My Publishing Faux Pas & What It Taught Me
I spent the day prior to that evening’s email sending out endorsement requests for my novel, The Alliance, releasing this spring. For anyone not in the publishing field, this is akin to having one of those “I’m not wearing pants”
Finding Creativity On Prince Edward Island
Our third day on Prince Edward Island, when I spilled water in our rental car, my husband mopped it up with a napkin and asked, “Your creative juices overflowing again?” I’d spent the last few hours, as we drove along the
Why I Write Amish Fiction
I drank in the images of the Amish community, as if I were a thirsty explorer having stumbled upon an oasis: the greenhouse redolent with blooms; the sturdy grandmother in the beige kerchief watching us Englischer customers with a mixture
My Laptop Graveyard
I silently cried in eighth grade while staring at the blank computer monitor because I didn’t know how to turn it on. By my junior year of high school, I knew how to turn the computer on, but that was
Giveaway Time: The Midwife, The Outcast, & The Scarlet Letter!
Hello, friends! Well, this has certainly been the week for giveaways! My publisher's generously offering a giveaway of my newest novel, The Midwife, a copy of my bestselling and award-winning debut, The Outcast, along with a beautiful copy of The
Vlog ~ Learning to Trust God One Step at a Time
(Sorry the vlog is slightly shaky. I talk with my hands, which jiggled the laptop on the pillow.)