Since the release of Beneath the Surface , I have fielded a ton of questions. For example . . . “Why doesn’t more of the book take place underwater?” Well . . . here’s the thing. Some people enjoy lots of details about regulators and buoyancy and diving techniques. But I have to tell you that when I’m… [ read more ]

Release Day is here!  Some of you have already gotten your hands on a copy of Beneath the Surface. Others are still waiting on preorders to hit their mailbox. Still others are holding out for summer and sunshine before they dive in. No matter how or when you’re planning to read Beneath the Surface, I… [ read more ]

I can’t relax into motherhood because I’m thinking five, ten, twenty years ahead. I can’t enjoy the writing process because I’m wondering about publication. I can’t enjoy the Season because I have so much to do by Saturday!

All that has had me thinking a lot about Mary.

I’m thrilled to unveil the new www.LynnHBlackburn.com to all of you! Katrina Glover of kikaDESIGN worked her magic on my very random ideas and I couldn’t be happier with the final product.

Last month, I shared what I learned from the book  Grit—The Power of Passion and Perseverance  by Dr. Angela Duckworth and how it applies to the writing life. If you haven’t read that one, you might want to pop over there first and read the post,  A Book to Help Writers Persevere . I’ll wait. Done? Good. Glad you’re back. 🙂 That post was already way too… [ read more ]

It’s been too long since I did a “What I Learned” post, so this month it’s really more of a “What I’ve Learned in 2017” rather than just in August. 🙂  1. I need to be in a Bible study, even if it means doing it on my own. When I started homeschooling both boys… [ read more ]

Every so often I want to give you a little “peek behind the curtain” of my #authorlife.  Here are just a few things that are going on right now.  Last Saturday I taught an all-day class on Scrivener – a writing software that I love. But wow – all day. It’s a lot of talking, even… [ read more ]

If you’ve hung around the writing world for long, you’ve heard it before . . . Being a published author does not magically fix all your problems. Being a published author does not mean you’ll spend your days fending off random fans when you’re buying groceries. Being a published author does not mean you’ll spend… [ read more ]

I’m starting a new book today. Oh, I’ve been working on it for weeks, but today is the first time I’m taking the ideas and brainstorming and plots and characters and putting them on the page. Today, I’m turning these characters loose and letting them come alive – and hanging on for the ride they… [ read more ]

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 ]