Jesus, Yeshua, God With Us

During the Christmas season, in many households and many communities, the focus is on Jesus — specifically on baby Jesus. While it’s exciting to think about God the Son becoming flesh and dwelling with us, we often focus so much on the infant child and forget the absolute magnitude of Jesus – Yeshua – God With Us. He is almighty and all powerful, and He IS the common thread sewn throughout the Bible.

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Stylin’ White Board

So, I took a roll of wrapping paper, turned it so that the white bottom was out, wrapped the inside of the picture frame, then put it all back together and wah-lah! A moderately non-tacky white board!

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Writing in Layers

I have found over the years that I tend to write in layers. I have all of these action scenes in my head that drive the story, and I have to get to each one of them. So, I write action — “She walks into the room, does this action thing that drives the story, …

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At the Library!

I’d heard that it was difficult to get books at the library.  There are steps you take – something with newspaper stories, etc., before they’d consider you.  I’ve been so busy learning everything else about the writing/publishing world that I just tabled the whole library thing to concentrate on another time. Then, a couple of …

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Saturday Mornings

Saturday mornings are my quiet mornings.  Gregg and Kaylee typically sleep in – they’re the sleepers of the family.  The boys don’t really sleep in (5:30 this morning), but once they’re up and I feed them (the only morning of the week I give them cold cereal), I put in a full length feature film …

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Best Laid Plans…

I talked a little bit about Scott in Seeing the Negative Space, and explained that we did not want to put Scott through testing and assessments just to get a “label” to slap on him.  But, it appeared that despite what we didn’t want, if we wanted him to get an education at this school, as we felt led to do, we had to do just that.

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Interview with Author Lisa Lickel

Welcome to Readers Write to Know!  I asked you, my readers, what questions they would ask their favorite authors if given the chance.  This week, I am so excited to introduce to you mystery author Lisa Lickel.  I LOVE cozy mysteries — I cut my reading teeth on them — and her upcoming release The Map …

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Re-Writes

It wasn’t so hard to re-do the first half of the book.  The mystery and intrigue plot just needed a little bit of refining.  I did need to incorporate the things I’ve learned about police procedure and such over the last fifteen years.  But, all in all, tt wasn’t too bad.  The relationships needed a little bit of help, but it was okay.  I breezed through seventeen chapters in two days (about 8 hours) of writing.

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Who Would Play Tony & Robin?

Whom would you cast as your Hero & Heroine if your book became a movie?

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Interview with Author Kimberley Payne

Welcome to Readers Write to Know Wednesday!  I have always been interested in both physical fitness and spiritual fitness, so I am so excited to introduce to you Kimberley Payne, the author of Fit for Faith – 7 weeks to improved spiritual and physical health, a book that takes the reader on a journey to improve BOTH physical and spiritual health.  Please enjoy reading her answers to your questions.

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