2012

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I’ve neglected this blog but with Sword & Illusion coming out in three weeks (THREE WEEKS!!), I’ve started thinking more about my social media/promotion efforts. I’m so excited about this book coming out! I think it truly is the best thing I’ve ever written and I can’t wait for you guys to read it. Anyway, …
So, Steve challenged me to track my Weight Watcher points faithfully for six weeks. Two weeks ago, I started and when I weighed in last Monday, I has lost over three pounds. I was SO HAPPY. This past week, I tracked as well. I used less points in the early part of the week, so …
Let’s talk a little bit about our fictional heroes. First and foremost, your hero has to be heroic. I know this sounds pretty obvious, but it might not be. What does it mean for your hero to be heroic? After all, if he’s the hero, then the story revolves around him and he’s the one …
About 22 1/2 years ago, as I lay in a hospital bed about to give birth to my daughter nine weeks early, I had a dream. Jesus and I were walking through what appeared to be a construction site. People all around us carried huge blocks of stone, too big for any person to actually …
I’ve been editing content for Crescent Moon Press for almost a year now, and I just recently finished the first book. I know that sounds odd, and I agree. I wish things had gone faster, but there was apparently some issues at the publisher and some books were accepted and given contracts that shouldn’t have …
Today my darling little girl started her last semester in college. In about months, she will have her BA in English Lit, and God willing, will have a job working in publishing. I’m so proud of her.
I don’t know if I can say sold really because the publisher doesn’t pay advances, but earlier this week, Steve and I signed a contract with Astraea Press (www.astraeapress.com) for the publication of Sword & Illusion! The editor said her reader couldn’t put it down and even said it was better than The Hobbit or …
Going over Noah’s backpack, I see he got marked down in conduct for saying, “What the heck” in class. I asked him why he said it, and he said: “Trinity was looming over me and I said, ‘What the heck?'” “She was looming??” He got mad at me and said, “You don’t get it.” “No, …
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