Hey folks, I’m here with an update on NaNoWriMo. I tried to publish a post earlier, but for some reason it didn’t work, so I’ll try it again. I am up to 6303, words so far, almost three thousand of which were written today. I will keep you posted at least once or twice a … Read more
Hello everybody, Today is day two of NaNoWriMo, but as you know I got a bit of a head start a day or two early, because I had to take my daughter back to be with her Dad yesterday, and I was extremely tired from riding all day. Now, this morning, I have written almost … Read more
Hey everybody, I am studk in the middle of editing A Journey of Faith,and there is a scene that doesn’t work at the beginning of Chapter 7. Ok, as you know, Becca has witnessed something from her childhood that has traumatized her for the past 16 years. Not only that, but the Tensiltown police have … Read more
Lori Austin has written a compelling post civil War Western romance, about a farmer’s wife in search of her daughter who was stolen by dog soldiers and taken to a Shianne camp to live. Along the way she meets a former soldier who is known as the “white ghost”, wanted in both Colorado and Kansas … Read more
I just read a book called Man in Search of meaning, by a psychologist with the last name of Frankl. In Frankl’s book, he recounts his story of bserving time in a German prison camp during WWII throughout the first part of his narrative account. In this account, the author describes the psychological state of … Read more
I’m in the middle of reading a book of romances set around historical lighthouses. As I read the novellas written by Diana Mills and three other Christian romance authors, I begin to hear the words of an old hymn entitled The Lighthouse, which if you are a Christian like myself, you will remember very well. … Read more
Hello dear readers, today my daughter Sharen is helping me with this blog post. Yesterday, my family and I took a trip to my Uncle Russel’s house in Lake City Florida, to bring his pontoon boat back home. While we were there, we took a walk around the yard, and sat inside the house for … Read more
This is an article from one of the many blogs I follow. I am posting this on my blog today, because I feel that authors who are published, or are planning to publish in the near future, need to know that if they plan to publish in ebook formats,there is still a market for this … Read more
Hello everyone, Ann Here. I am chatting with my character named Mary, who pops in and out of A Journey of Faith. We first see her in Chapter four, then in Chapter 5. You never know when she’ll pop up to help someone throughout this series. She doesn’t have a last name yet, but that … Read more
Inspired by dreams Have you ever been inspired to write a story based on a recurring dream you’ve had over the past few years? To be honest with you, I have had a recurring dream of climbing, which can take on many different forms, from stairs, to ladders of all kinds, to climbing into a … Read more
If you like suspense novels, but don’t like the blood and guts of hard core thrillers, I have the perfect Christian suspense novel for you. I just finished a compilation by Dee Henderson called Jennifer: An O’Malley Love Story and Danger in the Shadows” Prequel to the O’Malley series. Although Jennifer touched my heart in … Read more
Hello everybody, I kept you updated about my NaNoWriMo experience, and my WIP, but I did not tell you about my camp NaNoWriMo experience. Well, I do want to say that camp NaNoWriMo was a bit slower paced than the writing I Did for NaNoWriMo. I personally worked on two projects, even though you can … Read more
Here’s a small bit of less than perfect poetry that I wrote just a few moments ago. I was inspired by the beautiful sunshine, and picturing myself flying above the clouds with the love of my life. Please forgive the imperfect rhythm of the little poem, but this is a bit of writing from the … Read more
Have you ever had one of those days where you get in some good writing, turn on some of your favorite music, and all of a sudden you feel really good, but you don’t know why at the moment? Well, I feel that good, and I must admit that I do know why. I am … Read more
Writing Tip: Creating Strong Emotions.
Guest Post: What Inspired Me to Write a Book About the Healing Power of Music.
I sit at my computer with the windows. open, and I hear our chimes calling out to me in the gentle breeze blowing outside. Do I go outside and listen to their gentle melodies? No, I let them sing out to me as if from a distance. I want my heart to hear their melodies, … Read more
Hey folks, this is different from my inspirational posts, and the posts about my book. I just read the most awesome scifi novel entitled Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund. I am not usually one for scifi, but this author sucked me right into the story, and onto her fictional planets. Academy 7 is a novel … Read more
Good morning, although it won’t be long and it’ll be lunch time. Anyway, I went to let the dog out, and when I opened the door, the chimes called out to me yet again. I stood pretty near them, if not quite beneath them and truly listened to their beautiful melody. The little chime we … Read more
Writing Workshop: Pre-Planning Your Book.