Sunday Inspiration: “Sail away from the safe harbor…”
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. –Mark Twain Looking back in twenty years will you be disappointed…
Read MoreFiction Friday: Let It Snow
Welcome to Fiction Friday, my chance each week to post an excerpt from one of my books or those of my friends and colleagues. Last week I introduced The Christmas Wedding Quilt, an anthology with three novellas by Janice Kay Johnson, Sarah Mayberry and me. The Christmas Wedding Quilt will be at your favorite bookstore on November 5th…
Read MoreEndings Are Highly Underrated
Today I had the pleasure of finishing the first draft of No River Too Wide, the third book in the Goddesses Anonymous series. Now I have days of editing and revision ahead of me, plus a deadline for turning in the book and heading south for the winter. But the biggest hurdle is behind me. After…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: “Which Wolf Wins?”
There once was an old Cherokee who one evening told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The…
Read MoreFiction Friday: The Christmas Wedding Quilt
Welcome to Fiction Friday. Each Friday I post an excerpt from one of my books or those of my friends and colleagues. Today begins the build-up to the publication of The Christmas Wedding Quilt, an anthology by yours truly, Janice Kay Johnson and Sarah Mayberry, for sale on November 1st. Last year when I agreed…
Read MoreAnd In Conclusion: Finishing a Novel
I’m writing the final pages of No River Too Wide. If my outline is correct (and it often isn’t at this stage) I have a dozen or so scenes to work into this final portion of the book to tie up my multiple plot lines. Multiple-Plot-Lines-R-Us, I’m afraid. Always and forever, amen. In a conversation…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: “It’s by living that you live more”
Maybe you think you’ll be entitled to more happiness later by forgoing all of it now, but it doesn’t work that way. Happiness takes as much practice as unhappiness does. It’s by living that you live more. By waiting you wait more. Every waiting day makes your life a little less. Every lonely day makes…
Read MoreFiction Friday: Everybody Loves Murder con Chili
Welcome to Fiction Friday. Each Friday I post an excerpt from one of my books or those of my friends and colleagues. This is a fun way to share what we’re doing. Today’s excerpt is from Chili Con Carnage (all jalapeño is about to break loose) by my good friend and brainstorming partner Kylie Logan. Chili Con…
Read MoreWhy I Love Quilt Shows
In a dead heat to finish No River Too Wide, and instead of blogging I thought I would share photos of Quilting Around Chautauqua this past weekend. I signed books at the Millcreek Sewing and Fabric booth both days. When I wasn’t signing and talking to my fabulous readers, I had a chance to see a…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: “Spread love everywhere you go…”
Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house… Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting. These words by Mother Teresa mean a…
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