The Irresistible Table, Irresistible Recipes
I’m delighted Mary DeMuth‘s second cookbook, The Irresistible Table, is now available because her Facebook and Twitter photos and descriptions of her family meals made me wish I lived next door…or at...
View ArticleGUEST POST: Sometimes She Really Does Have What You Want
NOTE FROM CHRISTA: I’m delighted to host Samantha Wilde, author of This Little Mommy Stayed Home and the ever-so-newly released, I’ll Take What She Has. Sam and I both contribute to (along with a...
View ArticleI’m at Relz Reviewz today and the LouisianaVoice
The two passions in my life: writing and advocating for public school education…all on one day! You’re invited to RELZ REVIEWZ Character Spotlight for my newest release, Threads of Hope. She’s giving...
View ArticleHow to know if you’re ready for publication
NOTE: I’m on deadline, and as the line grows shorter, the dead moves closer…So, this is a recycled blog post (I’m saving the internet rainforest), but one I was reminded of just recently when talking...
View ArticleWhere is Christa today?
Please leave a comment on Trish’s blog, and you’ll be entered in a drawing for a FREE book! Looking forward to chatting with you there.
View ArticleIf you’re lost, I’m found
here at LYN COTE’s blog where she is so kind to host me and, I’ll be giving away TWO copies of my new release, Threads of Hope.
View ArticleWhere to find me today
I’m hanging out with the girlfriends today, so you can find me here: Spring Break is no longer Spring Broken And here’s a giggle for you on Tax Day from someecards
View ArticlePreview Kathy Fuller’s newest release Letters to Katie
A special introduction to my friend Kathy Fuller and the latest novel in her Middlefield Family series, Letters to Katie, which will officially release May 7th. You can find it in Kindle and Nook...
View ArticleWhat A Mother Knows…about New Orleans by Leslie Lehr
LESLIE LEHR Author of What A Mother Knows Do you remember the movie, Brigadoon? Gene Kelly is a New Yorker who goes to Scotland and falls in love with a beautiful woman in a Scottish hamlet. The...
View ArticlePrologue: What A Mother Knows by Leslie Lehr
Noone saw the deadly crash in the canyon on that gray October morning. The weather was strange, an out-of-season sprinkle from the coastal fog drifting inland. Soggy hitchhikers huddling under the...
View ArticleTHE FUN NEVER STOPS, DOES IT? Guest Blog by Richard Mabry
NOTE FROM CHRISTA: I met Richard and his sweet wife, Kay, about four years ago at an ACFW Conference. His wit and wisdom are delightful, and I appreciate his honesty and dedication to his faith, his...
View ArticleOn the Threshold: A Mom/Daughter Team Novel
FROM CHRISTA: Sherrie and Christina were among my pre-published cheerleaders for Walking on Broken Glass. I met them during Margie Lawson’s workshop, and I’m excited to be able to introduce them to...
View ArticleFinding Our Place: Guest Post by Gail Pallotta
People search for meaning in their lives in many ways. We hear a lot about those who look for it in material worth or power, but most of us realize real meaning isn’t there. By simply going to their...
View ArticleAre Kim and Kanye headed in the right direction?
This morning, I awoke to discover that Kim and Kanye named their daughter North West ( her nickname will be Nori). Rumor has it that the Seattle peeps are pretty ticked off about that. Of course,...
View ArticleHow is a debut novel like pregnancy? Jolina Petersheim explains.
“By George, was that heartburn, or is this baby really happening?” This time next week, my debut novel, The Outcast, will be birthed. Forgive the gestational analogy, but this entire book process has...
View ArticleHow far will you follow?
Click HERE to find me at Girlfriends Book Club where I’m joining the discussion of authorial reinvention.
View ArticleA Helluva Authorial Reinvention
My husband thinks I should try writing erotica. For someone whose books have been published by Christian publishing houses, that’s one hell of an authorial reinvention. I tried to explain to him that...
View ArticleIs your passion worth sacrificing?
Perhaps if I wore a latex bikini and waved around an oversized foam finger with one hand while I tapped on the keyboard with the other. . .I could make money as a writer. The first two seem to be...
View ArticleSometimes I Hate Writing
Note from Christa: This was my post from last month’s Girlfriends Book Club blog. I’m one drool away from smashing my forehead against my keyboard, but I wanted to make something new-ish appear here!...
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