rich in blessings
I had the most wonderful weekend, spent in the company of my sisters in Christ. How blessed I am to be part of such a…
journal keeping
I’m reading a terrific book: *Journal Keeping: Writing for Spiritual Growth* by Luann Budd. I’ve been a journal keeper for a good portion of my…
a gentle historical romance
There's a song that I love that includes the line, "Life is hard, but God is good." What a beautiful truth! No matter how difficult…
Psalm 35
Because I am a Christian who believes in the absolute authority of the Bible, that it is the infallible inspired Word of God, I know…
an audience of One
When I first began writing novels, I wrote for the pure joy of storytelling. Not all parts of writing a novel are fun. A lot…
Communication
This is too good not to share. H. Norman Wright in *Communication: Key to Your Marriage* says, "Communication specialists point out that when you talk…
Standing on the promises of God
Did you see the movie Galaxy Quest (a satire on Star Trek)? In one scene, five humans have gone down to a planet to retrieve…
hoping to make my page quota
Not as far along in the story as I wanted to be by now, but not stuck either. Just forced to stop a lot to…
a new week
It’s a new week. Take a deep breath, Robin, and plunge in. I’ve finished revising the first chapters of PTM, and I am now writing…
three months to go
April! When did that sneak up on me? Three months until this book is due. I’m still working on the revised opening 50+ pages of…
a day to reflect
I’m making progress with PTM. Have worked through a lot of the issues, heightening conflict and changing the characters’ backstory to strengthen motivation. It will…
the good news and the bad news
Well, wonders will never cease! RIBBON OF YEARS *is* a RITA finalist, along with two books by Dee Henderson and one by Deb Raney. That,…
awaiting RITA announcements
The waiting begins! Today is the day RITA finalists are contacted. I find it highly unlikely that RIBBON OF YEARS will be a finalist as…
boring but honest
I’m taking a few days off from writing as our church has a pastoral candidate here with us this weekend. As part of the search…
the glamorous life!
Update on PTM: Karola and Jakob are married, and my writing is going through one of those “what do I write next” phases. This is…
weddings and other disasters
Another week has sped past me. I don’t know how that happens! I am once again immersed in 1908 Idaho. I’ve created my little farming…
line edits and memories
Yesterday my line edits for Firstborn arrived. The best part? My editor raved! She said: “You’ve done a marvelous job on this! Erika and Steven…
back to writing
Gee, no entries for a week. Does that mean I haven’t been writing? Well, sort of. I’ve written a brief opening scene for my next…
