A Winter Poem

I don’t know where you are, but here, in Western North Carolina, it’s COLD. Oh, I hear you Canadian friends–a day above freezing is balmy to you. But to me? It’s COLD. The problem is, we had temperatures in the 70s two weeks ago and I caught a...

Going Fishing for Readers

So you’ve written a novel–say 75,000 words or more. Trust me, it feels like a major accomplishment just to string that many individual letters together into something that–maybe–makes sense. What do you need to do next? Write a synopsis. Yup,...

Going Where Jesus Is

I’m fortunate to live near the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove in Asheville, NC. Early each year Kendra Graham (wife of Will Graham, Billy’s grandson) leads a ladies’ Bible study. And it’s free! So a group of us from church go and get...

2012 in review–blog stats

To kick off the new year, I’d like to share some fun data about my blog’s activity in 2012. Thanks to everyone who visits, comments and shares! I love having the opportunity to share my writing journey and my myriad thoughts along the way. Here are the top five posts...