A New Year’s Question: What do you put your faith in?
I was at the grocery store the other day standing in line when I happened to see a young mom by the lottery ticket machine. She was small with wispy…
“Uncompartmentalizing” Me (A New Year’s Resolution)
About a year ago, I got an email invitation to join a group of writers and artists that meet in San Francisco once a week. In the email, the woman who…
The most wonderful time of year
Merry Christmas, from our house to yours! But the angle said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see–I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the…
A giveaway winner (just in time for Christmas)
Congratulations to Eric at Happy Birthday Author, who was commenter #14 on my giveaway post, and who won the pack of three of my children’s books! (Eric, I’ll send you a…
As the dust settles
Hi everyone, Pardon any dust around here this week as the final changes happen behind the scenes with my blog migration from Blogger to WordPress. (I’m super excited to be switching…
When waiting IS the plan…
Being a writer involves a lot of waiting.It is can be weeks–usually months–from the time you submit a manuscript to an editor until the time you hear back. As a…
A GIVEAWAY for three of my books (I just got copies this week!)
It’s been an exciting week around here! I recently found out that two of my manuscripts were chosen to go to the next round in a writing contest, and I got copies…
A quick favor to ask
Hey friends, I’m just popping in to ask a quick favor… I found out this morning that two of my picture book manuscripts qualified in a writing contest. The publisher that’s…