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RT Reviews Award Nomination!

By on January 16, 2018

This morning, I was honored to wake up to the news that Devil in the Dust had been nominated for an RT Review Award!  To have been chosen by the reviewers from the bazillions of books they read every year more »

Not Christian Enough

By on July 8, 2017

Today, I came across an article from Lifeway Pastors, discussing how pastors and people in the church should be reading more. This seems like a “duh” for a group of people who base their entire belief system on a book. more »

Why I Write

By on June 15, 2017

Today, my fifth novel releases. It might be easier to start off with why I don’t write. I don’t write to teach a lesson. I don’t write to spread a message. I don’t write to sprinkle hope or joy or more »

The moment you realize how subtle racism can be.

By on May 15, 2017

The moment you realize how subtle racism can be. As someone of Northern European ancestry, I approach this topic with caution and with the knowledge that I can never fully understand racism in America from a personal perspective. That being more »

Banned Paper Topics: Science vs. Religion

By on April 10, 2017

I think I learned more from my students in my first semester as a college composition instructor than I taught them. One of the first lessons was to create a banned paper list. Over the years, the list has evolved, more »

Writing from the Dust

By on March 21, 2017

Why I wrote Devil in the Dust. One Sunday after church, we decided to go to lunch with another family. We hadn’t had the opportunity to get to know this couple well, but the conversation was amazing, we laughed until more »

Dragon Fruit and Letting Go

By on November 2, 2016

MTL Article Nov. 1, 2016

6 Must-Haves for a Great Series

By on July 18, 2016

I love to read. Everything. I read mystery, literary, historical, contemporary, sci-fi, biographies, academic…pretty much anything I can get my hands on. And even though I am currently writing a series, I typically prefer not to read in a series because more »

Fresh Fiction – Enter to Win!

By on June 24, 2016

6 Things I Learned About Writing Suspense from Reading Suspense   Enter to win a signed copy of Soul’s Prisoner! Just comment on the blog at http://freshfiction.com/page.php?id=8459   Looking back now, I realize that every time I picked up a book as more »

Goodreads Giveaway! Starts June 24th!

By on June 18, 2016

Goodreads Book Giveaway Gathered Waters by Cara Luecht Giveaway ends July 07, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway