Totally Different Look and Title If you’ve seen any of my other novels, you know this cover is a totally different look. The other covers are bi-panel with both the hero and heroine on the cover. And the other novels begin with some form of the word, Love: Love Amid the Ashes Love’s Sacred Song Love in a Broken Vessel …
Camping Trip Teaches Truth of Scripture
I’m forty-nine years old, and I went camping for the first time last weekend. Before moving to the Great Pacific Northwest in 2007, my idea of “roughing it” was staying at Motel 6 rather than Hampton Inn. But the beauty of God’s creation beckoned, and late in the fall of 2011 our family dreamed of someday owning a piece of …
How Does God “Handle” You?
Big Mistake It began when I told my husband I’d given one of our daughters advice about how to “handle” a young man she was dating. A female trick of the trade. Every man is different–like a fingerprint–so each one needs slightly different tactics to soften their rough edges…blah, blah, blah… I should have realized a man wouldn’t appreciated it. In fact, MY …
June Newsletter: Featured Article
Laptop to Bookstore – Journey of a Manuscript When I signed my first contract in November 2008, I had no idea what process lay ahead in the coming months (and years) to transform a manuscript from my laptop into a book on store shelves. I’ve been told all publishing houses vary in specific processes, but here’s how the fabulous folks …
3 Layers of Knowing-Your Characters and Your God
Knowing the Difference Have you ever read (or written) a book and perhaps enjoyed the story but felt you didn’t really KNOW the characters–their emotions, personalities, fears, and motivations? Have you ever spent time with Jesus, read your Bible, prayed–and then walked away feeling as if you’d been talking to yourself the whole time? I’ve experienced all three: read and …
Do We Call A High Priest “my lord”?
What’s Your Opinion? For my WIP, In the Shadow of Jezebel, my editor and I have talked, discussed, surmised, harrumphed, and shrugged about this question: Is it appropriate for priests and Temple guards to call Yahweh’s High Priest, “my lord”? But it’s a question that needs an answer, so I thought we’d include readers in the conversations! LORD, Lord, and lord (Unfortunately, my …