Last year, I had the fun of travelling to the USA for the first time (not including stopovers on the way to other places when I didn't even leave the airport). My sister and I flew into LAX, spent a day at Universal Studios, and then flew to Colorado to spend a week there before… Continue reading Things you won’t find in Australia (Part One)
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Is There Still Room for One?
Have you ever sat in front of your computer and wondered why you bother? Maybe it’s just me, though I doubt it. You look at the books on your shelves, or think of the number of books releasing every year (spoiler: it’s a LOT), or read about a story about to release from a multi-published… Continue reading Is There Still Room for One?
Top 10 (First-Time) Reads of 2023
I have to admit, it's kind of fun to go through the books I've read each year (thank you Goodreads!) and share my favorites. I haven't done it for a couple of years but read so many that I absolutely LOVED this year that I just had to share. If you follow me on social… Continue reading Top 10 (First-Time) Reads of 2023
Learning to Celebrate
Whether you’re an author who's traditionally published, indie published, not yet published, or not even thinking about publishing for a very long time, there’s one thing we authors all have in common: a never-ending to-do list. It doesn’t seem to matter how many things we cross off it, there’s always more. More to write, more… Continue reading Learning to Celebrate
I Have Heard Your Cry
I don’t know about the rest of you but life has seemed pretty overwhelming these past few years. My normal coping mechanisms have flown out the window with the pace of it all (and things well out of my control… here’s looking at you worldwide pandemic), and I’ve been left floundering. And where I’d normally… Continue reading I Have Heard Your Cry
How to Write the Perfect Novel in 49 Easy Steps
Have a brilliant story idea and spend the next day/week/month madly scribbling down/plotting out what is easily going to be the next big bestseller. No, not just bestseller. This is going to be the book that changes the world. This is going to be EPIC. Open a new document on your computer. Stare at blank… Continue reading How to Write the Perfect Novel in 49 Easy Steps
Crown of Promise Devotions – Don’t Give Up
The hardest part of Bring Her Home to write wasn’t the cutting but what led to it. Not because I couldn’t picture it but because I could.While I don’t have physical scars like Eva, her fight is mine. The daily battle to keep going, keep fighting, keep choosing the truth when it’s so much easier… Continue reading Crown of Promise Devotions – Don’t Give Up
Crown of Promise Devotions – Grace and the Prodigal
Bring Her Home is inspired by Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son (found in Luke 15:11-32) and while it’s mostly Evangeline’s story (ie, ‘the prodigal’), it’s also very much the story of a father’s grace and incredible love. Growing up in a Christian family where my second home was our church, I’ve heard the Prodigal… Continue reading Crown of Promise Devotions – Grace and the Prodigal
Crown of Promise Devotions – The Stained-Glass Window
Like Eva in Bring Her Home, I want people to think I have it all together. That I’m strong, and confident, and unshakeable every hour of every day, no matter what life throws at me. Part of that comes from fear that they’d walk away if they knew the truth, part comes from pride and… Continue reading Crown of Promise Devotions – The Stained-Glass Window
Crown of Promise Devotions – That Surrender Moment
In Bring Her Home, both Eva and Darrek have a moment where they have to make the choice whether or not to surrender. I won't tell you whether they do or not, because, for both of them, that moment is a huge part of their story, but writing it made me think a lot about… Continue reading Crown of Promise Devotions – That Surrender Moment