Megan DiMaria

Summer is fast approaching, and with COVID restrictions lifting, thoughts are turning to shedding our COVID fat. Have you considered...

If you’ve ever hung out with me in person or on my blog, you know I’m striving toward another publishing contract. I’ve submitted some...

Take heart, sometimes challenges can be a good thing. I've been delighted to see my tulips pushing through winter's barrier. I noticed...

For the past several months, or perhaps for the past year, I've been quietly obsessed with kindness. I've read articles, blog posts, and...

Have a meaningful few weeks, and think about the holy sacrifice that allowed us to come into relationship with God. Asking Jesus to live...

One of the techniques in writing is to flesh out the backstory of your characters. Authors will often keep a file of the character's life...

That's what I'm doing this week. I feel as if I've been rushing, rushing, rushing since the holidays, and I've given myself permission to...

You can't imagine my surprise when I got an email from Tyndale House Publishers a few weeks ago. Tyndale published my first two novels...

If you know me, or if you've read my blog, you know that I persist in reaching for my dreams. Friends tell me that I'm inspirational. I...

You know I love to encourage other writers, so I'm happy to pass along another great opportunity for those seeking publication. Winged...

What were you doing 42 years ago this week? I was starting the rest of my life. At the time, I thought I was all grown up. But looking...

Did your heart take a beating last year? Mine did. Gunk was stirred up, memories relived, regrets remembered. I'm ready for a new...

Here it comes: 2021! The beginning of a new year is when resolutions kick in. Already, folks are talking about the new diets they're...

At this beautiful time of year, I wish you a thrill of joy. . . Decades ago, my parents passed on their nativity set to me. In the box...

Forty-two years ago this week I made a simple decision that changed everything for me—I became a Christ-follower. By that, I mean I gave...

I post every Tuesday, but this past week, the time got away from me. I hate to promise to do something and then renege, so I sat down to...

The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look...

I haven't started with preparations for the day yet, but my pantry is stocked and ready. The part that isn't quite ready for the day is...

I case you don't know, November is the month for many writers to get a jump on writing a new novel. It's a thing: NaNoWriMo, National...

(In honor of Veterans Day, I run this encore post.) My father was the kindest, most gentle man I've ever known. He was also the...