It’s the month of love, and I got to chat with NYT bestselling romance novelist Rachel Hauck! If you love books, stories, characters, plots, etc., you will eat up this episode. It was so fun to jump inside Rachel’s brain and learn about her writing process, including discipline with time management, finding inspiration, editing (and cutting characters when necessary! 😭) and more. PLUS, Rachel shares her own love story, which is just as cute and picturesque as you’d imagine. (She says she wouldn’t write it into a book because it would be too unbelievable!) Follow Rachel on her blog, rachelhauck.com, and look out for her upcoming novel, “The Memory House,” releasing April 2.

WELCOME to the podcast! For the very first episode of “Keep It Real,” I sit down with singer-songwriter Lydia Laird to talk about her journey in the music industry, inspiration behind the songwriting process, why it’s okay to say “thank you” when using your gift for the Lord, and so much more. Plus, if you hang onto the very end, you’ll get to hear an impromptu acoustic version of one of Lydia’s new songs, “Where Your Heart Is.” You can find Lydia on her website, lydialaird.com, and on all social media @lydialaird. Enjoy!