Writing Books For Movies A number of years ago, my editor with Summerside contacted me, saying they were in desperate need of a book set in Sundance, Wyoming, for their <em>Love Finds You</em> line, and asked if I had sold one that I’d written yet. I said no, but my agent was shopping it as…
When Henri Nouwen’s life was interrupted by the death of a loved one, confronted by poverty, his quiet monastic life by busyness, and his emotional safety by the collapse of a deep friendship, Nouwen, a Roman Catholic priest and spiritual writer asks in Beyond the Mirror, “Where is God? And Who is God for me?”…
We interrupt your regularly scheduled post to bring you good news! The Mountain Brook Ink blog is getting a makeover. Starting April 4, the blog will be renamed “Christian Fiction Authors” and will feature new devotionals, posts, and more from your favorite Mountain Brook Ink and Mountain Brook Fire authors! You’ll still be able to…
This has been quite a year. After various natural disasters, violent attacks, sickness, and social injustices, many have been shaken with fear. In times like these, it can be difficult to hold faith that God will keep us and our loved ones safe. Little voices in the backs of our minds ask, “What if this…
As my Tradewinds series with Mountain Brook Ink draws to a close with the release of Barefoot Memories this month (YAY!), I’ve found myself fighting more than a few waves of nostalgia. I started writing the first book in the series, Porch Swing Girl, when I was barely fifteen years old. Now I’m creeping up…
Themes crop up in stories whether or not the author means to include them. I didn’t set out to write about prejudice in Montana Gold, but the topic is hard to avoid when writing about the American West. Hills of Nevermore (Montana Gold, book 1) opens the series in 1863, a time of tremendous upheaval.…
Writing my Frasier Island series was a labor of love. My father served in the US Navy during World War II, and researching these books put me in touch with several people knowledgeable about the Navy. The whole experience gave me a much deeper appreciation of our military and of my father’s generation, who sacrificed…
February may be coming to an end, but the romance doesn’t have to! Valentine’s Day may now be history, but I’m looking at romance that takes place a little farther back. How far? The wild west, WWII, you name it! I’ve rounded up a list of five historical romances perfect to fall in love with.…
“I love chocolate,” we say, and, “I love you.” However, the love we have for a significant other, a favorite food, and a friend are all different (hopefully). But English doesn’t lend itself well to making these distinctions. I’ve never had a “sweetheart” on Valentine’s Day, so as the holiday approaches, this single gal’s mind…
[Guest: J.J. Johnson] The Imagination of a Child
I love the imagination of a child. Listening to kids play with their action figures and toys and making up stories as they do is such an enjoyment. It always takes me back to my time as child when I did the same thing. However, I never expected one of the biggest lessons I would…
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