Sunday Inspiration: Block it Out!
So how are those New Year’s resolutions coming on Day 3? I shared my writing resolutions for the new year here at my blog on Wednesday. The problem with resolutions in my mind is that they are too abstract, idealistic, and impractical. My philosophy when it comes to resolutions is the same I have for…
Read MoreThe Writing Process 2015: Resolutions For the New Writing Year.
If you’re new to The Writing Process 2015, these posts are a chance to share my journey through my latest novel, starting at ground zero. 2015 will be over soon, and so will this category of Southern Exposure. I’ve so much enjoyed recounting a year of work on When We Were Sisters with you. Since…
Read MoreHoliday Inspiration: The Wise-Man Star
Every once in a while I share this reading at Christmas. The excerpt comes from my novel Fugitive, which was released as part of a romance trilogy from Silhouette Books in the 1990s. I’m hoping to re-release all three of these novels again in the near future. Tate, the heroine, has moved to a cabin on land in the…
Read MoreThe Christmas Wedding Quilt Giveaway Winners
My Christmas blog will appear on Friday, but today, as promised, I’m announcing the randomly drawn names of the ten winners of copies of The Christmas Wedding Quilt. The question? What is the most special gift you’re giving this holiday? The answers were wonderful, both in the emails to enter the giveaway and in comments on the giveaway…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: A Special Christmas for Lexi
If you liked last week’s story about the young deaf man in Turkey whose friends came to his aid, you’ll love this Christmas story about 12 year-old Lexi Brown’s Christmas surprise. The best stories are real ones, aren’t they? But did you expect the angels to be members of a college fraternity? Lexi was in…
Read MoreThe Christmas Wedding Quilt Giveaway
This past week I mailed out more than 8,000 newsletters with links to a new Shenandoah Album Christmas story, Nine Patch Christmas. If you received one of them, I hope you enjoyed the story. I loved catching up with Helen, family and friends. If you didn’t receive it, it’s not too late to sign up…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Hearing Hands
‘Tis the season to respect and love our fellow human beings and to hear inspiring stories of kindness and compassion. Right? As opposed to what we’re hearing from some politicians. This story reminded me of my travels to Turkey with a Muslim group that promotes interfaith respect and cooperation. We had Orthodox Jews, a Catholic…
Read MoreAll I Want For Christmas is Glue: Booklover Carols Part Eight
Yes, I know you’ve been waiting on the edge of your seat for this year’s Booklover Carol. No? In fact you’re about to run screaming from the room? I’ll give you a head start. Every year for too long to contemplate I’ve created a new Booklover Carol for my readers to enjoy. We’ve had carols…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: What We See
Last night I saw another flag at half mast, and my first thought? We might as well just leave it that way. There will be another mass killing soon enough. At what point did cruel, crazy people shooting down innocents begin to seem routine? At what point did our leaders throw up their hands and…
Read MoreThe Color of Light Meets Emeril Lagasse and Martha Stewart
I’ve been busy this week looking for Christmas cookie recipes. No, I’m not baking yet. But I am cooking up something for my newsletter readers, something very special for my December edition. As I did the research for that surprise, I found cookie after cookie recipe I wanted to try. While I was researching, this recipe leapt…
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