Okay, this is a different kind of blog post. I’m giving a shout-out to my email newsletter. It has an opportunity for me to think of fun prizes that keep adding up (in other words, you can earn them ALL) and there is no limit to the number of people...

Don’t get your hopes up TOO HIGH. This is not the Summer Writing Contest, but maybe you might like the “pre-pre” for practice? Once a month (or every other month), I’m going to offer a mini-story writing contest (1,000 words or less) in response to a...

I don’t want Jenny to look too “old,” but I like her dreamy expression in the first image. Which do you prefer? (Not that Kregel will use them anyway, but it’s fun to create just for fun!) Or . . . does she look young enough in #1 and I should keep t...

Maybe you thought this was another Jenny Grant cover. Nope, I will not burden you with yet another idea. You guys pretty much told me what you liked and I am satisfied and happy with your results. We’ll see what Kregel says. In the meantime . . . my...

Here are the Winners! Survey winners: HORSE-RELATED WINNER: Rebekah B. GOLD-RUSH-RELATED WINNER: Adeline I LOVED all of the responses and shared the results in next week’s newsletter. If you are a subscriber, you can see the results in the email that...

Somebody really needs to tell me to GET BACK TO WRITING. I have finished chapter 12 of book 2 but it’s much more fun to create covers. LOL Okay, so I “get it.” Everybody (pretty much) like the Zoomed out version. My daughter said Jenny looked like sh...

Okay, this is really random. I should be working on book 2, but I got on a “cover thing” yesterday. Now, remember, Kregel will probably not use exactly what I send them, but I want to send them something SO FUN that they might say, “Hey, we can’t get...

👇🏼SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE LOVELY ARTWORK FROM LAST MONTH’S RAINY-DAY ACTIVITY PACKET! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! You can send your artwork any time, and I’ll include it in the next newsletter. No deadlines for artwork! 😀 Send to [email protected]...

Sorry, I was delayed. The TX storm is horrible, plus we had four does kidding this past week, with two TODAY with 20 degrees and so cold in the barn, propane, heat lamps, etc. I’ll show you my new babies when I take a breath. Thanks for giving Lillia...

I’m excited that other young authors have emailed me, interested in sharing their first (or new) works. This time, I’m happy to introduce you to Lillian Humphrey, an up-and-coming young author with her very first published work: The Lawman’s Daughter...