Last week I found out why historical novelists love reference librarians. I heard it in both research workshops I’ve attended at writers conferences: “Talk to your local reference librarian. They LOVE to answer questions and help you out; it’s what they’re trained to do.” I kept meaning to try it, but not following through. Last […]
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Book Review: Courting Morrow Little
I am trying to start posting every Tuesday and Friday. We’ll see how it goes. 🙂 Laura Frantz was one of the authors I was most delighted to meet at the ACFW conference last weekend. In writing about Native Americans and cross-cultural relationships, I’m always excited to find other authors dealing with similar issues, and […]
Telling the Story
A few days ago, I got back from the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) conference in St. Louis. (“Meet Me in St. Louis” became a popular theme in pre-conference emails—and in my head! ☺) I had never been to St. Louis for more than an airplane transfer before, and I wish I could have explored […]
His Pleasure
I loved the movie Chariots of Fire when I was a little girl. I find that funny now, since I couldn’t have understood a lot of it. I’m not sure if it was the music, the mesmerizing footage of runners splashing along an English beach, the drama of the races, or the unassuming, everyday heroism […]
Five Days in the Diné Tah
I’ve been meaning for months to post pictures from my trip to New Mexico and Arizona this June. I want to write more, hopefully sometime soon, about my time there in the Diné Tah, the land of the Diné, or Navajo, but for now I thought I would just give you a few snapshots. A […]
The Body of Christ for Writers, Part 2
Even more than the wonderful workshops and meetings with amazing authors, agents, and editors, the greatest gift the Lord gave me through Mount Hermon became learning the importance of the Body of Christ for writers. Contrary to the image of the writer as a solitary typist—though I often have to resemble one to get much […]
The Body of Christ for Writers, Part 1
When I kissed my sister goodnight last night—she was hanging out with my mom, discussing their homeschool Bible lesson for that day—she said, “You look happy.” My mom agreed. “You look happier than you did ten minutes ago.” Ten minutes ago, I guess I’d been a bit stressed by trying to condense my two-and-a-half page […]