Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Google Earth--wow!

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Google Earth... If you have not had this experience yet, you must do it now... Fly to the Grand Canyon and take a tour...Oh, my! It's a...
Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Love My Book Club!

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My neighborhood book club met tonight and we had a wonderful time, as usual. We discussed Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down , and I think it...
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Monday, August 29, 2005

Tennis Needs a Net

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Robert Frost said it: "I would as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down." I don't often write poetry (though ...
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Saturday, August 27, 2005

Magdalene Cover

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For those of you who offered comments on the cover of my WIP, here's the latest incarnation. I love it! My Mary M. is older, not a prost...
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Friday, August 26, 2005

Because It's Friday . . .

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Because Lisa Samson has been graciously interviewing so many Christian novelists on her blog, "Author Intrusion," be sure to check...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Sentiment vs. Sentimentality

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I used to be confused by those two terms-which is not a good thing, because sentiment (i.e., emotion) in a novel is a Good Thing, while sent...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Cover choices?

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Back at work today, and battling a host of silly problems that can be distracting--for one, the computer is sluggish and I'm fighting wh...
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Sunday, August 21, 2005

St. Pete Times Article

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Today is my son's 21st birthday. I feel a little like this mama hippo. (VBG). The St. Petersburg Times, my hometown paper, did an artic...
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Saturday, August 20, 2005

New Release!

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Last week, just before heading out to Philly, I received a hot-off-the-press copy of the Women of Faith Ficiton Collection. This is a delici...
Friday, August 19, 2005

Oh, no!

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I came back to my hotel room tonight and did a little web surfing . . . only to find that Michael Vaughan/Michael Vartan is (probably) leavi...
Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Headed off to Philly

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Is that not the biggest cat you have ever seen? I am headed off to Philly today to teach with my good friend, Nancy Rue. We're doing a c...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

The Desert--Gritty enough

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I've been hearing some talk lately about new and "gritty" fiction in the CBA. Well, frankly, I'm not sure what's new a...
Saturday, August 13, 2005

Dogs, dogs, dogs

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Photo: Charley and Nancy Rue I don't usually post on Saturdays--well, maybe I do, but it's a fluke because Saturday is my Sabbath. N...
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Friday, August 12, 2005

You Gotta Try New Things . . .

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They assure me no beagles were harmed in the shooting of that photo . . . I try a new technique in every book--after you've written so m...
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Thursday, August 11, 2005

Something New on the Net

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Photo: What a picture of support ! I'd like to formally announce the grand opening of "Charis Connection," a blog especially g...
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Publisher's Weekly Touts Christian Chick Lit

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Part I: She's All That ( Spa Girls Collection)Kristin Billerbeck. Integrity, paper (256p) ISBN 1-59145-328-3 Christian chick-lit star Bi...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Muzzy Ramblings

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Had a migraine today, so took one of the wonder pills and am now left with that washed-out muzzy feeling . . . so you'll have to bear wi...
Sunday, August 07, 2005

The Truths Hidden Behind the Pictures

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Sometimes an obvious truth can jump out at you . . . If you've attended one of my fiction classes, you know that I'm big into Myers-...
Friday, August 05, 2005

First Draft Done!

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Whee! Getting away for a couple of days really helped me this week! My first draft for MAGDALENE is done and boy, is it a mess. But I can cl...
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Friday, July 29, 2005

Walking on Water . . .

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I would have loved to find a picture for "walking on air," but since I couldn't, "walking on water" will have to do....