Yep, I’m just copying and pasting the newsletter right here. It’s sunny and my garden is calling my name, so I’m headed outdoors. But I wanted to post this month’s What Am I and also share who won the April Flash Fiction Story prompt (and received a...

Guess this mystery object for a chance to win a pair of cute horse socks and a Circle C mini-flashlight keychain . . . or the ever-popular gold/fool's gold combo (especially for Goldtown readers, but Circle C fans can choose it too). Giveaway runs Tu...

YOU REQUESTED MORE STORIES . . . . . . and I heard you. 80% of survey responses asked for more Circle C stories. I wrote this short story about Andi's brothers Justin and Chad fifteen years ago. It enjoyed a brief stay in an old Circle C short-story...

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...

WELCOME TO THE REWARD RANCH!I have exciting news. To thank you for being a newsletter subscriber, I'm launching a brand-new rewards program. It's easy for you to participate, although it was somewhat tricky for me to set up. I hope I didn't mess it u...

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...

Guess this mystery object for a chance to win book 8 of the Circle C Adventures series, More Tales from the Circle C Ranch . . . or the ever-popular gold/fool's gold combo (especially for Goldtown readers, but Circle C fans can choose it too). Giveaw...

The newsletter survey results are in! Thank you for over a hundred (120) responses to my attempt to find out what you would like to see in this twice-a-month newsletter/email. One of the choices for "new content" (with over 65% of you choosing) was p...

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...

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...

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...