Congratulations to Pearl Angeli, winner of an autographed copy of If Tomorrow Comes. Pearl, you will be getting your prize next week in the mail. I’ll be drawing the name of a winner every Friday until September 1. That’s when we will launch our new Christian suspense novel, Salome’s Charger. Next Friday, July 17, the … More Here’s Winner #2!
Celeste and I officially completed the first draft of Salome’s Charger on Sunday. Yay! Woot! I find more joy and satisfaction out of the initial development of a story than anytime else. Well, let me correct that. I get more joy and satisfaction out of people reading my story than any other time. That, ladies and … More Now Comes the Hard Part
Last Friday was fun. I love giving stuff away. But wait! There’s more! This Friday (July 10), I will have another drawing, this time for an autographed copy of If Tomorrow Comes, my most famoustest book. I came out with the original of this in 2000, it went out of print, and I relaunched an … More Another Giveaway This Friday
Congratulations to Idelys Jepson, who is the winner of an autographed copy of Not My Son, Lord, the true story of my son’s auto accident and subsequent traumatic brain injury. Idelys, I will be in contact with you via email to get a mailing address. If you missed out, don’t cry. I will be drawing … More And We Have a Winner!
Just a quick reminder here that we are in the very first throes of 60 Days of Giveaways. Our very first drawing, for the autographed copy of Not My Son, Lord, will be tomorrow. Other books will be given away every Friday after that until September 1. If you’re interested, just drop me an email … More First Drawing Is Tomorrow
Over the years, I have talked to many writing students and would-be writing students about the joys and challenges of writing. When students ask me what I enjoy most about writing, I tell them that I love creating characters and world that didn’t exist before I created them. The more time you spend on them, … More Falling in Love…Again
Before the launch of Salome’s Charger on Sept. 1, fellow author Céleste and I decided it would be a good idea to introduce the two main characters in our story. Stephanie Sloane is the proprietor of Spero, an antique store in downtown Dallas. Ezra Huddleston is investigative reporter for the Dallas Daily. GR: Maybe I … More Meet Ezra Huddleston and Stevie Sloane
Just in case you haven’t understood the message behind my spluttering for the past few months, I am writing a book! Let me correct myself: WE are writing a book. Famed Christian fiction writer Celeste Perrino-Walker and I are down to the last few days of writing our latest endeavor–a first in co-authoring for me–entitled … More Announcing: 60 Days of Giveaways!
One of the most annoying things I say in my writing classes–and believe me, there are many–is this statement: “Writing is easy. All you have to know is where to start, where to stop, and what to include in the middle.” My students don’t seem to like my simplistic answer, and I am currently becoming … More Writing Is Easy….
We are rapidly approaching completion of the first draft for Salome’s Charger, the Christian suspense novel that Celeste Perrino-Walker are eager to share with the world. It will be out later this summer. In the meantime, here’s another peek: The last of the daytime staff were just leaving when Ezra’s cell phone chirped. Lost in … More Teaser #3: “Salome’s Charger”
