Have you ever wondered how an author goes about writing a book? I thought today I’d share my process. Of course there are as many different ways to write a book as there are different authors, but this process has worked for me for 12 years, so I’ll probably be sticking with it. 1.) If you’re writing for a traditional …
I consider myself very fortunate as a writer. I’ve had a literary agent since my first days of writing back in 2009. Of course, I went through a lot of rejection before that agent and I found one another. Still, it was a good experience, and I learned a lot from her. A few years later, I felt that I …
I am so happy to share with you my newest release, The Baby Next Door. I want to thank everyone who has ordered or downloaded a copy. The Baby Next Door was an instant Publishers Weekly bestseller, landing on the list at #12. Many times I’m asked where I come up with ideas, and what inspires me, and who is …
I wanted to give my webpage a new look for 2021. It’s taken a few months, but here we are! I’m so excited with the improvements. (Yes, this is a current picture of me in the snow, in Texas–it’s crazy). So what exactly have we done to the webpage? –The look is simpler and cleaner. –The buttons at the top …
Howdy friends. If you’re wondering why it’s been a while since you heard from me, I’ve been having major website problems. Ack! I’m hoping you receive this, but it would help me tremendously if you commented below so that I know it’s going out to everyone. So what’s this about a new release? Yes! The Amish Christmas Secret released earlier this month, …
With school starting back in most areas, I thought I’d share with you a few things I’ve learned about Amish schools. School are still mostly one-room schoolhouses. A local farm will donate a corner of the property and families within 1-2 miles will help to build the structure as well as pay for the teacher’s salary (which is small). Remember, …
We had an awesome discussion during our last post regarding the Amish and their general health. If you missed that, you can read it here. Many of you followed up with this question: Don’t the Amish deal with a higher incidence of genetic diseases? That’s a good question, and I’m sure knowledgeable people have written entire books analyzing the topic. I’ll …
Pebble Creek Series, VC Book Spotlight This week I want to tell you about my Pebble Creek series. My wonderful editor at Harvest House, Kim Moore, asked me to write an Amish romance. I could set it anywhere, and it could be about anything. I’d written about Pennsylvania and Indiana, so I wanted to try somewhere new–somewhere different! Wisconsin was …
Christmas Books, VC Book Spotlight I thought I’d spend the next few weeks introducing some of my writing to you wonderful folks who stop by my blog. If you’ve been here all along, you’ll be familiar with most of these. If you’re new, then you might find something you didn’t know about. Either way, I hope you enjoy the spotlights. …
SIMPLE Ways to Deal With Stress There’s nothing simple about stress. It can rob you of sleep and steal your joy. While stress may be a normal part of life, there are things we can