Remember when you were a kid and people were always asking what you wanted to be when you grew up? I never had a good answer. As much as I loved history and devoured books, I hadn’t ever given a thought to becoming an author. Fast forward a couple decades and I was looking […]
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Slow and Steady Wins the Race
For a good 10 years I was an active participant in an international writing forum where authors and budding authors were challenged to write 50,000 words of a novel over the course of the 30 days of November. After the non-profit group jumped off the deep end in June of 2022 when the Supreme Court […]
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Ashes: Visible & Invisible Virtual Blog Tour
By Theresa Linden, Marie Keiser, Cynthia Toney, Ellen Gable, Antony Kolenc, Amanda Lauer, Carolyn Astfalk, Leslea Wahl, T.M. Gaouette, and Corinna Turner. When Liz’s faith journey hits a roadblock, will an unexpected detour and chance encounter set her back on track? A teen’s future was all set—before his tragic loss. But his friend’s secret past […]
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The Autumn of my Life
Having hit a milestone birthday recently, I felt prompted to consider my goals in life now that I’m technically on the cusp of retirement. I’ve been a proponent of written goals for some 40 years now, so I dove into our old computer hard drive to find the last comprehensive list of goals (more than […]
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Virtual Book Tour – Miracle at the Mission by Joseph Lewis
Today, I’m taking part in a Virtual Book Tour for fellow Catholic Writers Guild author Joseph Lewis featuring his new book, Miracle at the Mission. I had the privilege to be able to read an advanced copy of this book. It’s the second book in a series, but it’s a stand-alone story (with enough references to […]
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All We Need Is Love
As someone who’s made a living for decades as a writer (i.e. Paperback Writer), there aren’t too many times when I’ve been at a loss for words. That being said, my husband and I spent five days over Memorial Day Weekend at Abbey Road On The River in Jeffersonville, Indiana (the largest Beatles festival in […]
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Upping Our Lenten Game…
We’re in the middle of the Easter octave. If you’re reading this, that means you’ve made it through Lent. Halleluiah! Of course, for those of you who either don’t observe the Lenten season, or chose not to do anything out of the ordinary or give anything up for Lent, this may not be that big […]
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Liar, Liar Pants on Fire!
One of my favorite movie scenes is from the movie Liar, Liar which, according to Wikipedia, tells the story of a lawyer who built his entire career on lying, but finds himself cursed to speak only the truth for a single day, during which he struggles to maintain his career and to reconcile with his […]
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As they say, books can transport you anywhere. While that certainly is true for book readers, it can be equally true for book writers as well. When my first novel, A World Such as Heaven Intended, was published in 2014, I had no idea of the adventure on which I was embarking. It started out […]
CONTINUE READING40 Years – The Half-Way Mark!
Seriously, some days I don’t even feel like I’m 40 years old, yet here John and I are, marking our 40-year wedding anniversary. Who knew that September 11 would turn out to be such a memorable day? At least no one forgets our anniversary date anymore! In honor of this momentous occasion, John and I […]
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