Hi, it’s Camy for another Slow Down Saturday. I just heard that some of my relatives contracted Covid. They’re doing okay for now, thank the Lord. But in these uncertain times, let’s remind each other that God made us, that God tells us not to fear, and we have the comfort of knowing that we belong to God. Please continue to pray for me, and I’d like to pray for you, too! Feel free to leave me an anonymous prayer request at my Prayer Request form .

My first novel published in five years just released this past December, Lady Wynwood’s Spies 1: Archer , the first volume in a Christian Regency Romantic Adventure Serial Novel (yeah, I know, that’s quite a mouthful). Basically, it's like a really long novel divided into parts. Each volume has a story arc, but the overarching story continues in each volume and they're not stand-alone novels. It’s been outlined for 10 volumes, plus a side volume, and I already released two prequel novels. When I write, I like to have a visual idea of what my characters looks like. I also like to extrapolate the personality of the character from the photos I use, so I'm very careful about the model and their pose or the expression on their face. But lately I haven’t been using real photos, and instead using anime and manga characters. When I first started writing about my main heroine, Phoebe, the photos I used for reference for her personality and looks was this character, Ryu, who i...

This year, I'll be releasing my first Christian Contemporary Romance in 5 years! The Wedding Kimono is the prequel novella for my new series, the Warubozu Spa Chronicles , and will be released in Save the Date , a Christian Romance Wedding anthology, on September 15th. Preorder Save the Date ebook for only 99 cents!

Last year right after Thanksgiving, I had a couple weeks of pretty bad burnout. I had been working hard since July to improve my writing productivity, and I had been doing well, but I hadn’t been taking enough time out for myself to recharge, and I certainly hadn’t been spending much time alone with God. So I spent two weeks mentally drained. Since then, I’ve been trying to remember to make it a priority to spend time reading my Bible everyday. It's hard, sometimes, because I just want to keep busy and get done everything on my To Do list, but when I sit down and meditate on a Bible verse, I've been feeling God speak to me and convict me. What are some of your favorite Bible verses? Was there a particular passage or verse you happened to read today? Share it with me below!

My iPhone happened to shuffle to this song during my walk today, and the sky looked like this! Aside from the great weather, the song really spoke to me today to remind me that God is still with me no matter what, and I can put my hope in Christ. I hope this will encourage you today, too! On days of gray When doubt clouds my view It's so hard to see past my fears My strength seems to fade And it's all I can do To hold on, 'til the light reappears Still, I believe though some rain's bound to fall That you're here next to me And you're over it all Lord, the sky's still blue For my hope is in you You're my joy You're the dream that's still alive Like the wind at my back And the sun on my face You are life You're grace You are blue skies You're my blue skies When nights are long Seems the dark has no end Still we walk on in light of the truth For waiting beyond Where the morning begins Is the dawn, and you'r...

Photo credit: lalalime.blogspot.com 日本語訳は下をご覧ください。 I’ve had a really tough time health-wise in December! I had an IBS flare-up and then bad allergies, which caused painful sinus headaches that kept me offline. My health issues made me feel overwhelmed and stressed, and I got hardly any work done in December and the first 2 weeks of January. I finally feel better and have started getting back on track with my writing, but I ask that you please pray for my health so that I can continue to both write and meet my commitments for a multi-author anthology I am participating in. Lord, thank You that no matter what happens to us, it helps us to cling more fervently to You and depend upon You more than ever. Please give us Your strength and peace, and remind us that You are with us. Amen How can I pray for you today? Please leave me your prayer requests! Prayer requests can sometimes be private things, so to keep your privacy, I’ve made a form you can fill out that will keep ...