Back in 2014, I posted this:As some of my faithful blog readers know, my story includes Lillie and Kate uncovering a china cup that belongs to both their families. Over the process of writing Half-Truths, I've played with different china patterns. My friend and writing mentor, Joyce Moyer Hostetter, suggested the popular Blue Willow pattern. When… Continue reading BLUE WILLOW: A Book that Lillie and Kate Read– Part II and Insight into Revision
Congratulations to Linda Phillips who won WONDER and Mary Jane Nirdlinger who won ORCHARDS. Thanks to all of you for leaving comments here and in Talking Story. More great giveaways coming up! In the ongoing conversation about plotter vs. panster I've discovered that I work somewhere in between these two camps. On the one hand, I can't… Continue reading Plotting," Pansting", and the Act of Discovery
Congratulations to Joan Edwards who won an autographed copy of In My Brother's Shadow by Monika Schroeder. Thanks to all who entered. ********** Since I moved recently I wanted to find a new writers' group. I visited a children's writers group and one devoted to historical fiction. In both groups I perceived a greater emphasis on… Continue reading Writing Resources Part IV- Critique Groups
After reading What I Saw and How I Lied, I contacted the author, Judy Blundell through Facebook. I was impressed with Judy's knowledge of the books that Evie Spooner, her post WWII character, read. Including this literature brought historical accuracy and greater depth to Evie's character. Judy told me how she located her resources. She inspired… Continue reading Blue Willow: A Book That Lillie and Kate Read
Last week Becky Shillington tagged me on her blog tour and as you'll see at the bottom of this post, I'll tag three more writers. I hope you'll enjoy this post and check out my fellow bloggers. What are you working on right now? As many of my faithful blog readers know, I'm writing my first… Continue reading I'm On Tour!
My friend and role model, Joyce Hostetter, tagged me last week in a work-in-progress meme called, "The Next Big Thing." You can read about Joyce's WIP here, and since I've had the privilege of reading parts of it, I can tell you that it will be great! Now it's my turn to answer eight questions… Continue reading My Next Big Thing
Part I: Character A recent Facebook discussion on my wall led one of my FB friends Leslie Guccione, an author of 30 books, to blog about the importance of totally knowing your character and setting. Leslie Guccione I have often thought how stories are built from the inside out. Appropriately, her blog on character is… Continue reading Character + Setting = Story (Almost)
This past week Becky Levine, author of The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide, hosted me on her blog. I discuss how critiques I have received on Half-Truths have helped me shape and re-vision my work. Click on over to Becky's blog and leave a comment. You'll be entered to win a copy of her… Continue reading More Thoughts on Re-Visioning
Elena Caravela recently honored me with the Kreativ Blogger Award-- which I didn't even know existed! In order to accept, I in turn most nominate six other blogs and tell you 10 things you might now know about me, and leave a comment on one of the blogs. So, here I go: 1. Joyce Hostetter's… Continue reading Kreativ Blogger Award
I’ve been composing this blog in my mind for days. But I told myself I couldn't actually write it until I'd reached "The End." sanja gjenero Lately I've been spending days pushing through the first draft of my WIP (work in progress), Half-Truths. These have been days of sitting down at the keyboard and feeling… Continue reading When "The End" is Only the Beginning