This week’s post will be relatively short but I figure future weeks will be relatively long so it’ll all balance out, right? So please indulge me (on those long weeks, that is). Today, this’ll only take a moment: I mentioned earlier that the original version of my current project (tentatively titled Will-O’-The-Wisp) was unmarketably long. […]

Today I’m excited to tell you about a friend of mine, Allie Pleiter, and her newest book, Bluegrass Courtship. Since Allie and I live within about an hour of each other, we have the increasingly rare privilege of being face-to-face friends instead of suffering the limits of being only cyber-friends. We both belong to RWA […]

I’m happy to report that last week I got a glimpse of the first sketch of cover art for my upcoming release, Look To The East. And it’s gorgeous! There are a couple of tweaks Tyndale wants to make before unveiling it, though, so for right now all I can say is you’re going to […]

Some people might think writers take time off between projects, to reignite energy and enthusiasm before starting another book. I’m sure some authors do that. Not me, not if I can help it. Not yet, anyway. I’ve just finished my sixth contracted book, ninth if you count the three I did years and years ago, […]

I’m happy to report that my editors and I have decided on a title for my current work-in-progress! If you positively cannot wait, then just scroll down a little and you’ll see the final decision. I’ve even put it in bold for you to easily find. But as I write this, I’m going to draw […]

So I receive my line edits on Wednesday around noon, as expected. I was ready to dive in—but I knew there would be a few interruptions over the next couple of days. I had an IEP/Summit meeting scheduled with my Fragile X son’s teacher and support staff on Thursday, and on Friday my youngest son’s […]