• Craft and Characters – with Author Denise Hunter

    Craft and Characters – with Author Denise Hunter

    One of my favorite authors of contemporary romance is Denise Hunter. I first discovered her books when I encountered a Hallmark movie adaptation of her book The Goodbye Bride. Her characters are relatable, and she takes readers on adventures with every new story – to the mountains, the lake, or the beach. Denise kindly answers Read more

  • To Speak His Name – with Tara Johnson

    To Speak His Name – with Tara Johnson

    We all have a list of authors whose books we buy before we’ve even read the back cover blurb, those authors who weave stories that speak to the inner depths of our hearts and whisper truth to our weary souls. It strikes me as quite funny that I came across author Tara Johnson (and her Read more

  • Irish Wish Comes True – An Interview with Screenwriter Kirsten Hansen

    Irish Wish Comes True – An Interview with Screenwriter Kirsten Hansen

    I first connected with screenwriter and producer Kirsten Hansen through her work on Hallmark Channel’s series Chesapeake Shores, where her witty banter and poignant writing kept me watching week after week. When her movies Love on the Slopes and Love Under the Rainbow aired, I knew I’d found a Kindred Creative, as I call my Read more

  • Faith, Friendship, and Storytelling – An Interview with Author Holly Varni

    Faith, Friendship, and Storytelling – An Interview with Author Holly Varni

    When I first met author Holly Varni at a writers conference, she captured my friendship with her brilliant smile and charismatic personality. Her sense of humor and quick wit bring joy and fun to any situation, and now she is sharing a bit of that humor, joy, and friendship with readers through the recent release Read more

  • Late Bloomer

    Late Bloomer

    Leaves blister brown in the late summer heat, exhausted from the struggle to live. Smothered by eternally blue skies, they wrinkle like destroyed leather. The cucumber vine, once lush, shrivels into one long, crisp stem that snaps beneath my careful tread. But the passion fruit – the secret kept through June, July, August, September – Read more

  • From the Dust

    From the Dust

    The shimmering green of grapevines lace the terraced hillside before us, framed by walnut trees and native California flowers. Behind us, Jack London’s cottage beckons with its story. We rest a minute, drinking in the light scent of lavender that perfumes the breeze. It is no wonder the famed writer chose to make his life Read more