I remember hearing somewhere that an author hasn’t truly “arrived” until their stories inspire fan art. Of course, I’ve also heard “arrived” equated to unpleasant things like finding signed copies of your novel at Goodwill, getting a one-star review, or being hit with a frivolous lawsuit–but this is WAY more fun! When I first started … Read More
I’ve been running a fun cover reveal today (Wednesday) over on my Instagram page! Remember those little plastic hand puzzles we used to do as kids where you’d move the tiles around one by one trying to form a picture (or a line of numbers)? It was sort of like that, except much less frustrating. … Read More
Many of you know that I’m a H-U-G-E fan of our National Parks, and that I used to work as a seasonal park ranger. But did you know today is the official 100th birthday of the National Park Service? On August 25, 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill into law to create the National Park … Read More
Thank you so much to all of you who joined us last week for The Christmas Chronicles. What I’ve loved most about the three Chronicles events (Hope Chronicles in 2012, Trust Chronicles in 2013, and Christmas Chronicles in 2014) is the spirit of community that has blossomed each time. The five of us are so blessed by … Read More
I just returned from the Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference, and I’m thrilled to announce that my debut novel, MISTAKEN, took home a Cascade Award in the Published Historical Fiction Category. [In celebration of this win, I’m hosting a special GIVEAWAY. The winner can choose either a copy of Mistaken or my newest release, Out … Read More