One year has ended, another started. Have you thought about what you accomplished? What you hope to accomplish next? Any regrets? Any surprising wins? What about new friendships? Or letting go of something? Until I look back, I don't always realize how much I've overcome. How much I've accomplished. I tend to get caught up in the list of "still to-does" and forget to celebrate. It's important to celebrate. Not to be prideful. But to be thankful. Thankful helps make the next mountain more of a mo…

See the tip of the pen? See the detail put into it? Someone cared about what they were doing. Do you care about what you do? The making of a meal? The sending of a text? The crafting of a story? Perhaps how you sign a book? Do you ever wonder about the impact that little extra bit of effort leaves? I recently heard from someone I'd signed a book for. She's an up-and-coming author herself. Her first book hitting print last month. She recently shared with me that the words I'd written meant a…

Do you enjoy book signings? Do you live in the US? Perhaps the southwest corner of the state of Colorado? Then I have some exciting news for you! My local writers' group - Wolf Creek Christian Writers Network - has partnered with the amazing local shop - Made in Colorado Shoppe - to do a book signing on Fri., Dec. 5th from noon to 5 p.m. Please stop by for a treat - think cookies - and a chance to pick up a signed book or two for gifties! Perhaps even treat yourself ;) Do I sound a bit like a sa…

Are you ready to return to the little town where an invisible boy and a bullied girl added a touch of whimsy to your day ... and find out what happens when the gravedigger's daughter befriends the pale new kid? My dear readers of "The Invisible Boy" that released last year in The Invisible Files: Classic Monsters Anthology #4 - you're hearing right - my story "The Pale New Kid" in Once Bitten...: Classic Monsters Anthology #5 is indeed set in the same town! Familiar and new characters await to g…