Karen Hossink has a new book out, Confessions of an Irritable Mother. I haven’t read it yet and as a mom who’s never irritable (wait, was that my nose growing), I’m sure I can’t glean anything from it. Her husband is InterVarsity staff up in Michigan and went to college with my husband many moons ago at Purdue. (JK, honey!) …
Libel Law and Blogs
Do the libel laws apply to blogs? As a new blogger and someone who LOVED studying the First Amendment in law school, I think this is an interesting, though largely unanswered, question. Tuesday, a very interesting article by Laura Parker ran in USA Today that was picked up by Yahoo. The article, Courts are asked to crack down on bloggers, …
Generation NeXt Parenting
I am so excited! Today’s mail brought my copy of this great book. I had the privilege of watching this book be birthed chapter by chapter. And let me tell you, the finished product is even better than the word documents. Tricia has opened her heart and shared it with us through this book. And there are tons of quotes …
Dark Hour Blour
A blour (otherwise known as a blog tour) is starting for Ginger Garrett’s latest book Dark Hour. Leave a comment below and you’ll be entered in a drawing for a copy of this book! Here’s an interview with Ginger. 1.) First, tell us a bit about Dark Hour.I was praying about what book to write after Chosen, and accidentally left …
What are you worth?
It’s time for one of those law posts, and Eric gave me the perfect tool last night when he handed me a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal. An article (The Mommy Drain: Employers Beef Up Perks to Lure New Mothers Back to Work), in the September 28th issue highlighted programs at top companies to allow greater flexibility for …
Ever just want an answer?
Can you see my hand raised across cyber-space? I’m practically jumping up and down in my chair as I type. All I want is an answer. Do this or do that. Write this way or write that way. Instead, I get the feedback “you’re really good at this. Go for it.” Or even worse, “What do YOU want?” I don’t …
Fire Dancer Review
I have long been a fan of Colleen Coble (she has become a good friend over the last year) and looked forward to the release of this book. Set in Arizona, Fire Dancer sweeps you into the world of fire jumpers. Only in this story, one of the fire jumpers is haunted by a fire that killed her parents. Colleen …
Novel Journey Interview & the Canteen
Today Novel Journey posted a short interview with me (talk about a surreal experience!). They asked several questions about my experience getting my first contract and writing Canteen Dreams. Be sure to check it out (and leave a comment, too!). Novel Journey is a great resource for author interviews. You can find all your favorites and some you may not …
Blogs by Attorneys as Advertising?
This just in: New York is considering passing an ethics rule which would make lawyer blogs advertising. Under one proposal, attorneys would be required to file copies of their web communications (including blogs) with the attorney disciplinary committee. For more click here. Did you know attorney advertisements are generally tightly regulated by state committees? Well, now you do. And while …