Warning: This post is a little long. Hopefully the blog police won’t notice. Probably somewhere there’s a baseball player who’s going to hunt me down for saying this, but say it, I will: I’m 99.99% positive it’s harder to pitch a book than a baseball. But I’ll also say this: I’m 100% positive it’s completely and totally possible to learn to …
Like the pen of a ready writer.
I flipped my calendar to August this week and the artwork shows a notebook and pen with these words: “My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.” This writer-girl loved reading that. It’s a line from Psalm 45:1: My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the …
A Writer’s Life…in Olympic events.
The Olympics are a metaphor-waiting-to-happen, yeah? I’ve seen some really cool blog posts about what we can learn from Olympians, how writers or other professionals can apply Olympic-like determination in their pursuits, etc. As for this girl, I can’t help comparing the variety of Olympic events to the stages of a writer’s life. Pull on your athletic gear of choice …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Amanda Dykes
Today we have such a fun treat! Our Welcome Mat Wednesday guest is historical romance author Amanda Dykes, and she’s giving us a peek into her writing space. I love it, and I know you will, too! To go along with Amanda’s fun post, for the intro video I decided to give you a little taste of my writing room, …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Keli Gwyn …and Tildy!
Last weekend I received a package in the mail that had me smiling before I even opened it! It was from wonderful debut author Keli Gwyn–an influencer copy of her novel, A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California. Yay!!Keli has visited Tag(g)lines once before, so for her visit today, we’re doing something a little different…(And be sure to read …
Fun news…agented!
Please forgive me for veering from my usual Friday “devo day” post…but I can’t help sharing… Life is pretty sweet, but every once in awhile it takes a turn for the totally awesome. Which is exactly what happened recently–starting with an email and phone call from Chip MacGregor a couple weeks ago and then another phone call with another MacGregor …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Vickie McDonough
I’m so happy to welcome author Vickie McDonough as today’s Welcome Mat Wednesday guest poster! Vickie is the author of 25 novels and novellas, including her latest release–End of the Trail. We’ve been chatting this month about moving, traveling and transition. So what happens when God transitions you into something you totally didn’t see coming? I love Vickie’s take on …
*This* writer’s creative process
Okay, so I saw this hilarious pie chart making the rounds on facebook a couple weeks ago: Oh my word, so true, right? Well, close. The truth is, there are quite a few more slices to my personal creative process pie. I thought I’d share. FYI, the proper way to view this photo is starting at the top with “Muse,” …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Elizabeth Musser
Woohoo! I’m so thrilled to welcome today’s special guest–author and missionary Elizabeth Musser. In addition to wonderful books such as The Swan House and Words Unspoken, Elizabeth is also the author of the recently re-released Two Crosses, Two Testaments and the long-awaited finale, Two Destinies. I love Elizabeth’s books…and I love the fact that today we not only get to …
I have a dream(s)
Correct me if I’m wrong, but most people fall in love with people they’ve, you know, actually met. Right? They develop crushes because of appearance. Or personality. Or shared values. Me? I do things like read a book and decide to marry the author. Who, in this case, would be Tim Tebow. Don’t laugh. This is for real, people. I …