Not long ago, someone on one of my author loops sent around an example of her author video—a visual invitation from the author to her readers that described her latest book. She made it sound easy, so I decided to try it for my upcoming novel. After all, what did I have to lose? It […]

Unlike Vincenzo Lancia, I haven’t an ounce of Italian blood in me; I liked going to school; I have never desired to work on engines or get my hands dirty. So what in the world do I have in common with one of Italy’s first car makers? Vincenzo Lancia believed his products stood on their […]

This past weekend I attended my local RWA Chapter writers’ conference, Chicago-North Spring Fling. It’s held every other year, and I can say with all sincerity that every conference is even better than the last. This year there were over 250 attendees, not just from Chicago but from all over. I met women from many […]

I watched  a video recently with my small group that presents a role-playing situation between philosopher Ken Samples and Second Baptist pastor Ben Young who posed as a non-believer. The “non-believer” presented one question after another, each representing a common attitude regarding Christian faith issues. Interestingly, my husband had watched the Bill Maher movie “Religulous” […]

This past week my husband and I were comparing stories that have been handed down in both of our families. And by “stories” I really mean something along the lines of a family myth. Not that I haven’t casually believed the myths in my family. I just never stopped to really evaluate them one way […]