• Jun. 5th, 2017 Hidden Legacy Fun!

    There’s a lot going on in the Hidden Legacy world this week! Paperback copies have been flying off the shelf in my local Walmart. If you spot it in a store, I’d LOVE for you to take a picture and send it to me!  Tuesday (paperback release day!) I’ll be participating in a  Facebook party with fifteen Love Inspired authors.  I’ll be chatting from [ read more ]

  • Jun. 2nd, 2017 Hidden Legacy is here!

    The e-book versions of Hidden Legacy released today! The paperback version doesn’t officially release until June 6th, but it has been spotted in my local Walmart. Maybe it’s in a store near you!  If you haven’t read Covert Justice, then I can’t wait for you to meet Caroline Harrison and Detective Jason Drake. If you *have* read [ read more ]

  • Jun. 1st, 2017 First-Timer to Faculty

    When I started writing for The Write Conversation in 2010, I had just attended my very first conference—the  Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.  In the years since, I’ve gone from conference newbie to conference regular to published author to . . . conference faculty. This year I’ll be serving on the faculty of three different conferences ranging from small and intimate to huge. [ read more ]

  • Apr. 6th, 2017 The Write Conversation

    The Write Conversation has been recognized by Writer’s Digest as one of the top 101 Best Writing Websites!!!  It is an absolute privilege to a be a monthly contributor to The Write Conversation. I’ve been posting on the first Thursday of the month since 2010 and the posts I share there are some of my favorite things I write each [ read more ]

  • Apr. 5th, 2017 Exciting Book News

    I know things have been pretty quiet over here on the blog. But I promise, I haven’t been being lazy. I’ve been writing every spare minute of the day because….I have just signed a 3-Book Contract with Revell! The first book, Beneath the Surface, is due to my editor on April 30 and will release [ read more ]

  • Mar. 4th, 2017 9 Things I Wish I’d Known at the Beginning of My Writing Journey

    Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about my early years as a writer. I had no idea what I was doing and I was so eager to learn. I took courses and went to critique groups and attended conferences, all in an effort to figure out how to do this writing thing [ read more ]

  • Feb. 4th, 2017 Hidden Legacy Cover Reveal!

    Just wanted to pop in here to share the latest writing news… My June release has a cover! Readers of Covert Justice know Caroline as Blake Harrison’s younger sister, and many have been asking for her story. I can’t wait for new readers to meet Caroline Harrison and her long-lost best friend (and not-so-secret high school [ read more ]

  • Jan. 18th, 2017 Deep Work by Cal Newport

    I always have a blog post up over at The Write Conversation on the first Thursday of the month. I do NOT always remember to cross post it here. Yikes! Starting off this new year, I’m sharing my thoughts about a book called Deep Work by Cal Newport. It’s a fascinating book and one that I [ read more ]

  • Sep. 27th, 2016 Jesus and the Beanstalk by Lori Roeleveld

    I’ve been hearing about this book for a while now. Heard it wasn’t like anything else out there. Heard it wasn’t going to be “for everybody.”  Once I finally got my hands on it, I understood. It is NOT like any thing I’ve ever read. It’s part Christian living, but not like what you think of when [ read more ]

  • Sep. 15th, 2016 God Calls Everyone to Care, But . . .

    The image flooded social media and I couldn’t look away . A little boy covered in dust, dazed, alone, having been pulled from the rubble of a building. A little boy who could have been my Drew. Same size. Same age. What if that had been Drew? What if that was our life? My questions bubbled into lament. Why, God? How can You stand [ read more ]