If you’re familiar with my novels you know that I love my romance seasoned with a big dose of adventure and suspense. Setting can be a character in a novel and, in my opinion, is essential to an adventure story. Often writers set all their stories in a specific region they love or at least with which they’re reasonably

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 Ten years ago when I first became serious about writing novels for publication, learning how to come up with ideas was the first order of business. I’d dreamed of being a writer all my life, but when I

  Lord, our Lord,  how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:1 Today’s a beautiful spring day and you can feel a hint of summer in the air.  I’m sitting outside and  considering God’s glorious creation. The wind is whipping the trees around and, if I close my eyes, I can almost imagine I’m on a beach.

When You’re Not the Only One in Your Family with a Dreamby Gina Conroy I’ve been thinking a lot about my personal goals, my children’s dreams, and what I want my family to look like. Unfortunately, all three are often in conflict with one another at different times. I knew from a young age that I wanted to write, and

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Lost Melody Zondervan (October 25, 2011) by Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Lori lives in the beautiful Ozarks with her husband Lance. Lance and Lori have three sons, three daughter-in-laws, and six wonderful grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters. Lance and Lori are very involved in their church, and active

I’m honored to welcome my friend Lynne Gentry, author of REINVENTING LEONA. I met Lynne at a conference several years ago through another close friend, Lisa Harris. But it wasn’t until about two years ago that I really got to know Lynne—she’s not only an incredible person, but she’s an awesome writer. Her voice is exceptional and when I feel