Every week on my Facebook author’s page, I do what I call “Shaker Wednesday.” On those days I hunt up some bit of Shaker history or maybe a picture of something the Shakers made or a building in one of their villages. Some days I just post one of the Shaker sayings. They had a lot – many of them …
A Different Kind of Shaker Character
The Gifted was my fifth Shaker story. At the time I wanted to write about a different sort of female character. I wanted her to be sweet and loving and yet have a difficult time fitting in with the Shakers. Then I wanted to contrast the Shaker life with the nearby Harrodsburg Springs where the upper crust of society went to …
November Caption Contest Giveaway
How about a new caption contest? I haven’t given any books away for a little while. So let’s have a little fun. We did this caption contest a few months ago and it was fun. That was because you all are so imaginative and witty. You came up with fun or wise words to put in the mouths of the …
A Journal Entry in The Gifted
Do you like to e-read? Well, maybe you’re like me and enjoy the physical feel of the book in your hands better, but then sometimes an attractive price will convince me to read on my iPad. Especially if it’s a book I’ve heard about or an author I want to give a try. That’s what the publishers are hoping when …
Shaker Sayings – Hands to Work Hearts to God
I’ve reached into my blog archives again tonight with a reworked post of Shaker sayings. The Innocent on e-book sale has me thinking Shakers and it is Shaker Wednesday or was when I posted this. 🙂 Every week on my Facebook author’s page, I do “Shaker Wednesday” where I hunt up some bit of Shaker history or maybe a picture …
Kissing and Telling – A Romance Author’s Bread and Butter
“What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: The sure sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.” (Robert Herrick) Romance – what would life be without it? And what would romance be without a kiss? Here’s some rules for kissing from the early nineteen hundreds with a reason for a smile when you read to the end of the …
Books, Bites and Birthdays
It was my youngest son’s birthday today. He has a family of his own now to be daddy to and he’s a wonderful daddy. But I’m not sure he ever taught his kids to eat the peanut butter and pancake syrup on biscuits that his dad taught him to eat when he was just a little tyke. He could never …
Surprised by Icicles
Are those the magic fairy wands glistening on the trees or only winter icicles that I see? (Anonymous) I took a break from trying to flesh out a new story idea yesterday and went walking. Walking is a good time for thinking. You see everything around you, but you don’t have to really think about how you’re moving your feet …
Every Book Can be a Gift
Each day provides its own gifts. ~Marcus Aurelius One of the daily or weekly gifts I receive are the comments you leave here and on my Facebook author’s page. It’s fun getting to know you and I really enjoy when you share stories from your lives. Take Joye’s comment on my blizzard post Sunday about her dad having to crawl …
Shaker Sayings & The Gifted
My book in fine company at WalMart Every week on my Facebook author’s page, I do what I call “Shaker Wednesday.” On those days I hunt up some bit of Shaker history or maybe a picture of something the Shakers made or a building in one of their villages. Some days I just post one of the Shaker sayings. They …