I used to be a dive-in-and-work-like-mad kind of guy? You too? Go from one project to the next, snarf down some lunch (ten minutes max) and then jump back in. Not a great deal of peace. It’s just not the way we’re wired. In fact there’s science behind the idea of taking breaks during the day. Lots of them. If you’re …
Cliche But True, Tell Your Kids You Love ‘Em
Twenty three years ago today, at 5:46am, Taylor James Rubart burst onto the world scene and my life was altered forever. He was and is one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received. My dad was of the generation that didn’t tell their kids they loved them, so I vowed I would tell my sons I loved them so often …
How To Conquer Any Bad Habit
True confession. This post isn’t a serious answer to the question of how to kick a bad habit. But if you haven’t seen the video below, I promise it will make you smile. Enjoy.
Your Shot At One of 10 Free Copies of The Five Times I Met Myself
My publisher and I are giving away 10 free copies of The Five Times I Met Myself on Goodreads. (Just thought you might like to know.) Click on the picture below, enter, and voila! you’re in for the drawing. – “Rubart does it again …” RT Book Reviews 4 1/2 Stars and a Top Pick – “A powerfully redemptive story with twists …
Ronie Kendig Interview and Giveaway
If you don’t know who Ronie Kendig is, you need to. She’s one of Darci’s and my favorite people. She’s known for writing amazing military fiction, but has now taken a leap into the world of speculative fiction she’s loving it. So let’s dive in as well. (And if you haven’t already bought her book Embers, stick around to the …
What if You Could Talk to Your 23 Year Old Self?
If there was a way to have a conversation with your 23 year old self, what would you say to her or him? What choices would you tell them to make differently than you did the first time around? That’s the question at the core of my latest novel, The Five Times I Met Myself. (Releases today!) Here’s a brief description: …
What Sets You Free?
Day of celebrating our nations’s freedom tomorrow. Hot dogs, hamburgers, fireworks, friends and family together. Makes me think of another kind of freedom. Your freedom. Mine. What Sets You Free? What makes your heart come alive? What inspires you? Encourages you? Brings you life and hope? It’s a question I don’t ask enough, that I don’t act on enough. Do you …
Two Great Questions At Yesterday’s Dinner
On Christmas afternoon, Darci, Taylor, Micah, and always I head over to my sister’s house. Around the table at dinner, Taylor asked a question of the elders that started a powerful discussion. “What do you wish you knew when you were our age?” (Taylor and his cousin Paul are 22, Micah and Paul’s sister Emma are nineteen.) The answers from my …
My Friend’s Book is Finally Here!
I met Lori Roeleveld online. Somehow I stumbled across her excellent blog and was captivated immediately. A few years later I met her face to face at a writing conference, and we’ve become great friends. Yes, Lori is a tremendous writer, and has penetrating insights into the human condition, but even more so, she is a tremendous person. She’s celebrating the …
Scavenger Hunt Stop # 9!
Yes! You made it to Stop # 9, your next step to winning fab prizes like a Kindle Fire HDX and/or 30+ novels. We’ll get to the good stuff in a few seconds, but first a few housekeeping items: Contest Details The Hunt starts officially at noon Mountain Time on Friday, Oct 17th so if you’re here early, you’ll want to …