It’s 11 days until Christmas, and I’m sharing a tidbit each day. The first six are “What I Enjoyed About Writing A Goose Creek Christmas,” because it’s my most recent Christmas book. Beginning on day 7 I’ll tell you six “Things I Love About Christmas.” What I Enjoyed About Writing A Goose Creek Christmas – #5 In A Goose Creek Christmas an annoying …
What I Enjoyed About Writing A Goose Creek Christmas – #6
It’s 12 days until Christmas, and I’m sharing a tidbit each day. The first six will be “What I Enjoyed About Writing A Goose Creek Christmas,” because it’s my most recent Christmas book. (I’ve only written two!) Then I’ll tell you six “Things I Love About Christmas.” What I Enjoyed About Writing A Goose Creek Christmas – #6 In writing …
Going Fan Girl at WFC
Do you know who this is? It’s Elizabeth Moon, award-winning science fiction and fantasy author. I’ve loved her books for decades. Remnant Population captivated me, and of course there’s The Speed of Dark, which won the Nebula award. I was able to have this picture snapped recently at the World Fantasy Convention in San Antonio, where I reminded her of the first time …
Grandma’s Bible
Long ago I heard a song about Grandma’s Bible. I remember something about it being tattered and the binding being cracked from years of usage. This morning when I finished my morning prayer time, I set my Bible (that’s it in the picture) on the table where I keep it, and my gaze fell on the cover. Gosh, I thought, that’s …
Keep Believing
If you’ve heard me speak about my road to publication, you know I took a looooooong and painful route to my current career as a published author. You’ve heard me tell about collecting 147 rejection letters (yes – I still have every single one of them!) before my first acceptance. And no doubt you’ve heard someone ask, “How in the …
Launching The Amish Widower
On April 1, I hosted a book launch party to celebrate the release of my 30th book. Even if you couldn’t attend, I hope you enjoy a few pictures.
Making Amish Friendship Bread
I first learned of Amish Friendship Bread long before I had even the glimmer of an idea that I’d write a book about the Amish. A friend who hailed from Pennsylvania shared a cup of bread starter with me, and the resulting bread was delicious! So I was thrilled to find the recipe for the starter and the bread in …
Why is Amish Fiction So Popular?
When Amish novels first started selling, industry pros scratched their chins and speculated about how long this ‘fad’ would last. Nearly everyone agreed within a year or so sales of Amish fiction would start slacking off. Guess what? It didn’t happen. In fact, Amish fiction spawned a new sub-genre called “bonnet fiction.” Let me tell you one reason I think …
Researching The Amish Widower
Research is critical for a writer – yes, even a writer of fiction! Here’s a short video talking about one of the fun activities I did to research The Amish Widower.
Falling in love with a story
Readers want to find books they can fall in love with. You know what? Authors do too! Here’s a brief video I recorded about finding a character I could love in writing The Amish Widower.