I confess I’m afraid to wish everyone a happy new year. Considering how 2020 unfolded, I’m wondering what 2021 will bring. Despite all the ups and downs of 2020, though, we made it. My family has so far bypassed Covid19. The election, and all the drama, phone calls, and mountains of mail, has passed, even […]
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Meeting Nearby Neighbors
* Author’s note: This is the fifth in a series of posts about the historical portion of my newest release: The Descendant’s Daughter Riding into a wilderness meant anticipating many unknowns. Not only was the weather unfriendly, wild animals shared the forests with natives living nearby. When the main character in my newest release, The […]
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Roll Out the Barrel. . . and a new book
My new book, The Descendant’s Daughter, entered the editing phase this week. I also worked with the cover designer to create the book’s cover. Release day is coming soon. I feel like I’ve stepped onto the fast track. This is a new genre for me. The contemporary story is laced with romance, as is the […]
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When Our World Collapses
On this the nineteenth anniversary of 911, my state was under siege. Smoke hung like a curtain over our valley. Wild fires raged in the hills. The threat of evacuation hovered in levels 1, 2,and 3, dependent upon where you lived. What began as a high wind warning last Sunday turned forest fires […]
Launch Party Success
Parties are difficult to plan during the current state of affairs. Pandemic rules vary. Masks today, but not tomorrow. Indoor venues out, outdoor venues limited. Six feet between everyone. Coughs are not allowed. Along comes a book launch party — Mine. I didn’t know what to do. No obvious venues were available. No parks, no […]
Release Day is Upon Us!
This is the week. The long awaited release of Love’s Autumn Harvest happens this Friday, July 31. This story has been coming awhile. I first wrote it several years ago, and it placed in several contests. It garnered the attention of more than one publisher. I found an agent. But God in His wisdom didn’t […]
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When Fiction Mirrors Real Life
The husband of one of my critique partners fell from a fork lift last week, severely injuring himself. He was taken by ambulance to our local hospital and as each day progressed another fracture, wound, or bruise was discovered and added to his assessment. By the end of the week the list of problems sounded […]
What’s A Launch Party?
With the impending release of my fourth book in the Mended Hearts series, Love’s Autumn Harvest, I’m contemplating a launch party. Since this is the last book I’ll write for this series I feel the need to celebrate. Launch parties can be as different as the authors for whom they are given. Some choose online […]
God Bless the USA
When I was a child, I celebrated the Fourth of July like everyone else—setting off firecrackers, picnicking, and attending the local fireworks display with my family. The Fourth of July represented only a day for fun. I didn’t know there were others around the world who couldn’t play as I did. But now, as […]
Have Green Thumb, Will Grow
When my husband and I moved into our second home in 1992, we landed across the street from a retired couple who enjoyed gardening. The man had grown up on an Oklahoma farm during the Depression. He said his family never had money, but they always had food because they grew it. The neighbor’s garden […]