Sometimes it's not easy. . .
Wife. Mother. Teacher. Friend. Daughter. Writer. Sister. Aunt. Photographer. Quilter. Maid. Chef. Housekeeper. Nanny. Blogger. Other....
First draft. . .
The first draft never looks much like the final one. This is a fact I am learning. And its okay. It's okay that the characters change....
Fifteen and counting. . .
I have written fifteen novels. (gasp) I sat down today and counted them all. And that doesn't count all the stories I've outlined or...
Just breathe. . .
I'm not really a beach person. I never have been. I grew up an hour from the gulf coast and can count the number of times I went during...
Fear. . .
As a child, I was terrified of spiders. I'm not sure my family even knew. I think I feared someone finding out and putting spiders in my...
A thought on literary agents...
I met with agents from four literary agencies while at ACFW. Lots more were represented, but those are the agents I was able to talk...