It’s time for the November giveaway! This month I’m giving away something related to one of the main characters in my upcoming young adult novel, Angelhood. The main character’s little sister is named Cecille. I took her name from St. Cecilia because Cecille is a ballerina and St. Cecilia is the patroness of music. While […]
I first heard about NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month (or as it’s affectionately known NaNo) back in 2010. It sounded pretty crazy to be honest. For the month of November, writers from around the world make a commitment to write a novel (or at least the first 50,000 words of it) during the month of […]
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This week I’m joining “7 Quick Takes” over at ConversionDiary.com by SiriusXM host Jennifer Fulwiler. My seven takes come from things I experienced on retreat last weekend with the knights and dames of the Order of Malta. — 1 — Why do all retreat centers smell the same? Has anyone ever been to a retreat […]
It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these Monday Book Reviews. I am way behind, but I’m so happy today to be talking about Susan Miura’s Show Me a Sign. Title: Show Me a Sign Author: Susan Miura Genre: mystery Age group: YA Synopsis: (taken from back cover) Seventeen-year-old Nathan Boliva is […]
If you’ve been following me on Facebook, you’ve seen a few sample pieces of this already, but today I’m revealing the full cover. After all, October 2 is the Feast of the Guardian Angels. What better day could there be for me to reveal the cover for my story about a reluctant guardian angel! So […]
As October is the month of the rosary, it seems like the perfect time to give away another rosary blessed by Pope Francis! Like the first one I gave away, this one was bought while I was in Rome for the Canonization of John Paul II and John XXIII and was blessed by Pope Francis! […]
In honor of Monica over at Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families who is headed to Rome for a twelve-day pilgrimage, here’s what I learned about how to buy fruit at a supermarket in Rome. This came in very handy during my last trip to Rome as my lunches were often on-the-go and consisted of a […]
As we creep closer to the release of my YA novel, Angelhood, I’ll be revealing bits and pieces of information about the book. Today, I’d like to talk about a real church in Chicago that I used for two important scenes in the book. Back in 2011, I went on a Catholic Church Tour to […]
You’ve probably seen the challenge around Facebook. No, not the Ice Bucket one. The other one. The one where someone challenges you to list the first ten books you can think of that have stayed with you. They don’t have to be famous or great works of literature, just affected you in some way. Although […]
