Here’s a new book my friend Rachel Hauck collaborated on, pictured here with recording artist — and now author — Sara Evans. Jade Fitzgerald left the pain of her past in the dust when she headed out for college a decade ago. Now she’s thriving in her career and glowing in the light of Max […]
Archives for January 2010
Irony
The other day my husband and I were discussing the subtleties of irony, and while we were talking my husband’s gaze happened to fall on our dog, Susie. Immediately, just by being looked at, her ears perked up and her tail started thumping on the floor. My husband smiled and said something like “You want […]
Deadlines and Seat-of-the-Pants Writers
Sometimes deadlines can be the best inspiration for finishing something. On the other end of the spectrum, deadlines can be the pressure than brings paralysis. For this seat-of-the-pants writer, deadlines mean discipline and focus. But having said that, I’ve never been so close to a deadline and so far from typing “The End.” My current […]
Musings
In just a few weeks, I’m schedule to attend a ladies’ retreat where I’ll be talking to a small group of women about suffering. It’s one of those things nobody wants to qualify for, to be asked to speak to others about suffering. But when we do, we have almost no choice except to look […]
New Fiction Wednesday
Here’s my midweek offering on new book news, this week it’s: A Soldier’s Devotion, by Cheryl WyattISBN-10: 0373875754 Publisher: Steeple Hill (January 1, 2010) U.S. Air Force pararescue jumper Vince Reardon was headed to a lifesaving mission. Until a too-pretty lawyer crashed her fancy car into his motorcycle—sidelining him for two weeks. Vince can barely […]
L is for Love
Few things are more popular than romance—in books, movies, or stories of any kind where people are involved. Adventure stories, mysteries, thrillers, historical drama, war stories, any kind of backdrop can be the right backdrop for a romance. While it’s true women make up the majority of book buyers, there are enough action adventure movies […]
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