I was honored that Guilt by Association was chosen to be the March read for the Avid Readers of Christian Fiction book club. I'd never done Facebook Live before, so I was a bit terrified (it is LIVE, I discovered, after a trial run in which I was murmuring to myself on camera and jolting it about). … [Read more...]
The Author Lull
I'm the kind of author who sets personal goals and I'll keep crazy hours and drive myself into the ground to reach those goals. HOWEVER. Ask anyone who's really close to me, and they'll tell you that there's this mysterious LULL I always experience immediately after I launch a book into the world. … [Read more...]
My Top Reads of 2017
So, everyone's making lists of their fave reads of 2017, and I figured I'd just jump on the bandwagon! Please note--I read both mainstream and Christian fiction, so I'll note whether it's Christian or not below. Also, if you want to know more of what I'm reading, please follow me here on … [Read more...]
Release Day for Guilt by Association!
Today, I'm so excited to share that it's release day for Guilt by Association, which is Book 3 in A Murder in the Mountains Mystery Series. Tess Spencer is back, and as one of my readers said, she's "loaded for bear!" In this third mystery, our mountain mama is tracking down a drug-dealing killer in … [Read more...]
Interview and Softcover #Giveaway with Jaime Jo Wright, author of The House on Foster Hill
Today I'm so glad to welcome author Jaime Jo Wright to my blog. Jaime's such an interesting gal and we have some things in common--she loves Edgar Allan Poe, she loves coffee, and she knows her way around a lethal weapon (she bowhunts). Best of all, she writes mysteries that have me guessing until … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Touch Your Favorite Author’s Heart
I'll be the first to admit I'm not a really emotional person. I tend to be the "buck up and soldier on through" type (dramatic change from my teen years, for sure). But as an author, part of me is always on display and raw. We write so much of ourselves into our books--is it any wonder scathing … [Read more...]