If y’all have followed my posts for very long, you’ve heard me mention my friend, Carole Towriss. I don’t remember the exact year we first met, but it was early in our publishing careers. Whenever it was…our hearts were instantly knit together. Don’t you love friendships like that? Carole and her hubby John joined Roy and I on our 2020 …
Review of And Their Numbers Grew by Naomi Craig, Donna E. Lane
Meet my precious friend, Naomi Craig, and her co-author, Donna E. Lane, whom I haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting. I first “met” Naomi when she became an enthusiastic member of my exclusive BFF team (Biblical Fiction Fans). She wanted to learn everything about writing and marketing biblical fiction—and has certainly surpassed me on many levels! I’m so excited …
Covid Changed Our Tour Sites and Short Stories Changed Our Hearts
In June of 2018, I began dreaming of returning to Israel for a second trip. My hubby Roy and I had made our first pilgrimage in 2000. We thought a 2020 trip to celebrate my 10th traditionally published novel, Isaiah’s Legacy, was a great reason to organize a readers’ tour of the biblical and historical sites mentioned in my books. …
Ahinoam From Imagination to Image With AI
The photo at left is what computers looked like when I first learned to use them in high school. (Yes, I’m ancient.) So, when my assistant, Amanda, wanted to do an AI graphic of how I imagined AHINOAM, the first of King David’s Brides mentioned in 2 Samuel 3:2-5, I was a little skeptical. I’d been writing about Ahinoam for …
Who Is Asenath?
My current WIP (work in progress) is King David’s Brides, so why am I writing a blog about Asenath–the main character of my May 2023 release, In Feast or Famine? Well, because I had a milestone birthday in December–yes, I turned the big 6-0–and my sweet friend/assistant, Amanda, gave me the most unique and amazing gift ever! Amanda employed the artistic …
Book Review: Of Love and Treason by Jamie Ogle
I’ve known ABOUT Jamie Ogle’s stellar writing for a few years now, but Of Love and Treason was the first time I’ve had the privilege of reading one of her novels. And what a novel–I’ve always wanted to know more about St. Valentine! My dad always bought my mom and me a box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day. February 14th has …