Humbly and with great respect for all who have served and paved the roads of freedom and the future…THANK YOU!!
OORAH to my agent!!!
My awesome agent, Steve Laube, was nominated and selected as one of three finalists for the 2009 ACFW Agent of the Year!! This year, they revamped the judging and scoring process, so this is a big feat. Huge applause for my rockin agent!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS, AGENT-MAN!!!!
Quick thoughts & NovelJourney
First, I have to admit that I didn’t want to post. Why, you ask?Because…I don’t want anyone to forget about BFF Sara Mills and her new journey. So, if you’re stopping by for the first time in a while, please take a moment and read the previous post about how you can help my sweet, crazy, Canadian friend. Okay–well, my biggest point for today is that I’ve got an article posted over at NovelJourney on Psychology in Writing. It’s a subject near and dear to my heart since that’s what I earned my bachelor’s degree in (and hope to get my master’s in some day!). I’m not a psychologist, but I believe God gifted me with understanding people, something I …
Show your support and love for Sara!
It’s with a very heavy heart that I blog today. My best bud, Laube Sister (we have the same agent, Steve Laube), and business partner, Sara Mills, has been dealt a blow–her wonderful husband, Keith, died April 7, 2009 from a massive heart attack. I’d do anything for my beautiful friend and her precious children not to have to go through this, for Keith to be back full of life, laughter, and love. Keith, I am so sorry we never met but thank you for what you did for your family, for my best friend. Thank you for loving Sara so completely. For all the nights I kept her up laughing and giggling…thank you for laughing right along. What a …
Happy Birthday, Mom!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DEAD RECKONING Book cover
Yea!! I’m so thrilled to share with everyone the cover for my spy thriller Dead Reckoning to be released March 2010 from Abingdon Press. I’m so pleased with how the design team captured the heart of my story and translated that into the cover, but of course, they couldn’t have done that without the lead of the fabulous Barbara Scott, acquiring editor for Abingdon Press. (THANK YOU, BARBARA!!! YOU’RE AWESOME!!) When Shiloh Blake’s first large-scale underwater archeological dig traps herin the middle of an international nuclear arms clash, she is forced to flee for her lifeinto the streets of Mumbai, India. Is the man trailing her an enemy,or is he sent by her CIA father to protect her? Whoever he …
Novel Journey
Hey, everyone! A thrilling announcement: I’ve been invited to join the NovelJourney blog as a monthly columnist. This is a humbling honor for me. My posts will be the first Monday of each month–so be sure to bookmark this site, if you haven’t already, and come back to visit! Please take a moment to check it out: http://noveljourney.blogspot.com
Breach of Trust by DiAnn Mills
Well, as I said in an earlier post, I’m a tad behind in getting reviews done. My apologies to the authors whose wonderful books I’ve had the pleasure of reading. Now…on to the review… ——————————————————————- DiAnn Mills has crafted a fascinating tale of intrigue with Breach of Trust. I am so pleased to review a book by a lady I admire and respect. DiAnn Mills is an accomplished and award-winning author of umpteen-million books. LOL No, seriously. She’s written many, and I’ve greatly admired her efforts to bring attention and help to the Sudanese. To me, *this* is what writing is all about—making an impact! Paige Rogers survived every CIA operative’s worst nightmare. A covert mission gone terribly wrong. A …
TENACIOUS BELIEF
This morning in my Bible study, I came upon a phrase regarding King David: TENACIOUS BELIEF. David knew that God had called him out, anointed him to be king, and even though he had every right to defend himself against Saul, who tracked and hunted him down to kill him, David had a tenacious belief in honoring and respecting God, in the fact that God *had* called him to be king, even though the time had not come yet. I believe we all need to cling to David’s attitude here. So many of us have dreams and goals, maybe even promises we feel God has given us that have not come through yet. Don’t go after them, crashing through doors …
The Year Is Upon Us!
I can’t believe we’re launching 2009 already! How on earth did that happen so fast? It seems only yesterday…Okay, okay. I’ll spare you the boring details. You know the gig. 😀 But i do want to take a moment to reflect on this amazing year. In November of 2007, I felt that 2008 would be a “year of promise.” And it was! Brian got a great new job that helped get us back on our feet both financially and emotionally (nothing like feeling like major losers after six years of financially struggling and battling to get your life “back,” only to have your feet swiped out from under you again). We moved back to the metroplex and found a beautiful …