Hi friends,(Please use the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of this email if you don't want these emails anymore. Clicking "Spam" gives me a black mark from Gmail that I can't fix. Thanks!!)Well, it finally happened. My son, his wife, and their three...

Hi friends,(Please use the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of this email if you don't want these emails anymore. Clicking "Spam" gives me a black mark from Gmail that I can't fix. Thanks!!)I finally hit that glorious milestone this week: Book 5 is e...

Hi friends,(Please use the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of this email, if you don't want these emails anymore. Clicking "Spam" is a black mark with Gmail that's hard to fix. Thanks!!)Things are moving fast around here. Imperial Chaos (Shieldwall...

Hi friends,I hope you're all doing well! Things are busy but good here. The twins just turned six months old and are growing like absolute weeds. They love being outside (just like their Oma!), though they're still a little suspicious of prickly gras...

Hi friends,Just a quick update from my editing cave: I’m elbow-deep working on and editing Book #6 of Shieldwall Academy. Plus, I'm planning to start a final edit of Book #5 to get it ready for the narrator to record.I keep running into tough choices...

Hi friends, I’m out of town for a wedding and having a blast seeing family (my grandbaby!!) and helping out during this exciting time. I have to admit, I’m a bit behind on my NaNoWriMo goal to write 50k this month, so I’ll have to buckle down when I...

Hi friends, Thanks for the brilliant responses to the mental health tip last week. I got some great ideas from your emails to add to my list for future newsletters. Keep them coming! Also, I’m a bit sad to report that the amazing growth of my new sto...

Hi friends, I hope you’re enjoying life wherever in the world you are. It’s been pretty fun to see that over a third of my Patreon supporters are international. I’ve been getting approximately $10 pledges paid in SEK, Euros, CA, Pounds, HUF, AU, NOK,...

Hi friends, I love fall, but winter . . . not so much. I recently decided that the amazing colors of fall are like a last party before the cold and grey skies of winter settle in. Check out these trees – one near my church parking lot and the second...

Hi friends, I was made aware that a lot of my new newsletter followers haven’t read all my books and so I’m adding an excerpt section to the newsletter: See if something catches your eye that you’d like to read. And just an FYI – all my Amazon books...

Hi friends, I got some fun ideas back from you about how to include cinnamon in a daily diet, including from Lynne who combines it with chocolate and pumpkin pie spices in her coffee machine. I don’t drink coffee, but chocolate with cinnamon and pie...

Hi friends, Thank you for your kind words of condolences! The funeral was an amazing celebration of my father-in-law’s life, his service in the military, to his church and most of all to his family. Beautiful! I also have to say thanks for all the gr...

Hi friends, A bit of sad news hit our family this week. My husband’s father passed away. He was an amazing man, father of nine who worked hard and always had time to help out when someone needed him. I’m writing this early as we’ll be headed to the f...

Hi friends, Quick update: My latest book, Awakening Horde, has had an amazing first week on Royal Road! Thanks a ton to those of you who went over and left a rating, review or comment. It’s still new enough that each one makes a big splash. It even m...

Hi friends, First, thanks so much for all your responses and feedback on last week’s question about the tortoise (slow and steady gains for a character) versus the hare (immediate rewards and fast action) types of stories. The overwhelming preference...