Are You Sitting Down?
One day, years before children were routinely buckled into car seats, Savannah Grace and her mother were traveling down a deserted country road. Savannah couldn't have been more than three at the time and while she knew she wasn't allowed to stand up in the seat, she found it challenging to abide by the rule. "Savannah Grace, sit down." Her mother said it gently the first
Fully Accepted and Always Welcome
Have you seen that commercial about the monk trying to be in perfect harmony with nature? It's an oldie that always makes me smile in a "I remember that" sort of way. Oh, not the part where he turns over that sweet turtle that's trapped on its back, although I would definitely do that! And not the part where he scoops up a spider indoors and
Stinking to High Heavens
It was the loveliest of Saturday afternoons. I was back porch tap, tap, tapping on my laptop and nearing the end of some very challenging edits on my next manuscript. Meanwhile, my man was getting a good bit of yard work done and my sweet Dixie Belle was having a high old-time wading in the edge of the lake and chasing the occasional squirrel. Ah, the
Giving up the Perfect Prayer
Over the last few years I’ve met a ton of neat authors, many of whom have kindly shared some of their hard earned lessons in our industry. I’ve also been blessed with good counsel from agents and editors, but one of the best pieces of writing advice I’ve ever received has to be: “Don’t get it right, get it written.” The phrasing makes it easy to