Following the Example of the Magi
I’ve never thought much about the magi who followed the star from the east in search of a king. Yet… the wise men have many…
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The Best Christmas Gift of All!
Writing stories about the lives of fictional characters has given me lots of insights into my own life. In a novella I recently finished, my…
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Day #18 ~ Absent Without Leaf
I live fairly close to the “Comfort Maple,” widely believed to be the oldest sugar maple tree in Canada, at 400-500 years old. A bike…
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Day 17 ~ Weeds of Doubt
Weeds of Doubt is my second contribution to the Victorian Mansion Mysteries. Kaylee Bleu, the sleuth in this cozy mystery series, is a former forensics…
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Day 15 ~ Digging Up Secrets
Between my horticultural research for my Port Aster Secrets series and the endless challenges of maintaining our century farmhouse, I had plenty of creative fodder…
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Day 12 ~ Another Day Another Dali
When Life and Fiction Intersect My favourite scene from this book depicts Serena babysitting a friend’s toddler, by the name of Jed. My own…
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Day 11 ~ A Fool and His Monet
Funnest Story to Write Ever! I absolutely loved every aspect of writing A Fool and HIs Monet, about FBI Special Agent Serena Jones and the art…
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Day 9 ~ Desperate Measures & Our Next Giveaway Recipient
Yesterday, my eldest granddaughter told me she’d just read my entire Port Aster Secrets series. As she recounted the ending and told me how much…
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It’s National Get Up Day
Today is National #GetUpDay, founded in 2017 as a reminder to Get Up when we stumble. After all we never know when our efforts to seek…
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Life’s Like That
Ever notice how challenges pile up on you? I’ve had a week like that. But as a writer, I turn life’s twisters into stories. Then laugh them off in posts like this.
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Inspiration for Digging Up Secrets
“Where do you get your story ideas?” is the most common question I get asked. For Digging Up Secrets, my upcoming cozy mystery from Annie’s…
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Join Me
Today I’m blogging on the International Christian Fiction Writers’ blog, divulging such secrets as what this odd discovery I swam across was and how it…
