Family, it’s a major theme in many movies and books. Often it’s the absence of family that creates the plot line–the orphan longing for a family, or the long-lost sibling. Family is something dear to my heart. It always has been.
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I opened to chapter nine of Dragon’s Revenge and began to read of the men of the Carr. After a few pages, I found myself immersed in the land. The characters came alive in my mind. My voice adapted to their voices and accent. And that is when it happened. That Yizma moment. “Is this my book? Is this my book?”
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I’ve often had my students create a brochure of their town as if it would go to the visitor’s center for Spanish speaking people who come through. Maybe one of these days, I’ll make the assignment actually get published for the visitor’s center. However, I’ve heard the complaints. “We don’t have anything special here.” “What’s the big deal about our town?” I can understand. We get lost in what we know. The everyday loses its appeal. But every town has something special.
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Today I have the privilege of doing a character interview for my friend, Emerald Barnes. I’ve known Emerald for almost a year now. We’ve never had the privilege of meeting face-to-face, but we’ve done a Twitter chat together and have had various opportunities to connect via Facebook.
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Today in church, I sat next to my second youngest son as our class discussed the plagues of Egypt. A question was raised. How well do we pass our faith on to our kids? How do we do it? The class came up with five helpful points.
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Today I have the honor of handing my blog over to a guest author. Missy Sheldrake is the author of the Keepers of the Wellsprings series. Yesterday saw the release of book three in the series. She has book one for free this weekend and book two for 99 cents.
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Kids are out of school, and we plan picnics and family outings. However, even in the midst of summer, for some it can be a pain. These are some helpful tips to hopefully make the summer go easier.
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We all know the scene, the prince has met the princess. They dance. The music flows through the room all light and carefree. Then suddenly the nemesis appears. The princess is captured, or the prince has to fight. Something terrible happens! … Continue reading →
I’ve had several people ask how I do it. How do I come up with these stories? I thought I’d share with you what is currently going through my brain about a new idea. I can get an idea from a sign, from someone else, or from watching television.
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As technology improves a battle begins to be waged between print books and ebooks. Traditionalists say the only real book is a hard copy made with paper. The progressives say ebooks are just fine. One the one extreme, we hear of books becoming obsolete and libraries not existing. However, as an author, I see the value in both.
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