How to Celebrate a Character’s Life
How can a writer celebrate the end of a trilogy? With a little help from her friends.
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Reverend G Strikes Again
With the release of “Intermission for Reverend G” and the signed contract for the third book in the series, I thought the petite minister with Alzheimer’s might slip out of my subconscious. I’m already ten chapters into another novel, a completely different type of book where nobody struggles with Alzheimer’s – yet. You never know
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Does God Care About Characters?
We sat around the table at the house where my critique group met. Each of us took our turn, reading our precious words and waiting for responses from the other writers. I knew my group liked my main character – Reverend G, that feisty little minister who struggles to find her purpose within the shadows
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Why Write About Alzheimer’s
Someone recently asked me, “Why write about Alzheimer’s? Isn’t that depressing? What caused you to choose that kind of story?” With the second novel in the Life of Cove Creek, “Intermission for Reverend G” soon to be released, I wanted to answer those questions. Five million Americans live within the shadows of Alzheimer’s Disease. And
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How Do Authors Work a Blog Chain?
I’ve been asked to participate in the Author’s Blog Chain. Sally Jadlow tagged me. Visit her blog at www.sallyjadlow.com. Sally writes poetry and devotions. Her book “The Late Sooner” chronicles the land run in Oklahoma while her “God’s Little Miracle Books I and II” describe the many miracles Sally has observed as a corporate chaplain.
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Finding Gabriel
Readers sometimes ask me, “Where do you find your characters?” Usually, that’s easy. I find them in coffee shops, in airports, on college campuses – and I sometimes wake up with a character who invaded my dreams. But one particular character lives with me and doesn’t mind that I used her as a major part
Seeing My Characters
During a trip to a garden center, I saw them. Big as life and twice as wonderful. My two main characters. Who could have imagined they would suddenly surface while I looked for the latest varieties of petunias? They stood next to a shelf of geraniums, apparently waiting for me to discover them. I barely
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The Journey of a Novel – Step 2
In many ways, 2010 proved to be a difficult year for me. I was unemployed, downsized out of my job right in the middle of the recession. In fact, this blog began as a plea for all of us to stay in hope – no matter what the circumstances. My unemployment taught me several things
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