An Afternoon With Young Writers
I had the privilege of doing a writing workshop with a group of homeschooled girls a few weeks ago. We met at a gorgeous park, had a picnic and had a blast talking writing. I asked them to come with their writing notebooks so I could learn more about what they’d been up to. Talk about a group of talented young writers! It was so much fun to read their words. I was trying to think of a writing-related activity that would be fun for a group of kids so I put together a character worksheet with plenty of copies for taking home and we did it as a group. Here’s a little about...
Read MoreThe Makings of a Hero (Giveaway!)
Let’s talk heroes. Wait…not the super hero kind in tights. The book kind :). The leading man. The protagonist. The guy. AKA the hero. There are many qualities that make up a hero. In Be Still My Soul, the leading man is Gideon O’Riley, a 22 year old Bluegrass musician. He’s just over 6ft tall, has an unruly crop of reddish-brown hair and pale green eyes. Sounds nice enough. But that’s just the outside. Because one fateful night, he walks shy Lonnie Sawyer home from the town singing. She’s the pretty girl with the strong faith and...
Read MoreThe Makings of a Heroine
I want to talk heroines today. The leading ladies.The captivating women who lead our hearts through a story. And I’d like to focus on one heroine in particular. Her name is Lonnie Sawyer and there are a few things you might notice about her in the first pages of Be Still My Soul. She’s shy and pensive, the brown-eyed wallflower of Rocky Knob, Virginia. But there’s more than meets they eye. Because deep down, Lonnie is a young woman who just wants to be loved. Yet she’s grown up in the shadow of an alcoholic father. Grown up in a home where peace is hard...
Read MoreA Historical Romance Cover: Be Still
Let’s talk book covers. I LOVE book covers. A picture really is worth a thousand words. So I wanted to dig in a little deeper and give you some of my thoughts on the cover for Be Still My Soul. I’ll never forget the first moment I saw the cover. I opened my email and there it was. My heart swelled at seeing my characters. WaterBrook/Multnomah did an amazing job. I was thrilled at how well they captured the details of this story. Seeing the characters come to life for the first time, was an incredible moment. Characters: In the front, you see the heroine–Lonnie Sawyer....
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