On Your Mark. Get Set. Go! (Giveaways!)
If you're reading this, you've seen my beautiful new website. I. Love. It. The biggest reason for the redesign is the official split of my two writing identities - novelist and freelance writer. One website made it difficult to engage an audience because one week featured novel-writing advice while the [...]
Write, Write, Rewrite by Andrea Merrell
My husband cringes whenever I say, “Let’s move the furniture.” This is especially true during the holidays as we try to make room for the Christmas tree. He expects me to know exactly where to place each piece of furniture so he only has to move it once. All you [...]
My Kind of Research – The Kissing Scene
Me and my research partner. I love a good romance, but I’m a bit of a realist. I want a happy ending, but I also want some reality. I’m willing to suspend a certain amount of belief when it comes to how a couple meets and falls in love, [...]
Featured Author: Deborah Raney
In 2010, I had the privilege of attending my first ACFW conference. I was allowed to pick a mentor, agent, or editor appointment, so I picked a mentor, and I met with Deb Raney. She was so encouraging and supportive, and I've never forgotten that meeting. When she agreed to [...]
Book Review: A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer
Stone Hammond is the best tracker in Texas. He never comes home empty-handed. So when a wealthy railroad investor hires him to find his abducted granddaughter, Stone eagerly accepts. Charlotte Atherton, former headmistress of Sullivan's Academy for Exceptional Youths, will do anything to keep her charges safe, especially the little [...]