Author’s Notes
Welcome to my blog posts, where I share little updates now and then.
Adding 3 more Christmas stops
The Tales & Treasures book fair yesterday was so much fun! Thanks to Kristy and her team at Tales & Treasures for putting on the event, and thank you Daelyn for taking some candid shots lol! I just added two more stops to the lineup of Christmas 2025 shows,...
Christmas market time!
Love this time of year! It’s so great meeting new faces and chatting with new readers — and seeing my books chosen as gifts for the speculative-fiction lovers on one's list truly makes my day! My schedule so far: LONDON: Saturday, November 8, 2025, 10am to 4pm....
A grade ‘A’ booklife review
BookLife Review of The Voice I Coudn't Ignore -- Faith and grief center this touching memoir, as Frank shares a lifetime of premonitions and mystifying conversations with God, who, she believes, is “proving to me he was not only real but also in my...
Speculative Fiction Award
Truly awesome news to share – HERE LYETH has earned a lovely gold seal of approval! Winner of The Word Guild’s 2025 Christian Fiction – Speculative category. The award was sponsored by Word Alive Press. So – if you haven’t started reading it, now is a good time! Too,...
A Touching Event
It was an awesome weekend at the Toronto Book Festival a few weeks ago. The Word on the Street (WOTS) was again another highlight of the year. So many readers… so many authors… so many great books! Problem was… choosing of course. Meet Cindy! She came by my booth on...
Launch date set!
A story where God forewarned, held and healed. The Voice I Couldn't Ignore. God told me he was taking my child. Seven years later, he did. Launching Oct 2/25 Amazon.com Amazon.ca
Fun news – Here Lyeth is a finalist!
Well, this was a day-brightening surprise! Here Lyeth has officially made the short list as a finalist for the The Word Guild’s Christian Speculative Fiction Award. 🎉 Awards aren’t the reason I write, but I’ll admit—it feels pretty good to know the story resonated...
Mourning a spouse
I recently had the pleasure of reading an advanced review copy of April Yamasaki’s Hope Beyond Sorrow. With warmth and gentle honesty, April walked through hurting seasons of grief and pain, sharing her experiences over the loss of her husband, her Dear-Heart. Her...
Finally, proofing the final
Almost there! I’m proofing the final version of my new book—this one’s way different from my usual fiction-fantasy coming-of-age deal. It’s a non-fiction memoir about how God prepared me for the stormy flight of my life, and my heart is all over these pages. Only...