January Review Drive

Reviews are huge for an author. They provide encouragement on those days when you wonder if all the time you … More

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. … More

When I told one of my writing friends that I was doing a short story for a Christmas book, and … More

On Saturday, September 24, I have a book signing at the American Fork Seagull Book. This will be part of … More

Last weekend I attended the annual LDStorymakers Writers Conference. I’ve attended five of them over the past six years. Last … More

Yesterday was March Cover Madness (you can still vote here). Today is March Book Madness, over at Rebecca Bellison’s blog. Every … More

There’s a widespread belief that any book ending in “happily ever after” can’t be a serious novel. I’m not sure … More

This past spring I was interviewed on the Good Word Podcast. The host, Nick Galieti, interviewed as many of the … More

As promised, here’s an update on my next book! On Tuesday I sent my fifth novel to my publisher. I … More

I recently emailed my editor the manuscript for my fifth book. Now that I’m done with that (at least for … More

Today I’m over at Rebecca Belliston’s blog as part of her annual March Book Madness. Click on the picture or link … More

This past weekend I taught at the Kanab Writers Conference. Rather than making the nice people who attended my class … More

I thought I’d write a quick post with a few updates. My next book, The Rules in Rome, is tentatively scheduled … More

Today I’m posting over at author Rebecca Belliston’s blog as part of her annual March Book Madness series. I’ve written about … More

The title for my third novel was finalized last month: Deadly Alliance. I like it. A lot. No, it wasn’t one of … More

Another writer recently asked me for advice. He’s writing a novel with several point of view (POV) characters, including some … More

My first memory of any Tom Clancy work was when my parents went to see The Hunt for Red October … More

Today I have a guest post written by another blogger, Courtney Gordner. Thank you, Courtney, for being part of my … More

I’ve had a few requests for a post like this, so here it is! I don’t consider myself an expert … More

On Perfection and Motherhood I have three-year-old twins. They’re adorable, but they’re also sometimes about as much as I can … More