Lines from my WIP and a Party Invitation for YOU

The 777 challenge requires you go to Page 7 of your work-in-progress, scroll down to Line 7 and share the next 7 lines in a blog post. Once you have done this, you can tag 7 other bloggers to do the same with their work-in-progress. The following lines are from the novel that is now [...]

The Word Changers Has a NEW COVER!!

Oh, yes ... but you can't see it on my site! At least, not today. The cover reveal is being hosted by the talented and lovely authoress, Anne Elisabeth Stengl. Head over to her blog to see the new cover for The Word Changers, and to enter your name into the giveaway for a signed [...]

A Giveaway for Reviewers of THE WORD CHANGERS!

Once upon a time, there was an author who was very thankful for all the support she had received from her readers and reviewers. As grateful as she was, she knew that "thank you," and lots of smiles (which no one saw anyway) could only go so far.... So she decided to give something away [...]

Fun News for Reviewers of The Word Changers!

Most of you probably know the importance of getting reviews for your own book, or leaving reviews for others' books. They help potential buyers find a book to begin with, and then help them to decide whether or not it's the book for them. Real, honest opinions from real, honest readers - for me, at [...]

Book Sightings and Library Love

A couple of weeks ago I went to my local library and saw, for the first time ever, my own book on the library shelf! And not just one copy ... two! I was pretty excited, as you can well imagine! When I visited my alumni college (later that same day, as it happens), an [...]

The Word Changers is 99 Cents, Plus a Great Giveaway!

THE DEAL My publisher is reducing the cost of The Word Changers eBook for two weeks, beginning today. It will be just 99 cents (marked down from $3.99), from August 8th - 22nd. Here are the links where you can find this special deal for The Word Changers: Amazon        Barnes and Noble If you're new [...]

Two Giveaways For THE WORD CHANGERS

  A short and sweet post letting you know that you've got TWO MORE opportunities to win a paperback copy of  The Word Changers! Christian Bookshelf Reviews is hosting a giveaway right now, which will end on Thursday (7/17). That's just three more days! Author Heather Day Gilbert also has a giveaway for my book on her blog, [...]

A Shipment of Books, An Amazon Bestseller, and Obliging Trees

EXCITING ARRIVAL First of all .... the shipment of books from my publisher arrived!! While I didn't swim in them, as I had previously threatened to do ... I was quite excited! My 7-year-old son, who is very nonchalant about my author status now, shuffled through a few of the books in the open box, then looked [...]

The Author of the Story

I found it amusing, at first, to know that I was writing a story within a story while penning The Word Changers. Now and then I would smile ironically to myself and shake my head. It was just too much fun. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, The Word Changers is about a [...]