by Olivia | Apr 18, 2016 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
It’s time for the spring 2016 Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt. Get ready! It’s happening this weekend. So many great authors are participating! If you don’t recognize them all, the hunt is a great way to be introduced. PRIZES: 1st Prize: $300 Amazon...
by Olivia | Apr 11, 2016 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Hope in the Land just released. I’m still basking in the glow of my author copies sitting in the corner of my kitchen. When a new books comes out, I am always astounded that it actually happened! I know many of you keep up to date on my books. Thank you! Thank...
by Olivia | Apr 4, 2016 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
April 1 was the official release day for Hope in the Land. So all I’m saying here is “Yippee!” I’dve long wanted to write a Depression-era story, so this books holds a soft spot in my heart. It’s available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble,...
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 | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
My mother was born in 1926—she recently turned 90—and was one of nine children in the family growing up in a small town in rural Arkansas. Her father lost his business in the Great Depression. Soon after that, while the family’s belongings were stored above another...
by Olivia | Mar 14, 2016 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
“I didn’t think we had termites in Colorado.” If I had a dollar for every person I know who thinks that … well, I could have used the cash to pay the termite guys. We definitely have termites in Colorado. More specifically, in my neighborhood, er, in my house....