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Wow. 2025. What a year . As of simply a few hours ago, today - January 1st, marks the first day of our new year, 2026. Think about it. How is that possible? I still remember it being the beginning of 2020 and me thinking, Wow. How does time fly by so fast? And now, it's no longer 2020 but, as of merely a few hours ago, 2026. Talk about time flying. This year has been such a blessing to me. Of course, I've had my ups and downs, but through it all, God has remained the same. Co

Hi, friends! I'm back with the final post in the Know the Novel blog linkup. I just want to thank you all for sticking with me through this, and I hope you enjoy this final post! Let's dive in! How did writing this novel go all around? I'm going to be honest with you. It . . . was QUITE the journey. As Josiah Queen sings in one of his songs, "It's a journey, it's a climb." Writing this novel was most certainly a climb. It was hard. There were days when all I wanted to do was

And here we come to it: our final winner for the 2025 Rivers Of Words short story competition. This competition seems to have flown by so fast. And I am so happy to see how much it has grown since last year. I ended up getting WAY more submissions than I'd expected, and I'm so glad! To each person who joined, I truly had the best time reading your story! Not everyone won, but everyone wrote a lovely story that you should be proud of. Ahh, they were all so good and fun to rea

Hey guys! I was supposed to post this Monday, but . . . life happened XD. I'm eager to present you all with our SECOND place winner, though!! *cues drumroll* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. K. ELLIOTT! G. K. crafted a gorgeous story full of lovely descriptions, an intruiging character, and a creative use of the prompt! I found it hard to put down, and it kept me hooked till the end! I almost felt like I could step into th

Hey readers! It's time to announce the 2025 Short Story Contest 1st place winner! Now, before you jump to the story itself, I want you all to know what a lovely time I had reading all your stories! Each one was written with so much creativity and followed the prompt so well. Thank you all for participating! I will be posting the 2nd place winner next Monday, with the 3rd place winner the following Monday after that. But until then, I give you our 1st place winner! . . . . . .

*Bursts into room breathlessly* Annnd, I'm back! This time, with Part Two of the Know the Novel blog linkup. I'm excited for this one because I wrote it a few days ago, and reading through it just to make sure everything's in line has given me a healthy dose of motivation XD. That said, I hope you enjoy it, and let's dive into the questions! How's the writing going overall? It's going alright! There have definitely been days when I've neglected to write in this WIP, but it's

*Deep breath*. No, this post isn't a joke. And it's actually something that's been weighing heavily on my mind these past few months. I wasn't sure if I should do it, so I had a few discussions with some friends and family about it. After begging for honesty from them, they agreed it was for the best. So, yes. November 23rd, the day after Country Girl 's two-year-birthday, I will be taking my beloved novella off the market. Honestly . . . it's bittersweet. This was the book t

Hey guys! It's that time of year again! Where work in progresses are revealed and the news about it is spread. Also known as, Know the Novel! Know the Novel is a three-part writers tag hosted by the one and only Christine Smith. Christine started this blog tag a few years ago and now it's become a yearly tradition, and quite a fun one I must say! Which makes it even more exciting to announce that this year, I will be showcasing my top secret WIP... tLH! (Because yes, the titl

You know, with as much as I love reading short stories, I really should start hosting more short story contests. Which got me thinking, why not do a yearly one? (Yes, I've only hosted one so far, and that was a year ago lol). Which also means, it's about due time I host another one! *much excitement* And the best part? This year, it has a theme! That said, to enter, your short story must be based off this prompt: Your character is following a strange, handwritten recipe found