The Birth of A Book I’m always asked what inspires my novels. There isn’t any one thing—often it’s a small detail that I’ll ruminate on until it grows into something worthy of a story. I never know from where inspiration will come, but when I know it, I know it. Three years ago, a friend hosted a release party for …
Path to Productivity Not to continue beating the same drum, but I want to revisit the book Winning the Week: How to Plan A Successful Week, Every Week by Demir and Carey Bentley. Because here is another fun fact—I not only discovered a unique career for Luca Giordano, but while reading this rather short book, a light bulb went off …
Seeing Double If you read yesterday’s post, you’re expecting another fun fact that has to do with Demir Bentley, co-author (with his wife Carey) of Winning the Week: How to Plan a Successful Week, Every Week. First off, let me start by telling you that Bentley may be Demir’s pen name, but his “real” name is Gjokaj. Yeah, I’d find …
A Career is Born Yesterday I shared how Lillian Murphy became a librarian. If you’ve ever had a desire to make people do what you want, consider becoming an author. Just be aware that the Holy Spirit can (and will) override you on a regular basis. But the Lord also weaves the most incredible “coincidences” together to in the midst …
The Countdown Continues! Lillian the Librarian One of the challenges for me when I’m creating a story is finding a career/job for my characters that isn’t repetitive across my novels. If I went by my experience alone, every female character would either be a teacher, stay-at-home mom, or an office manager. Those are the only experiences I personally have. Anything …
Only one more week before Mayhem and Moonlight releases! Join daily as I count down with a fun fact from the book. A Dog Named Rocket I’m often asked where I get my inspiration for my human characters, but no one has ever thought to ask about the canine variety. Every dog I’ve ever had in one of my books …
It’s that time again! Another book is fixing to release. Mayhem and Moonlight is Book 3 of the Bedford County Series and will officially be available on April 16th. I’m devoting this week to a countdown with fun facts from the creation of the novel—starting tomorrow. Join me to find where I drew inspiration for the characters, the story, and …
Here is me being totally transparent—the other night I woke at three in the morning realizing I still had to schedule this blog post. I wracked my tired brain trying to remember who the author was I interviewed for March other than Sara Beth Williams. Had I forgotten to post the March 7th podcast? Was I completely losing my memory …
It used to be I could devour three or four books a week while working full time, raising two kids, and teaching a 5 a.m. aerobics class at our local gym two days a week. I don’t know how I did it, but sad to say, those days are long gone. It took me over a month to finish Misty …
About the Book Book: Forever Free Author: Hope Toler Dougherty Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: January 24, 2024 Phoebe Sinclair combines her love of flowers and teaching to nurture a cut flower business on her grandfather’s land. She’s got her hands full growing the farm, growing her customer base, and dealing with her growing attraction to the aloof man who’s …
