Write What You Know

“They” say, write what you know. That’s why there’s knitting, Wisconsin, faith, vintage treasures, and pianos in my stories. Every story I write won’t be set in Wisconsin. Every story won’t have a pianist. Every story might not have a knitter. But every story will share an element of faith and elements of the things …

True Confessions –Writing Hope For Christmas

When I saw this cover for sale on my cover designer’s page, I fell in love with the colors, the style, and the feeling. I didn’t have a Christmas story in the works, so I kept looking at it when I went to her site. Then I started to worry. “What if someone else buys it?” Aack! …

Hope For Christmas A Novella for Christmas In July

My fun Christmas novella is on pre-order, just in time for Christmas in July. I started writing it last December and in my notes wrote, “Let’s make it a little Hallmarky”. Merry Noel is a busy woman with no time or patience to celebrate holidays. But when she’s fired after going berserk at the office …

Stories From Writing The Road Home Novel

Like my main character Cadence, I have a love for thrift stores and antique stores. I enjoy the hunt and find many sweet treasures for my vintage decor. For some reason, beautiful flatware always grabs my attention. I sell some of the treasures I find and keep others. I loved this fancy spoon the minute …

Stories from Writing The Road Home Novel~Returning Thrift Store Treasures

In The Road Home, Cadence finds a vintage recipe box at the antique store. A name is written on all the cards and she wonders about the person and why they abandoned their recipe box With the help of her boss’s daughter, they find a relative of the woman and Cadence attempts to return the …

Stories from Writing The Road Home Novel

I shared a little in my last post about the women in the pink Cadillac and the road trip idea. I also shared that I based The Road Home on the area where my Grandmother grew up but fictionalized the town. I included a funny business combo called Tansy’s Donuts & Laundry. One of the …

5 Tips for Newbies~Making Connections in the Writing World

I’m new to the writing world and wondered how to make connections without being pushy. Here are five tips I’ve found to help the newbie writer make connections. *Attend a conference–I attended the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference at the end of May. It’s helped me make connections more than anything else I’ve tried. …