myself in with famous heroes. One of the last things I did after cutting up my… Continue reading
