Book Review: Love at Mistletoe Inn by Cindy Kirk
Hope Prentiss didn’t go to the Harmony High School senior prom. Instead, she and John Burke drove to Boise and got married. At eighteen. But when Hope panicked after saying “I do,” the mail-order preacher assured her he just wouldn’t send in the paperwork. No forms, no marriage, no problem. [...]
Focus on Non-Fiction: Associations (re-post)
Photo from HubSpot.com Six years ago I decided to write a novel. When I wanted to get it published I realized I had a lot of work to do, and most of that work included getting experience, specifically by-lines. I found a couple of local weekly papers willing [...]
Book Review: Magnolia Market by Judy Christie
The self-help books lied: fresh starts aren’t nearly as glamorous as they appear. And love isn’t any easier the second time around. Avery Broussard was savoring her long-dormant optimism. It was the first anniversary of her husband’s death, and she was finally going to buy the dress boutique from her [...]
Professional Development: You Learned It In Kindergarten (re-post)
After graduating from college I sent out hundreds of resumes. Only a few resulted in phone calls, and fewer of those landed actual interviews. For one such interview I drove eight hours round trip for a 45 minute meeting. It ended with, “We have two more interviews today. We’ll get [...]
Book Review: Forever Christmas by Robert Tate Miller
This Christmas will change Andrew Farmer’s life forever. Andrew can’t remember the last time he spent Christmas away from work. The end of the year is crunch time for literary agents. But when your career is your life, your life starts to suffer...beginning with your marriage. When a heart-wrenching accident [...]