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Appalachian Thursday – Cover Celebration!
The cover of my new story (releasing December 2021) is out and about! Whatcha think? Here are a few highlights that make this cover special for me: The button. Sulley is a water dowser (or so he claims). And when he finds a long lost button, people start to think...
We have TWO winners! (Plus another chance to win.)
If you subscribe to my newsletter, you had an opportunity to win one of two early copies of The Finder of Forgotten Things releasing in December. I revealed the new cover to subscribers and asked them to come up with a single word to describe how the image made them...
Appalachian Thursday – The Sap is Rising!
We've had a couple of days of unseasonably warm weather which is both wonderful and a terrible tease. We actually opened windows yesterday but tomorrow the high is only supposed to be 40. Sigh. False spring! Even so, there are signs of warmer days including crocuses,...
Jump in on some great giveaways!
Some friends and I are doing giveaways this week to inject a little joy into winter (which always seems interminable at the end of February!). Check 'em all out and enter to win some outstanding stories. You'll find these on Instagram, all you need to do is like and...
When the Power’s Out in Appalachia
Terrible weather has been rolling through the country with snow, ice, and tornadoes causing all sorts of problems and power outages. As I'm writing this we're expecting a mix of snow, rain, and ice to hit us throughout the night and into the morning. Here's hoping we...
Is Your Job a Ministry?
I know I've been guilty of thinking that the only people in "ministry" are missionaries, church staff, and people who work for religious non-profits. But I'm pretty sure ANY job can be a ministry if you come at it right. I recently needed to spend a few days being...
Appalachian Thursday – The Exploits of Betty Zane
West Virginia has produced some amazing characters. And while I typically write Twentieth Century historical fiction, that doesn't keep me from chasing rabbit trails further into the past. Like reading about Betty Zane . . . When she was very young, her family moved...
Want to See My Latest Cover??
My next novel has a title AND a cover! I ran a contest on Facebook over the weekend to guess the missing word in the title . . . The Finder of FORGOTTEN Things. The guesses were great! And interestingly, the number one guess was LOST (8 guesses)--which was almost the...
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