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Laurie Tomlinson

Contemporary Romance Author

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    • That’s When I Knew {A Love At First Laugh Novella}
    • With No Reservations {Harlequin Heartwarming, May 2017}
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tales from the editing cave

the friday {NON} mixing bowl

editing

a quiz: what does one do after pressing send?

{foodie friday} a writing update + a quick weeknight recipe

writing the end, sickies, and sandcastles: february goals

the many wonders and woes of self-editing

  • GIVEAWAY ALERT ❤️ Happy #nationalbookloversday! To celebrate, I’m giving away 2 of my books (kindle version) to 2 readers—winners’ pick which one they want. To enter, tell me what you’re reading today and where you’re reading it! You can tag as many friends in separate comments for extra entries. Happy reading!
  • Is it too late to meal prep for the week? Asking for a friend... #iamfriend #friendisme
  • I killed a succulent plant—or at least I thought I did. A few months ago, this plant was completely brown and parched. At the end of the spring semester, I neglected it while keeping the 4 people + 1 dog-child in my house, GPA, and word count alive. Because that’s my story: All of the plants that dare grace my windowsill die, even the ones you have to try REALLY hard to kill. So I sheared off the dead leaves, put some water in it as a half-hearted afterthought, and went on with life. * But a few days later, in the midst of the brown, cracked stems was a tiny white bud. I remembered some advice I’d seen somewhere on the internet, not even sure if it applied to this plant, and put a few ice cubes in it. If that tiny flower could bloom in this proverbial wasteland, then maybe the plant could be salvaged after all. * This morning I was washing dishes and found THIS! I moved it from the windowsill to the table because, even though it’s not the sightliest plant (YET!), it’s an excellent reminder that sometimes, we find a little white flower in what we thought was dead. And even the tiniest of buds can flourish if we keep feeding them, believing they can be revived, one ice cube at a time.
  • These babies have been troopers through a not-fun week during which 4 days stuck at home with a car in the shop were just the cherry on top 😝 Let’s just say all screen time rules are out the window at this point. We are starting this morning over with rainy day reading, ChickFilA via a first-timer postmates coupon, puzzles, and dreams of next week’s sunny summer fun. We are going to adventure the socks off of next week to make up for it! * What was the best part of your week? Mine was AG’s first piano lesson and ice cream afterward thanks to our lovely Chauffeur, Noni! #gatorandbear
  • In her Instastories this morning, @anniefdowns asked what it looks like to pursue hope — because it looks different for everybody. And then my I Peter study was on the same subject, so there you have it! * My relationship with hope is complicated. When I lose hope, it isn’t because I don’t believe God *could* do the thing. It’s when I’m doing my very best/waiting it out and then I start to believe he doesn’t *want* to do it or that it’s not in his will. That’s when I inevitably start living like the thing isn’t meant to happen ever or move on to something else altogether. That’s when I start placing my hope in myself, my power, and not in a Father whose plans are best for me. Woof. * I asked how to pursue HOPE, and for me, it looks like remembering where I’ve been and rejoicing in how he’s faithfully refining me (even when it makes me want to cuss a little). It means keeping my hands, heart, and mind open when it’s SO much easier to build up a fortress. And most importantly, it looks like focusing less on the end product and more on the sound of my Father’s voice in the process. * We all have big desires and big worries in life, but we can place our hope in a Father who loves us and sustains us. We can live with the confidence that, no matter the outcome, He will never fail us. ❤️❤️
  • Nothing gets a mama out of bed faster than 1) the sound of throw up OR 2) your daughter saying: “Mom! Callan fell on the trampoline and there’s blood all over his face!” We’re staying with friends in a different time zone, so the kids woke up super early and decided to entertain themselves 😂 But after a little super glue, this brave 🐻 was as good as new #allaboutcb
  • The word count engine is trucking along! #amwriting #ltmorningmakeover #writersofinstagram #gettoworkbook
  • A Thursday prayer: May what the Father did for us mean more in our lives than what others have done to us (as @christinecaine says 😍). May we concern ourselves more with who God is making us than what others expect of us. And may our number one goal today be to glorify His name and lift Him high. ❤️
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ACFW Genesis Winner
2013 - Contemporary
2014 - Romance

Represented by Rachel Kent
of Books & Such Literary

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