"Recommended Teen Read"
- USA Today
"Carol Award" for young adult fiction
- American Christian Fiction Writers
Hey, aspiring authors! It’s time to start thinking about submitting your work for the American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Contest! I’m really excited to be a coordinator this year for the YA category. If you are a Christian fiction author who hasn’t been published (yet!), this contest is a great way to take the leap (it […]
How big is God’s Kingdom when it comes to finding help, comfort, and support right now? So often, I thank God for the blessings that seem to come directly from Him. And when I take the time to think of it, I thank Him for the blessings that come from the hands of others, too. […]
I’m thrilled to announce that Francke-Buchhandlung GmbH is releasing “Like Moonlight at Low Tide” this week in Germany. Translated, the German title means, “As Bright as the Moon and Deep like the Ocean.” Francke publishes best-selling authors including Max Lucado, Karen Kingsbury, and Tamera Alexander. It is an honor to be part of the Francke […]
Q&A with Award Winning German YA Author Melissa Feurer The hottest new author in Christian fiction might just be coming out of Germany. Meet award-winning, multi-published German author Melissa Feurer. Melissa and I were introduced by our German publisher, Francke publishing. I think you’ll agree that Melissa’s heart for great stories that inspire us to […]
[In honor of Bullying Prevention Month, the folks at MORF Magazine asked me to share how I overcame bullying in my own journey. For me, the answers came by asking the right questions. My original post on MORF Magazine is here, and here’s a copy below.] Nothing helped me get over the bullying I experienced […]
The first time I fell in love with the written story was when I was about nine years-old, and my mother read an Emily Dickinson poem to me from a leather-bound . . .
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