My husband and I just finished bagging up fifty pounds of fresh-roasted green chile. The kitchen smells wonderful. (Better than if I'd actually cooked something...but that's another story, altogether). We do this every year around this time--buy a bulk of chile (New...

I’ll see some of you at ACFW in Dallas in a couple of weeks. Getting ready takes courage, especially if you’ve signed up for agent or editor appointments. Here are some tips to help you get ready: First, make yourself familiar with what that house is looking for. Read...

Do you read for pleasure? Of course, we writers are also students of books after we take on the study of the craft. I’m reading a book “for pleasure” right now that isn’t working for me. Why? Because I can’t relate with the heroine, which means I don’t sympathize with...