Reposted from May 25, 2014: The subject of writing contests came up in a writers’ group that I belong to. One of the writers in the group was bemused because she was given feedback by the judges that doesn’t square with the feedback she’s gotten everywhere else, even from professional editors. How can this happen?
Reposted from August 21, 2013: Trust is a delicate thing, and yet it makes the world go round. We can’t live without trust. Our economy is built on trust. Relationships live or die on trust. Marriage, peace treaties, and trade agreements all are made possible by trust that the parties involved will honor their agreements.
Reposted from June 8, 2013: You’re invited to take a Tour of the Grounds of Hearthing Castle! Click on either the picture at top, and the link should take you to view the video presentation. A little more information about Hearthing Castle: It isn’t your typical castle. This castle only exists on paper. Aside from
Reposted from May 29, 2013: The Bible is not a picky-eater buffet; the Bible is a 66 course meal. My credentials that are relevant to this post: I graduated from Columbia International University in Columbia, SC with a degree in Bible. When you’re eating at a buffet, you get to choose which dishes you’re going
Reposted from May 21, 2013: I was rummaging through my hard-drive looking for old, random files to delete when I came across this photo my friend, Heidi Kortman, was fortunate enough to take a while back of a fleuder. If you have read my books, then you are already aware of the odd little creatures named
Reposted from May 13, 2013: A cicada shell makes a great metaphor for a car– My daughter sent me a creative writing assignment to print (her computer and the printer don’t like each other). This little story was so good, that I thought I would share it with you. First comes the hesitant entering of
Re-posted from May 9, 2013: My current word count has broken 77,000 words. When I was in great difficulty several years ago, it seemed that God didn’t hear my prayers. Yet all the time, He was listening and providing, and when I reached that darkest hour where I had nowhere left to turn, He was
Reposted from May 5, 2013: Excerpted from my (then) current WIP (Eiathan’s Heir): “I beg your pardon, your Highness,” the castle steward puffed, coming up at a run as Bjorn exited the alley between a long, low shed and the physician’s quarters. “If someone had informed me you was going to inspect the grounds, I’d have
Reposted from May 5, 2013: A Little Background: I’ve been participating in a discussion among creative types about why we have allowed God to be pushed to the side in our daily lives and in the public arena; whether or not this sidelining of God is doing any harm; and what, if any role God
You may wonder what a girl like me is doing revamping the website, changing my world, and rebuilding from the ground up – well, I’ll tell ya. Hackers LOVED my work so much they were abusing my real estate and removing my presence, so my web master, host, and wise leader (okay, enough about her)