Sunday evening, November 17, 2013 We have a winner: Staci Stallings Sister posts today! Here and at MBT Ponderers! These are the responses I received when I asked readers on FaceBook the question: what makes a great heroine? If she is kind but has guts and is not a quitter. I like a confident, and “sure of herself” kind …
Life’s Distractions, Part 2
Well, a week has passed. It’s now been 7 weeks since life became disrupted and in 1 day it’s going to get even more so. The Hardwood Floor Man is coming! And I have to move out for 6 days. And I won’t be able to get back in for things I’m sure I’ll forget. That’s why I named this …
Life’s Distractions or In My Case, Renovation
Does your life get off kilter sometimes? Well, mine does. And that’s not good for a writer. Six weeks ago I started a renovation at my house, thinking, praying, that it wouldn’t take a whole 2 months to complete. I mean I was only knocking out a wall, putting in new cabinets, tiling the kitchen floor and putting …
Interested in a chance at a Kindle? Come meet Sherrie Ashcraft and Christina Berry Tarabochia
After fourteen years of hard work, Sherrie Ashcraft and Christina Berry Tarabochia are thrilled to announce the release of their novel, On the Threshold. Interested in how a mother and daughter can write a book together? Want a chance at winning a Kindle and a business card design from a top-notch company? Keep reading! Why did you ladies begin writing …
A Visit with Author Amy Lillard
I am so pleased to welcome Amy Lillard, author of Saving Gideon and the soon-to-be-released Katie’s Choice. Thank you for having me, Patricia. Tell us a little about yourself, Amy. Like where you grew up and where you live now: I grew up outside Corinth, Mississippi, (ever hear of it? J) and spent most of my “growing up” years there. I …
My Journey With Sensa
First, I want to say for the record, I don’t own stock in Sensa nor am I being paid for what I write about the product. But for months now, every time I watch television, I see this commercial with these bikini-clad girls sprinkling white powder over everything they eat, and of course they are model thin–I did say they …
The Frasier and why I’m “not” entering this year…
Got you there, didn’t I? But as I thought about this post about why entering the Frasier would be such an awesome thing, I wondered why a writer wouldn’t enter it. So… Here are my 10 Top Reasons why a writer might not enter the Frasier: You never win anything. You don’t have anything written. You heard it wasn’t a …
Where Treasure Hides–Meet Debut Author Johnnie Alexander Donley
The winners of last week’s drawing for the $10 Amazon gift cards are Laura McClellan and Carole Walker!! I am pleased to welcome Johnnie Alexander Donley to my blog today. I met Johnnie on line in 2009 on an ACFW Critique loop, and our friendship has grown and grown and grown. We met in person in February, 2010 and then again …
The Call…or Rather the Email
Tonya Kuper had this great idea of creating a Blog Hop with the authors at The Seymour Agency to share how each of us received our call from either Mary Sue Seymour or Nichole Resciniti for representation. Click on the telephone and scroll down for a link to learn how my fellow agency mates received their call. I’m giving away two $10 Amazon …
Meet Jo Huddleston
I met Jo Huddleston on line a couple of years ago. We’ve never met face-to-face, but I hope to rectify that soon! Jo is a writer of awesome devotionals. A reviewer once wrote that they “offer spiritual tonic and hope” and I’ve found that to be true. But she’s decided to join the ranks of fiction writers and her wonderful …