How do you start a story? Where do you get your ideas? As an author, that is a question I get asked again and again. And I’ve narrowed it down to one answer. An answer that is a question in itself. I ask, “What if?” Does that seem to easy? Maybe it is, but it’s […]
Prairie Sky Series Overview
I’ve just celebrated the release of the third novel in my Prairie Sky Series! What a blessing from the Lord. I’m also grateful to Mantle Rock Publishing for taking a chance on a new author! I wanted to take this opportunity to share an overview of the series. Book One, Under This Same Sky is […]
Tell Me No Feels
Imagine, if you will, you’re reading a World War II novel. The main character has sent her loved one off to France, and the last she heard, he was missing in action. Her hopes of wearing her mother’s wedding dress and standing beside him in the chapel are dashed to pieces, right along with her […]
Someday
I stumbled across a meme the other day on Pinterest. It said, “Someday you’re going to be someone’s favorite author.” It has a nice ring to it. Wouldn’t you agree? I think most writers dream that they will become a reader’s favorite author. But they don’t stop and think about what it means. I did […]
Write Through It
It’s almost that time of year. The time when the air starts to cool off just a bit in the evenings (at least here in the south), the traffic increases in the mornings and afternoons every Monday through Friday, and each Friday night finds most of the school gathered down at the football field, rooting […]
What I Wish I Knew About Being a Writer
There comes the point in life when you look back at what you’ve done, what you’ve accomplished, and what you dream of doing in the future. Life is full of little moments. Whether they are good or bad. If you laid your life out as a story, you could see all of these moments, or […]
The Value of Self-Editing
Editing is a necessary, often grueling task that requires time and skill. Yet, is there such a thing as over-editing? How do you know when enough is enough? Here are five suggestions to make edits a little less taxing.
Creating Memorable Heroes and Heroines
What makes a hero and heroine memorable to readers? Often it’s the fire and ice relationships that make for an interesting read. In the world of fiction, as well as real life, opposites seem to attract. When creating lead characters, writers often choose unlikely combinations. A backwoodsman and a city girl. A rich heiress […]
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