Christian Author & Muser
Before I get into anything else, I just heard the sad news that my junior high English teacher, who was the first to tell me I had a talent for writing, passed away this week. I'm so thankful for her influence, humor, and red pen. My last email from her (just before I signed my [...]
Goodness gracious. It has been FOREVER since my last update, and there is a good reason for it! I have been spending just about every spare moment working on Book 2 of the Tales from Adia series, all while orchestrating a return to the dorms during a global pandemic (my "don't quit your day job" [...]
Sometimes I just have to get off my computer and use visual and tangible tools to get my brain organized. If you're anything like me, you have about 50 different drafts (all saved as "FinalFinalDraft27.ForRealThisTime-4"). Your characters have been running amok, and your spreadsheets of details are about 31% complete because you keep getting caught [...]
Hey, friend! Recently I've had a bunch of fellow authors reach out with their questions about the writing process. And I am LOVING it! I'm learning that I love sharing my resources just as much as I enjoyed researching and finding them. So, I'm going to use this space to discuss some of the most-asked-for [...]
It's here! It's here! The study/discussion guide is ready for download (below). I'm excited to share this much-asked-for resource with all of my readers! Here are a few ways to use this guide: Personal Study - Use the questions as journal prompts as you think about your faith in relation to Tovi's.Book Club - I've [...]
Back when I signed my publishing contract, I had NEVER heard of Bookstagram! Honestly, the only reason I even stumbled upon it is because the Instagram algorithm is scary good and figured out that I would like (love) it! If you're unfamiliar, it is a WHOLE WORLD of book love. It is instagrammers whose main [...]
I am not arrogant enough to think that I have it all right, that I know the answers, or that I have the power to change hardened hearts and minds. My hope in writing out my story is that it will resonate with white people who are confused, softened, starting to question long-held beliefs. And [...]
Hey, Friends! It's been a couple of weeks since Kingdom Above the Cloud has been out in the world! What a wild ride! From time to time I'll give a roundup of interviews, reviews, and blogs that are focused on my book. Here's what's been going on out there in the World Wide Web: Interview [...]
Friends! Today is the day! It is so surreal to sit back and realize that I'm a published author! Kingdom Above the Cloud is officially out there, for sale, available to the public... So crazy! The coronavirus has impacted literally everything in our lives, and books are not excluded from this. So, one of the [...]
As the early dawn haze ran away from the light and the birds began to wake, Tovi Tivka sprinted along a familiar ridge never pausing to consider the danger should she fall. Her breezy yellow dress billowed in her wake, as did the long waves of her dark blue hair. She was petite in every [...]