by Olivia | Mar 28, 2016 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Growing up and living during my younger adult years in Illinois, I suppose I knew about as much about the Great Depression as anyone in my circles. Stock market crash. High unemployment. The Grapes of Wrath. Sometimes my mother told a story that drew me past the facts...
by Olivia | Feb 1, 2016 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Today February begins. I did quite a bit of normal grocery store and Target kind of shopping over the weekend, and everywhere I went were reminders that February means Valentine’s Day. And it dawned on me I should let you know that my newest book, Peace Like a...
by Olivia | Jan 18, 2016 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Despite what you might think based on the title, this post is not about the new year or any of the familiar January themes. This is about a space I have not often found myself in the last several years. I’m not actively writing. But I’m actively dreaming...
by Olivia | Dec 16, 2015 | Books in Process, Lens on Life
I’ve been playing hooky. I admit it. I never did that when I was in school. Not even for senior ditch day. Not even for a mind-numbing class in college or a boring lecture in grad school. If I could take back all the days I went to class sick, I would. But even that...
by Olivia | Nov 17, 2015 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago I promised that as soon as I had the cover image for Peace Like a River, my first contribution to the Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries series, I would share it. And here it is! This is what’s called a “cover flat”—you see the front...
by Olivia | Oct 26, 2015 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Today I hit a milestone. A couple of times a year, I have that moment where I hit the end of a first draft of a new book. And it’s a relief every time. Today I finished the first draft of my second contribution to the Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries Series being...
