On Writing
Why I Write Historical Romance: Where History, Faith, and Love Meet
Why History Comes Alive Through Story Although history interests me, it’s not usually through social studies textbooks or dense nonfiction. I’m not looking for 500-page tomes filled with every single detail. That’s one reason why I write historical romance. Events, people, and culture come alive when history is told like a story. This approach lets…
Read MoreA Faith Journey to Writing My Book
On a Saturday morning last fall, I was working on my latest story. My phone buzzed, and like I often do when I shouldn’t, I checked it. In this case, it became a God moment. I received a face book message from author Laurean Brooks, whom I’d never met or chatted with, but was friends…
Read More6 Benefits of Writing Short Stories for an Author’s Career
In my early writing years, I met several editors at writer’s conferences who needed articles and short stories to fill their magazines’ pages. With a little encouragement I worked on short pieces I hoped would provide value to their readers. At the time, I didn’t realize that learning to “write short” would help develop…
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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