In college, I had a creative writing professor who gave me a lot of encouragement. On one of my papers, he wrote, “There is no reason why you should not publish, and publish often.” Coming from him, a real-life published author, this was high praise and it gave me the courage to dream that someday, people other than my family might actually be interested in my scribblings.
The life of a writer is wonderful, crazy, fulfilling, frustrating, a blessing, and a real patience-builder! Over the years, I've racked up my fair share of rejections. I've also sold short stories to magazines, written devotions, Sunday School curriculum, and skits for Concordia Publishing House. I moved into the realm of full-length fiction with my first novel, The Love of His Brother (November 2007) Now, after what seems like an eternity of waiting, my second book - The Pastor's Wife - has finally hit the shelves. Visit my Books page to get all the details. If you want to know more about my upcoming events, visit my Calendar page.
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He loves me . . . he loves me not . . .
Maura Sullivan thought she knew what she was getting into when she married soon-to-be pastor Nick Shepherd. But when “the other woman” in her marriage turned out to be her husband's congregation, she ran. Six years later, she’s back in the small community of Granger, Ohio, for the reading of a will that names both her and Nick as beneficiaries. Now Maura must face the husband – and the congregation – she left behind.
Read the first three chapters here http://issuu.com/abingdonpress/docs/pastors_wife
