Writing Children’s Books

Writing Children’s Books

What a change in my genre! I write historical fiction, that takes hours of research, right? Now I’ve gotten engrossed in this new field and particularly my little character, Mama Mouse. I found a wonderful illustrator and we work back and forth until the characters...
Portraying Mice

Portraying Mice

Working with the illustrator for my little mouse book has been enlightening. Someone suggested they should wait until the book comes out and get their fees then. I looked into that but these illustrators don’t work that way. They get paid upfront whether a publisher...
Events to Look Forward To!

Events to Look Forward To!

A new year and trusting God for what He has for me. A new book, Rahab, Woman of Jericho is in production and will come out this summer from Whitaker House. Every time I finish a book, I think it will be my last. Then the Lord puts another woman of the Bible on my...
Blog Tours!

Blog Tours!

What an amazing way to share a new book. The publisher sends the book to a group of literary bloggers who read it and then do a review. Sometimes as an author we disagree with the blogger’s viewpoint. We want to “explain” what we wrote. Yet, in the end, each blogger...
Changing Churches

Changing Churches

Ever found yourself in the dilemma of having to find a new church?  It’s not like you just pick a nearby church and that’s it.  When we moved back to San Diego after seven years in Northern California, I attempted to return to my old church where I’d spent over 20...

New Books

My 2nd book, MARTHA is now available and has come out to excellent reviews.  Davis Bunn mentioned it on his website to give me a helping hand. He’s a wonderful author and I appreciate his kindness. I am also doing a fourth book for Revell on the wife of Pontius...