Book ‘Em NC

Book ‘Em NC

Gretchen Griffith, Sandra Warren, Linda Phillips, Sarah Norkus This past weekend I had a great time hanging out with about 75 other authors at a huge book fair at Robeson Community College in Lumberton, called Book ‘Em North Carolina.  We gathered at a reception...

A Review of Wild Roses by Deb Caletti

One of the recommended books at the end of the Educator’s Guide that Eerdmans put together for Crazy is Deb Caletti’s Wild Roses. I’ve just gotten around to reading it, and I can appreciate why Eerdmans considers it a companion read to Crazy. Cassie is a 17-year-old...
WRITING RETREAT: A photo-journal

WRITING RETREAT: A photo-journal

Selfie by the pond (I would have asked the forest elves but they were busy!) So last week I went off into the woods for a self-styled writing retreat, where I had a lovely, private facility all to myself. Some might say, “weren’t you lonely, or afraid, bored, or...

WHEN A WRITER “RETREATS”

As you read this, I am on a four-day self-directed writing retreat, with the goal of taking a stab at finishing my WIP called Batten, about a teenage girl dealing with a devastating disease by that name that has stricken both of her brothers. Over the course of my...

Getting to Know NAMI

I had the pleasure of signing my book and being a guest at NAMI’s informational meeting, “Get to Know NAMI” Saturday. It was an impressive gathering of national, state, and local officers, doctors and representatives from the medical field, a few politicians, and very...