All my books have a romance thread. In any great romance, I want to see the heroine and hero marry. For me, it’s Novel Writing 101. Several years ago, I pitched a story to my publisher–before I did a lot of research on character ages–and then found myself in a terrible fix when it came time to write the book. It …
How To Change a Mind
As we move through autumn, lovely green leaves change into a colorful palette before melding into winter’s dreary gray. Change. It’s all good when we talk about leaves, but when we talk about our lives–or changing habits or how we feel about something we’re passionate about–it gets a little uncomfortable. A Big Fat Question–Or Three In one of my all-time …
3 Components of True Change
You need to pick up this baby, don’t you? Piper Faith is now almost seven and can still turn on the water works when she wants something in her life to change! But she’s learned tears won’t save her from discipline if she’s done something wrong–especially if the wrong-doing is something that could harm her in the long run. When …
A Different Kind of Beautiful
I’ve always thought my mom was beautiful. Graceful. She was trained in opera when she was young. I remember going with her to weddings, hearing her sing the Lord’s prayer. The whole sanctuary full of guests would fall silent on her last, drawn-out note of, “Ahhhhh-mennnn.” Ooooooh. Still gives me goose bumps to think of it. Gorgeous! A few weeks …
