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DiAnn Mills Interview
Tell us about your family and your call to write: I have four adult sons. I didnât start writing until â96. My husband looked at me and told me someday youâll write a bookâquit your job and Iâll give you one year to get anything published. I said âOkay, I will. Iâm working on…
Generation Hex
Generation Hex: Understanding the Subtle Dangers of Wicca: What they Say: Wicca is America’s fastest growing religion. By the year 2012, it’s projected to be the third largest religion in the United States.In Generation Hex, Marla Alupoaicei and Dillon Burroughs explore the history, culture, and practices of Wicca. As part of their research, they interviewed…
Wounded by Claudia Mair Burney
I had the privilege of sitting down with Claudia Mair Burney at ICRS for an interview and as soon as I have the time to figure out how to upload it to this blog I’ll be playing it! By then, maybe I will have read the book. But suffice to say, C.M. Burney is a…
I Remember! My 9/11 Story
We will never forget! I can remember where I was when I saw the smoke from the towers. It was in the morning and I don’t remember why I turned on the television, but I saw the towers fall live on tv, even before the reporters knew what were happening. Coming from NY, I knew…
Never Stop Learning
When people start talking about writing conferences, many authors get sweaty palms, second guess their sanity in signing up for agent/ editor appointments and imagine locking their hotel room doors and never coming out until it’s time to go home. I’m guilty of all three. More than once. And even after attending conferences for over six…
House and Homeschooling
Seems like Thursdays is the designated day for my housecapades! Hey, I like that. Will have to use that again! Well, we had our first open house on Sunday. Hubby stressed and fussed and hurried to make the place shine. We put an ad in the paper for $75 and guess how many people/couples showed…
Gotta Have Faith and Grace!
“The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” 1Ti 1:14 Faith is a funny thing. For me, it’s easy to have faith. To believe in a supreme God, a loving God who sent his son Jesus to die for me. Yet…
Lightening Strike to Heaven
The other morning I instructed my children (6 yr. and 8 yr.) to finish their copy work while I exercised on the elliptical. They asked if they could color when they were through. Sure, anything to help keep them busy while I got in my work out. Little did I know while I sweated…
Qlubb: A New Way to Organize Your Life!
I’m always looking for new ways to organize my life. With homeschool, school, sports, music, dance, plays, church, a home to sell and with four kids in all different activities at different times, there’s a lot to manage! So when I heard about Qlubb.com, a web-based service that helps organize your real-life groups online, providing…
Office Must-Haves…
My name is Tricia and I confess … I have office envy. I’ve been talking my some of my novelist friends lately and they have pretty nice offices … A comfy chair? A lamp? A mini fridge??? Sweet! I share my 12 x 12 office with four other people. We have five computer stations, and…