A Personal Connection to WWI
When I started work on The Spider and the Sparrow, I began a ton of research about World War One. I enjoyed learning new things and gained a better understanding of what the… Continue reading
Category Archive: My Family
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Current Projects
I thought I’d write a quick post with a few updates. My next book, The Rules in Rome, is tentatively scheduled for a February 2015 release . . . which means it’s coming out… Continue reading
A Few More Deadly Alliance Items
I can’t believe it’s already May 10th. The last month and a half have been busy for me. My children no longer take naps, and quiet time isn’t very long, so I’ve decided… Continue reading
A farewell to Tom Clancy
My first memory of any Tom Clancy work was when my parents went to see The Hunt for Red October in the movie theater. My parents didn’t go to the movies very often—only… Continue reading
Why you should have a fire extinguisher or How I torched my kitchen the day after I sold it.
My husband and I recently sold our house and bought a new one. A week ago, I was at the “aggressive packing” phase. We had keys to the new house, I had boxes… Continue reading
4th Annual LDS Writer Blogfest
On Perfection and Motherhood I have three-year-old twins. They’re adorable, but they’re also sometimes about as much as I can handle. Motherhood isn’t an easy job, especially when you love your children and… Continue reading
The Whitneys and Wazzu
Some great things happened last weekend. I went to the LDStorymakers Writer’s Conference in Provo and had a wonderful time. I strengthened some existing friendships, made new friends, and learned a ton. Thank you… Continue reading
Special delivery
So remember yesterday’s post? The analogy of how getting a book published is a little like having a baby? Well, sometimes deliveries come sooner than you expect. Like my twins. I had a… Continue reading
Q&A: When will your book be out?
Thank you to MG for asking this blog’s first question (I’m hoping there will be many more). The ebook comes out on Saturday, March 3. (Here’s a link to the Kindle edition: Amazon.com)… Continue reading