[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Cover art continues to be my favorite part of publishing and it seems to be of fascination for many readers, too. Other than reading the book! I begin thinking about a cover as soon as I start writing the book and create a ‘secret’ Pinterest board where I save images to share …
And she gave each Indian a spoon…
Spinning by Firelight, Henry Tanner (American artist, 1859–1937) Oh, the ongoing joys of research! Recently I spent several hours by the fire reading about the early settlers in what is now West Virginia – The History of Randolph County, West Virginia by Dr. A.S. Bosworth. I actually prefer these older accounts because I find not only are they closer to …
March e-book sale!
A little spring book fling for reading friends, thanks to Revell! The Colonel’s Lady, A Moonbow Night, and The Lacemaker are all on sale for Kindle, Nook, iTunes, and more as well as retailers like Christianbook.com and Gospelebooks. Happy almost spring!
Audio The Lacemaker!
I’m excited to share The Lacemaker is now available at TWO WORDS! On Audible/Amazon/iTunes later this month! The very gifted Aimee Lilly (who happens to be the prolific narrator of all The Boxcar Children books in addition to many novels in the Christian and general markets) is the voice that brings Lady Elisabeth and her world to life. Pre-order link is: …
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #2
Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 30 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! • The hunt BEGINS on 3/1 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com. • Hunt through …
Spring Hunt!
The much anticipated Spring Scavenger Hunt is about to begin. Hope you can join us as March blooms! The first stop is Lisa Bergren’s beautiful site! I’m especially excited because I’m stop #2 on the hunt this time with some never-before-shared content that I hope will delight you like it does me… HAPPY HUNTING!
18th~century Kitchen
I confess to being a bonafide foodie & cooking along with my heroines, or in this case, baking. Growing up in my granny’s Kentucky kitchen, in which not once in all her 97 years did she do dishes by anything but hand (no dishwasher), everything else was from scratch, too! Sometimes she would make old-fashioned gingerbread which makes me wonder …
Spring Scavenger Hunt
Hi, Scavengers! The next hunt is set for March 1-4, and boy, do we have an amazing list of participating authors! WHITE – RUBART – TURANSKY – VOGT – SLEEMAN – EASON – SUNDIN – ANDREWS – WADE – LAUREANO – CLARK – GODDARD – HUNT – BLACKSTOCK – COSSETTE – HEDLUND – WITEMEYER – CARR – CHIAVAROLI – FRANTZ …
February by the fire…
2018 has started off with some historical fireworks given the stellar reading line-up for fiction. My stack overfloweth! Here’s a peek. I’m always happy to talk books. Word of mouth continues to be the best way to spread the word about them. And as you can see, I’m adding what I’m watching, too, as I sit by the fire this …
My Kentucky Kitchen ~ Cheese Stuffed Shells
INGREDIENTS 1 box of Jumbo Shells, 12 oz 2 pounds ricotta cheese, approx 4 cups 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided 2 eggs 1 teaspoon parsley 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon basil 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon garlic powder ¼ teaspoon black pepper 2 jars Marinara Sauce, 24 oz each INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 350° …