So in Hope Deferred, the word "damn" occurs one time. It's organic, it's not gratuitous, and replacing it with "dang" or "darn it" or something like that didn't feel honest to the situation or the character in question. So I…
June eased out from under the covers. Toby’s breathing continued its even rhythm, punctuated by quiet whuffles every fourth breath. He was so cute. He probably wouldn’t appreciate the term, but it was what fit. Especially when he was asleep…
June’s head fell back against the top of her desk chair. Why couldn’t insurance companies just write in plain English? Her pulse throbbed in her temples and words continued to swim in front of her eyes, despite the fact that…
We're just two short weeks away from the release of Hope Deferred! I'm pretty excited - I loved getting to spend more time with June and July and hope you will as well. (And if you like paperbacks over the…
I read a blog post yesterday that was, ostensibly, a Father's Day post. But it had a little dig in it that had me frowning whenever it came to mind throughout the day. Now, I'll be the first to say,…
Have you seen the Lego Movie? Hubby took the older boy to see it in the theater (they're both Lego fanatics) and there was much joy and excitement. So when it came out for home ownership, I knew it was…
It seems like my feed reader and twitter has been full of articles on the Amazon/Hatchette brouhaha the past few days. I suspect that's largely because I subscribe to a lot of writer-related blogs. But I wonder how much readers…
Last night was the award ceremony for our AWANA club. I'm so proud of all our clubbers - they really did an amazing job this year. And our church had their first ever Citation Award winner. If you're no familiar…
Day One I woke this morning to a bright light, as if someone had peeled back the sky. There was no choice but to awaken. Soon, I found myself stripped. Freed, though I hadn't known I was imprisoned. After a…
I receive a number of author newsletters myself - and I have to admit, I love getting them. Honestly, that's why I started one myself. And I want to make sure that I offer special stuff to those of you…