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
Interview with Debut Novelist, Dawn Crandall, & E-Book Giveaway of her Novel, The Hesitant Heiress
So glad to introduce you to a fellow first-person point-of-view historical author, Dawn Crandall–you don’t run into that every day! Dawn let me read an early copy of her historical romance novel, The Hesitant Heiress, and you can find my review here on Goodreads. After the interview, please comment below for a chance to win an e-copy of The Hesitant Heiress! I will draw a… Read More
My Agent Story, Sample Query Letter, AND a Query Crit Offer!
One of my original “author” shots from my old blogspot. Yes, my dog is kissing my cheek… I was at a loss for what to blog about, but my writer friend Cynthia Herron (http://authorcynthiaherron.com/blog) suggested sharing my “When I got the Call” story about when I got my agent. I’m only too happy to share, because I remember scouring blogspots… Read More
Point of View–What’s your Favorite?
As I’m editing my historical fiction novel, I’m running into quite a few people who are genuinely shocked that I’m writing in FIRST PERSON point of view. This means that my main character, Gudrid, talks like this: “I smell ocean salt and sweat from ship-work on him. The darkened circles under his eyes tell me that he hasn’t been sleeping… Read More