The Tornado of Craziness Soon Will End. Alas.
This last month has been a total whirlwind of crazy tornado-ness. More than anything, it’s been sucked up by driving (I’m not kidding) 4,000+ miles in the car. Yes, the thought of even driving to WalMart at this point sort of makes my knees shake. But besides the car mania, here’s what I’ve been plowing […]
Shouldn’t This Get Easier By Now?
I’m excited! I have a book signing today! And it’s in my hometown, at the Preston Citizen from noon to two. Or three. Depending. But to be honest, I’m also pretty nervous. Shouldn’t this get easier by now? It’s been 10 years (well, nine years and eleven months) since I first ever did a book […]
Saints and Sinners: Author Interview
Hi, friends. If you’re a neighbor of mine and you love books set in places you know very well, you’re in for a treat today. Virgil Alexander has written a second book set in the Gila Valley of Arizona. He’s a history buff, and this bit of desert is one of the great loves of […]
Ever Wanted to Co-Author a Story with Your Child? Tips on How!
As a mom of creative kids, I have often wanted to co-write stories with my kids. It’s fun, but sometimes the process can break down. Good news! My friend Amie Borst just released her debut novel, CINDERSKELLA, which she co-authored with her daughter Bethanie. Together they developed this fun, spooky plot, and the end result […]
Elsie Park Knows.
I have a guest today on this here blog. It’s my beautiful and brilliant friend Elsie Park. She is a wonderful mother, a super homemaker, and an all around neat person. I wish she’d move to town. That’d be so fun. Elsie has her debut novel, er, debuting right now. It’s called Shadows of Valor, […]
Can Cowboys Write? Can a Brit Shoot a Gun? Can a Cowboy Teach a Brit to Shoot?
Yesterday I got the mail and in it was a package of stuff from my mother dear. Stuffed in among some pictures from the summer (which were truly fun, and I’ll post some someday), was an article she cut out of the newspaper for me. STRANGELY, it was a review/announcement for the very book I […]
Traveling Through Time as a Fan of Delicious Flavor
Traveling through time in search of the most delicious food EVER? That’s the plot of EVERTASTER by Adam Sidwell, and it’s definitely a story idea I can get behind. In fact, I could probably daydream about something like that for a good long time! In May, Sidwell came through our cute little community to share […]
