Posts by jeristockdale@gmail.com
Travel to Virginia, a Gift for the Soul
We don’t travel often, but when we do, our goal is a memorable trip that will stay in our hearts forever. In October, Jeff and I flew to Virginia for ten days to visit friends and tour historical sites. Since I’d been there once before in 2009, my imagination was already stoked with all we…
Read MorePets Can Touch our Hearts, in Life and in Fiction
I have a confession to make. I was shy as a child. Not just quiet. No. I was the painfully I’m not going to talk to people type of child. I did talk, but it was to animals, not people. I would pour out my soul to Socks, my black and white spaniel mix, and…
Read MoreChristmas of Hope: An Anthology of 7 Christian Inspirational Holiday Stories
Dear Friends and Family, I’m excited to announce my upcoming book release on October 24, 2016. My novella, Christmas Gone Awry, will be part of an anthology called Christmas of Hope: An Anthology of 7 Christian Inspirational Holiday Stories. We’re publishing just in time for Christmas! It will make a great gift or an…
Read MoreAn Interview with Darlene Panzera, Author
Darlene Panzera, author of several sweet romance books, is also my writing mentor, teacher, and friend. It’s been a privilege to know her, and to sit at her feet, learning the ways of the writer; story structure, plot, character development, dialogue, and much more. She is a giver in the truest sense of the word.…
Read MoreA Christian Community of Writers – What Jane Austen would have Loved
It’s well known that writing is a solitary occupation, but what isn’t well known, especially to new writers, is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely one. There exists a community of Christian writers, who far from being shy with one another, gather together to network, teach, and share. I used to think writing…
Read MoreA Gift to Share
I think of encouragement when I remember my high school English teacher. A recent invitation to her 60th wedding anniversary celebration sent me reflecting on my past; the chalkboard dust, rustling papers, and a teacher who looked beyond the next day’s assignment. Mrs. McConnell was a consistently good and fair teacher. And she encouraged me…
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