In Others’ Words: Sing It Loud

Beth VogtFun, Life, Reality 11 Comments

Truth be told, I do most of my singing in the car, not the shower. One of my favorite memories of years gone by is driving around town doing errands and singing with my two daughters, Katie Beth and Amy. In the very early years we sang along to the radio or cassette tapes (yes, yes, we did!) and then …

In Others’ Words: Pleasant Truth

Beth VogtFun, In Others' Words, Quotes 11 Comments

Well, here we are again, wrapping up another week. Friday, sliding into the weekend … and then gearing up for Monday and all that next week holds. I don’t know how your week went — how many successes you’re celebrating right now, how many disappointments you’re trying to shrug off. Or pray through. But here’s one thing I do know: …

In Others’ Words: Spine Poetry

Beth VogtFun, In Others' Words 18 Comments

It’s getting late on Thursday night. I’m not feeling particularly productive or creative … and there’s a blog post to write. So I’m taking advantage of others’ creativity and sharing some of the Spine Poetry fun that’s been happening on my Author Facebook page. I’ve run into some incredibly imaginative people this past week — and they’ve all created some …

Romance & Wish You Were Here & Llamas

Beth VogtFun, Life, Reality, Romance, Writing 17 Comments

  Yes, that’s me playing “get to know you” with a llama. Ah, the things novelists do for the sake of research. What do llamas have to do with inspirational contemporary romance? Some would say nothing. But since I am the author of Wish You Were Here, I would say llamas add a whole other layer of fun to a …

It’s a Real Book: Wish You Were Here is here!

Beth VogtContemporary Romance, Fun, Life, Writing 41 Comments

A package arrived at my house on Tuesday — two packages, actually. In one was a copy of my debut novel, Wish You Were Here, with a note from my editor, Jessica Wong, saying the book was “hot off the presses.” That’s a cliche any author will embrace. The second package contained several additional copies of my novel — but …

My Kind of Mad Lib Fun Contest Winner!

Beth VogtFun, Writing 13 Comments

So laughter rocked the walls of my office tonight! I read through all the entries with my husband and my two oldest daughters listening in. The judging was fairly subjective — we’re writers, so we are used to the whole “it’s subjective” thing, right? Based on the amount of laughter produced, the winner of the first, but definitely not last, …

What’s a Tired Contemporary Romance Writer to Do: My Kind of Mad Lib Fun (& a prize!)

Beth VogtContemporary Romance, Fun, Writing 38 Comments

So yesterday was all about this: 🙂 And in between replying to a steady stream of comments on this blog — thank you one and all for celebrating my book cover with me! — I also edited a magazine and racked up almost 4300 words in my work-in-progress. So, yes, I’m tired — but in an oh-yesterday-was-a-wonderful-day kind of way. …