Laughter Lifts the Heart
Several years into it, and this blog still refuses to be categorized. It's eclectic and includes everything from writing posts to snippets from my ordinary life.
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Give the Lady a Ride
The Final Ride
Ride to the Altar
Circle Bar Ranch Coloring Book
The Cowboys
A Southern Season
Skydiving to Love: a Novella
The Cat Lady’s Secret
Writing in Obedience
Tag Archives: Writing
Cleanliness is Next to Writerliness
One of my favorite authors, Deborah Raney, told her Facebook followers how she does her best “thinking/plotting/brainstorming” while she does her household chores. She’ll stop in the middle of something to race to her computer and write that word she’d … Continue reading
Ane Mulligan: Author, Director, Sister Redhead
Ane Mulligan is one of my favorite people on the planet. Fun and funny, practical and pragmatic, and talented beyond belief, she spent years as ACFW’s Zone Coordinator and favorite cheerleader. In 2019, she shifted those responsibilities to me so … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, interviews
Tagged acting, Ane Mulligan, Christian Fiction, directing, GA, Georgia, In High Cotton, Sugar Hill, Writing
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Wreathing to Writing
I discovered a secret: if I engage in a different creative outlet, my writing muse awakens and becomes jealous because I’m pouring my attentions elsewhere. Huh. Who knew? My office is finished now and my new Dell computer is set … Continue reading
Especially for Writers
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Posted in write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged #amwriting, especially for authors, write tips, writers, Writing
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Especially for Writers
Posted in write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged author humor, writers, Writing, writing humor
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ACTION, by example
One of the things I try to teach my clients–mostly new authors–is how to create tension during action scenes. How to accelerate readers’ heart rate and make them race through the pages. It’s an easy trick: stronger verbs, shorter sentences … Continue reading
Loving a Harvey Girl Controversy
I had so much fun writing my contribution to The Cowboys novella collection because I got to play with the hero of this romance, Cal Stephens. Actually, I did what most authors do these days and went very deep into his … Continue reading
Posted in The Cowboys
Tagged Amazon, book reviewers, book reviews, Deep POV, dialect, Free, Harvey Girls, Historical, Kindle, romance, speech patterns, western romance, Writing
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Writing in Times of Adversity
I’ve seen dozens of posts about whether and how to write during hard times. The answer to “whether” is always yes. Authors see it as an escape, a balm during times of trouble. I have friends who continued writing and … Continue reading
When Writing Time is Sparse
So here’s the deal: back in 2012, I started working on a novel called Southern Challenge. Got a few chapters written, fell in love with it—then had to quit on it so I could turn Give the Lady a Ride into … Continue reading
Posted in write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged #am writing, #amwriting, fiction writing, first draft, write tips, Writing
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