Today I’ve over at Tina Forkner’s blog: http://www.tinaannforkner.blogspot.com/. One of the strangest things about getting a contract is getting to do interviews. It’s really fun and surreal all at the same time. Tina is also running a fun contest on her blog for free books: just submit your rejections stories. Check it out.

As I mentioned yesterday, Scoop was a book that I had a little trouble pigeon-holing into a genre. By the time I finished it last night, I decided it was a truly fun read that’s best classified as a Rene Gutteridge original. Add a cup of comedy, a pinch of mystery, a dash of romance, and wha la (or however …

The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is hosting Scoop by Rene Gutteridge this week. I have been reading and enjoying this book this week. I’ll post a review tomorrow. I’ve decided it is a book that is hard to slide into a genre. I’ve enjoyed reading it, but it’s not suspense, it’s not romance, it’s not women’s fiction. I think it …

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has developed a legal guide for bloggers. The guide addresses a range of issues, including liability for defamation and privacy violations. As more bloggers are sued for going too far, I encourage you to check out this guide if you are a blogger. Juries have awarded verdicts up to $11.3 million against people who posted libelous …

Check it out at Generation NeXt Parenting. The question of the day? Do you have a parenting plan?

Last night the kids and I watched part of Dreamer again. If you haven’t seen this film with Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning, I encourage you to rent it. When I first saw it this spring, I was struck by the way the film is a classic example of story arcs and black moments. Just when things begin to look …

A postscript to the election in Broward County — yes, that Broward County. Seems someone mailed in an absentee ballot with a collection of stamps on it. One of those happened to be an inverted Jenny. Problem was that by the time people figured out it might be valuable (in the range of $200,000 uncancelled, $20,000-100,000 cancelled), the ballot envelope …

“All of God’s revealed truths are sealed until they are opened to us through obedience. You will never open them through philosophy or thinking. But once you obey, a flash of light comes immediately . . . If you obey God in the first thing He shows you, then He instantly opens up the next truth to you. You could …

Lost in NashVegas exceeded my high expectations of the genre by being fresh yet containing deep themes. “Last week, I stocked groceries in Freedom, Alabama. This week, I live in Nashville, Tennessee about to take the stage at the famous Bluebird Café. Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Only one problem. I’m terrified to sing in front of people. But after twenty-five …

Last night I finished Violette Between, the first book I’ve read by Alison Strobel. I really wasn’t sure what to expect, but was intrigued by the backcover copy: “Between HERE and the PAST there lies a place…a place of longing for> what has been rather than hoping for what could be…” The copy continues, but that sentence sums up the …