All Kinds of Great Giveaways!

This week several of my friends are giving away some great prizes. My friend Danyelle Ferguson is giving away an EZ View Desktop–the perfect way to organize your crafts. This is her giveaway for this week–she’s giving something away every week this...

Giveaway: Marcia Mickelson’s Pickup Games

I mentioned last week that I had the opportunity to give away a free copy of “Pickup Games,” by Marcia Mickelson. I recently read her frist book “Reasonable Doubt,” which I really enjoyed and can’t wait to review this new book on...

July’s Writing Challenge

Okay, so don’t believe me when I say I’m going to post more regularly. I’m probably just dreaming anyway. But check back here Wednesdays for some reviews/author interviews for some great new books that are coming up. I plan to review every Wednesday,...

Book Review: Crystal Liechty’s The First Year

Okay, yes, I’m fully aware that this book came out like two years ago, and I’ve been meaning to read it ever since, but I finally got to it (my to-read stack is horrifically tall). I still remember the Storymaker’s conference where Crystal read part...

Win a book from Queen of the Clan and Cindy Beck

So my friend, Danyelle, is having a weekly summer giveaway. Ever week she is featuring a book, service, or other cool prize on her blog. This week she’s giving away the winner’s choice of three books each with a story written by Cindy Beck (also a cool...

$50 Gift Certificate Giveaway

Just a quick note. Anne Bradshaw is giving away a $50 gift certificate to the store at LDSWA –LDS Women’s Alliance–on her blog this week. If you want a chance to pick out some great products, pop by the blog and see how to enter.
How to make an A-frame chicken coop

How to make an A-frame chicken coop

This spring I knew I needed another coop. I was on a budget, and since I didn’t want the project to take all year, I needed it to be something I could build completely on my own–I had a deadline and intended to stick to it. I also knew it needed to be tall...

New Writing Blog

My publisher, Cedar Fort, Inc. has asked a bunch of us to start a new blog called the Writing Fortress, which with Rebecca Talley’s great organization, launched on June 1st. Most of us will be posting every-other week about writing, publishing, and life in...