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). But once I saw so… Read More
Jupiter Winds Winner and a Video Interview with Alton Gansky
Just chose the winner of Jupiter Winds and it was Alyssa Washburn! Congrats, Alyssa! And thank you all for entering and a big thanks to CJ Darlington for visiting my blog! I know most of you follow my Facebook author page here, but if not, here’s a Writers’ Talk interview I enjoyed doing with Alton Gansky. Alton is the director of the… Read More
Author MYTHBUSTING!
Today, I just thought I’d bust some myths we often hear propagated in authorly circles. I had lots of ideas for more…please comment below with any myths you’d like to see me tackle next time, if I vlog on this again! (And by the way, I know this is like the craziest still shot ever from a Youtube vlog…so sorry!… Read More
Getting a Little Heartfelt…
I’m so excited to be at my new site! Thanks for following me over here! Today I felt like talking writing journey. Everyone’s is unique. Here’s a little rundown of mine: 2009–complete first novel for NaNoWriMo (Paranormal fiction, Otherworld)–find agent–out on submission–rejected in 6 months flat–book too short at 50,000 words. 2010–start second novel (Viking historical, God’s Daughter) 2011–finish second… Read More
Writer Stuff I Wish I’d Known…
After five attempts at writing a deep blogpost, I gave up. I know some of you have asked about my writing journey. So I thought I’d list a few things I wish someone would’ve told me when I started out. I wasn’t blogging then, so I didn’t really have any fiction-writing mentors (though I’ll give a shout-out to Brian Jones,… Read More
Appalachian Romance Author Joanne Bischof–Interview and Book Giveaway
Joanne Bischof and her adorable baby in front of the Waterbrook/Multnomah headquarters Proving author video blogs are an effective way to connect, I have to say the first time I saw Joanne Bischof’s vlog on how she researches her novels, I felt like I’d met her in person! Check out her vlog here: http://www.joannebischof.com/vlog-making-of-be-still-my-soul/. Joanne’s Appalachian-set romance, Be Still My… Read More