How to Find Hope in a Published Book
What is it about publishing a book that is so exciting? Is it the booksignings and the speaking events or is it something much deeper?
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How to Celebrate a Character’s Life
How can a writer celebrate the end of a trilogy? With a little help from her friends.
Gratitude Attitudes
Out on my deck, I consider the last gasp of summer – this season I enjoy with its plantings and harvests, its colors and textures. In my gratitude journal, I record the sights and sounds so that in the cold misery of winter – I will not forget what my heart is now thankful for. …
Researching Food
In order to write with credibility, the author needs to complete all the research necessary for a novel. This includes researching about the foods included in the story without sounding like you’re repeating a menu. One writer who does this well is Jan Karon. Her Mitford series is filled with all types of recipes and …
Researching Blueberries
Ever since I moved to this area of Kansas City, I’ve wanted to experience The Berry Patch. Nestled just outside the honking city and barely over the state line into Missouri, The Berry Patch offers fresh bounty from God’s earth as well as a respite for this particular farm girl. It began in 1975, as …