Yesterday in church my pastor was talking about embryology. Yes, that’s right, the science and miracle of how life begins in the womb. This particular pastor was actually pre-med in college before the Lord called him into ministry. Little wonder he was excited about the topic and eager to share just what an amazing creation […]

Have you ever felt that sometimes being busy doesn’t always mean you’re being productive? Last week was a very busy week for me. On Wednesday I spoke to a Lake County Homemakers Group which has a program every so often on a foreign country. Although I’m not a member, I was invited to present my […]

During the course of revisions on my current work-in-progress, I came across a scene in which my heroine is imprisoned by the Germans occupying Brussels during the First World War. I could have imagined a prison, since this work is fiction and it’s set almost 100 years ago, but one of my favorite aspects of […]

I recently brought up a question about my current work-in-progress to one of my email loops (a group consisting of other published authors) thinking rewriting an old story is a common occurrence. I found out many people have indeed faced this issue before me, so I’m going to share with you some of the responses […]

As anyone knows who’s been reading this blog, my current project is a first for me. I’m taking a manuscript I wrote a while ago and revising it – hopefully not only to reflect an older and wiser me, but to include more of the facets of writing that I’ve learned over the years. I’m […]