Sunday Inspiration: Helping Girls Get On The Write Path
I really like this story: Helping teen girls get on the ‘write’ path. Not only is this a true story about an inspirational woman who is both compassionate and gutsy, but helping girls develop their creativity as writers is a subject dear to my heart. When Karen Taylor was laid off from her corporate job, instead…
Read MoreFiction Friday: Sarah’s Second Letter
I’m sharing the historical section of my novel Endless Chain here at Fiction Friday, beginning two weeks ago and continuing today. Endless Chain’s story is for the most part contemporary, but the historical section, written as letters from Sarah Miller to the man she loves, Amasa Stone, in far off Petersburg, Virginia, is an important element.…
Read MoreNew Website Alert
I spent my weekend inputting new content for my website-in-progress. I’ve seen mock-ups now of all the pages, and until that moment, I didn’t realize how sadly out of date my old site was. I can’t wait to get the new one up and running, which my webmaster claims should happen in the next week…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: A Boy Who Turned $20 Into A Priceless Gift
I enjoy watching Steve Hartman’s moving stories on the CBS News every Friday. They always bring tears to my eyes. This story brought a waterfall. An 8 year-old boy performed one small act of kindness and reminded many of us of what is best about humanity. Myles Eckhert was visiting Cracker Barrel outside of Toledo,…
Read MoreFiction Friday: Sarah’s Story Continues
Today’s Fiction Friday is the conclusion of the first letter that Sarah Miller writes to the man she loves, Amasa Stone, in 1853 about the event that’s happened on the Miller farm in rural Shenandoah County, Virginia. This excerpt comes from my novel Endless Chain, the second of the Shenandoah Album novels, and Sarah’s letters…
Read MoreThe Write Way: An Author’s Control Over Content and Production
Years ago, when I started my writing career, I signed contracts for a number of romance novels. None of those early contracts discussed e-books because e-books were in the future. When asked my publisher graciously agreed I had the right to publish these books as e-books myself, and so far I’ve re-edited, revised and put…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Mend A Broken Heart
Broken hearts are all too common in life: broken hearts over a failed relationship, a lost job, a personal failure, a defeated dream, illness, the death of a loved one. Sadness and anguish are a natural part of life, but most of us are woefully ignorant of how to overcome a broken heart, how to…
Read MoreFiction Friday: Sarah’s Letters from Endless Chain
This week I answered a question you might have asked yourself about writers. Do we ever re-read our work once it’s been published? On Tuesday and Wednesday I re-read my novel Endless Chain, published in 2005 and reissued in trade paperback last year. The reason why is a secret, but what I found in the…
Read MoreThe Write Way: How Much Control Does an Author Have Over Covers?
Recently I received several emails in response to my last newsletter complaining that my newly reissued romance, The Unmasking, was only available as an e-book and wasn’t in paper–unless a reader can find the original paperback, which is almost a collector’s item. While I sympathize, and wish I could magically produce books in all formats,…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: An Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields and, Until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day I’m sharing a favorite Irish…
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