• Excerpts

    Camp NaNo Week 3

      Welcome back to Camp NaNo updates! For those of you who care, yes I have showered since last week. And I feel SO much better. I came down with an energy-sucking cold last week. But, I did have to juggle 2 sick kiddos….poor babies. They’re both improving though 🙂 For those of you who have no idea what in…

  • Guest Posts

    Atmosphere shift

    Atmosphere shift Guest post by: Angel Downer Traffic is heavy this morning on my commute in to work. Cars are merging into a gridlocked lane blocking the lane they are merging from (which happens to be the one I am in). I left the house early with a long list of to-dos on my mind and now I am running…

  • Excerpts - WIPpet Wednesday

    WIPpet Wednesday April 20th

    f you’re unfamiliar with WIPpet Wednesday, it’s a great weekly meme hosted by Emily Witt where authors can share excerpts from Works in Progress. I have greatly enjoyed reading others’ WIPs and getting to know other authors’ stories. Today, I have a section from my 2nd Manuscript. If you’d like to keep up with my excerpts, you’re welcome to click…

  • Excerpts

    Camp NaNo week 2

    We are halfway done! I am so tired…  For those of you who have no idea what in the world Camp NaNo is, the website is here. Basically, Camp NaNo is like NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, which occurs in November) but much more organized. It’s happening right now throughout the month of April. If you missed last week’s update, you…

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    Camp NaNoWriMo Week 1

    Has it been 7 days of Camp NaNo already? Eek! For those of you who have no idea what in the world I’m talking about, the website is here. Basically, Camp NaNoWriMo is like NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, which occurs in November) but much more organized. It’s happening right now throughout the month of April. You join the website…

  • Book Reviews

    Undeniably Yours: Book Review

    Undeniably Yours: A Porter family novel: book #1 By Becky Wade Contemporary Christian Romance Synopsis:  When Meg Cole’s father dies unexpectedly, she’s forced to return home to Texas and to Whispering Creek Ranch to take up the reins of his empire. The last thing she has the patience or the sanity to deal with? Her father’s Thoroughbred racehorse farm. She gives…

  • Excerpts - WIPpet Wednesday

    WIPpet Wednesday April 6

    If you’re unfamiliar with WIPpet Wednesday, it’s a great weekly meme hosted by Emily Witt where authors can share excerpts from Works in Progress. I have greatly enjoyed reading others’ WIPs and getting to know other authors’ stories. Today, I have a section from my 2nd Manuscript. 4 / 6 = 6 sentences Context: This is from Joel’ls POV. Serena came…

  • Blog Tags

    Writer Q and A tag

    A great blogger friend of mine tagged me for this Q and A tag. Thanks Brigid, for tagging me. I’ve enjoyed getting to know her and her stories and we’ve been swapping advice and fun WIP excerpts and such. Aww…blogger friendship!  You should go check out her blog Word Fare. Sorry – it alwaystakes a while for me to finish…

  • Book Reviews

    Esperanza rising: Book Review

    Esperanza Rising: By Pam Munoz Ryan Genre: MG/YA historical fiction Synopsis: Esperanza thought she’d always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico–she’d always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza…

  • Excerpts - WIPpet Wednesday

    WIPpet Wednesday – March 30

    If you’re unfamiliar with WIPpet Wednesday, it’s a great weekly meme hosted by Emily Witt where authors can share excerpts from Works in Progress. I have greatly enjoyed reading others’ WIPs and getting to know other authors’ stories. Today, I have a section from my 2nd Manuscript. If you’d like to keep up with my excerpts, you’re welcome to click…