Welcome to the fifth day of MARCH BOOK MADNESS! JoLynne Lyon is here today talking about reading in a post-bookstore world. JoLynne...

Welcome to the fourth day of MARCH BOOK MADNESS! .Today, author Sharon Belknap is here. Sharon and I have been friends for about eight...

Welcome to the third day of MARCH BOOK MADNESS! .Today, author Julie L. Casey is here. Julie’s book, How I Became A Teenage Survivalist,...

~ Welcome to the second day of MARCH BOOK MADNESS! ! You can read more about March Book Madness here, but basically it’s an excuse for me...

Welcome to the first day of MARCH BOOK MADNESS! You can read more about March Book Madness here, but basically it’s an excuse for me to...

I’m soooo excited for MARCH BOOK MADNESS! Some amazingly talented people have agreed to share their thoughts with us, and I know I’m...

Do you guys remember this picture???? That’s because it’s that time of year again! The regular season of basketball is finishing up, and...

I can’t remember exactly what we were doing as a family, but at some point, I leaned over and saw my youngest son (5) writing this… (See...

If you’ve been an author for more than five minutes, you know it takes an insane amount of courage. . 1) Writing what you really want to...

Well, it’s time to trim the manuscript. Ouch. I’m so long-winded, it’s horrible. Every time I do another draft, my manuscript gains a few...

My kids love YouTube. It kind of scares me, actually. I’m glad YouTube has safety filters, but I still try to stay aware of what they’re...

Seems like everyone has a smart phone these days, which means more and more people are viewing websites on very tiny screens with a...

I hate saying my book is done. Why? Because I feel like my book is never done. When people say, “Hey, did you finish your book?” Instead...

(cringing) If you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been blogging as much as I used to. I also haven’t been writing as much as I used to, which...

Something I’m working on is using beats to identify speakers. What is a beat? A beat is a pause in dialogue. For example: “My arm...

I’m so close to finishing my WIP, I can taste it. AUGUSTINA, the sequel to SADIE, should be done very, very soon. The first 2/3 is...

(thanking) . This time of year, all of us tend to reflect on the good things–the great things–in our life. I teach an early-morning Bible...

(giving) Well, it’s almost time folks. SADIE, the World’s Greatest Christmas Break LDS Romantic Suspense Novel, was released on 11-11-11....

You know the old saying, A picture is worth a thousand words? Well… . Formerly Neapolitan Ice cream Welcome to my life. . I was alerted...

(promoting) The White Lake Library in Michigan hosted a local author event last weekend, and they were nice enough to let me join the...