Angels Unaware–or–Aware – Part I
Posted on April 7, 2015 Leave a Comment
Have you ever met an angel? What is an angel? The English word angel comes from the Greek ang´el-os, which means, messenger, or one who brings tidings.
I’ll be telling a couple of angel stories today, one is my Mom’s encounter with an angel, one is mine. Both of our encounters are with angels who appeared in human form. I have never seen with my natural eyes angels in their spiritual or glorified form, but I have felt their presence, and I have been “touched” by an angel a few times. I physically felt a touch on my arm, or the back of my head, or felt a cool breeze around me. I’ll tell those stories next week. I’ve seen the effects of their protection. But I’ve only had one true encounter. I’ll tell Mom’s first, then, mine. Read More
King On Writing
Posted on April 1, 2015 2 Comments
Okay. A friend who knows I’m a writer, lent me Stephen King’s book On Writing. I hadn’t asked for it. I wasn’t sure I wanted to read it. I did though. And I got a few pointers out of it. I’ll share the best two in this post. Read More
Eternal Moments of the Day–Nostalgia Time
Posted on March 31, 2015 Leave a Comment
Mom at 85
Ten years ago today, my Mother died. Her earthly body died, but her spirit went straight to her Savior. She was 89 and a half. I’ll never forget that day. I can’t believe it’s been ten years. In some ways, it seems longer, because so much has happened since then. In others, it doesn’t seem like it could be that long. But it has.
Writing Ideas – Part I
Posted on March 25, 2015 2 Comments
Ideas
Earlier, I posted about what fuels your ideas, and I used “Early Edition” as one of mine. Someday I’d like to get into my head and pull out all of my favorite plot twists, events, characters, settings, etc. – wishing I could put them all together.
Perspectives on Life and Death – Part II
Posted on March 24, 2015 1 Comment
Wow, am I remiss. How time flies and you don’t even know it. I’m amazed. I said I’d post Part II a week later. Now, it’s been a month. I promised to talk about our personal lives, what brings life and death to our dreams, visions for our life, and relationships.
Death to Dreams
I could write a book on this. I’ve had so many dreams for life die that I can’t even remember them all, so I’ll just mention a few.
An Update to My Writing Journey
Posted on March 19, 2015 1 Comment
I haven’t written much lately about my writing journey, which is originally why I started this blog, so I thought I’d share an update. Even when things appear to go slowly, sometimes progress isn’t seen until a step back is taken. Today, I’m stepping back and taking an inventory of what I’m involved in that is writing related.
The Power of Story
Posted on March 18, 2015 2 Comments
Stories have been told as long as mankind has existed. What is it about stories that so compels us to want to read, hear, or watch them? Stories keep our attention, our interest, and help us learn.
I once saw an interview with actor Michael York. Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) had hired him to play the anti-christ for two films, “The Omega Code” and “Megiddo.” When asked about it, Michael said he found the role “life enhancing.” Of course, in his English accent, it sounded like “life en-hawncing.” He’s a great actor. How many actors can say they’ve played both John the Baptist and the anti-christ – but Michael York has. He played John the Baptist in “Jesus of Nazareth,” the 1970s mini-series. He recognized the power of story.
Plots That Dance – Part I
Posted on March 12, 2015 Leave a Comment
by DiAnn Mills
I spotlighted this book, The Dance of Character & Plot, a few months ago in an interview with my Craftsman mentor, DiAnn Mills. You can check out that interview here. Now, I’m going to shine that spotlight on one part of the book, Chapter Seven.
Here’s her opening statement: “We all want our novels to dance. Our characters are authentic, fascinating, and irresistible. We’ve researched our setting so thoroughly, we know the area inch by inch. But if our novel lacks a substantial plot, our story will never receive an invitation to join the dance of a publisher’s list of new releases.”
What makes up a good plot? Let’s look at it.
Spring is Finally on the Way
Posted on March 11, 2015 Leave a Comment
March 5, 2015
Although I wouldn’t have known it last Thursday, when seven inches of snow fell. Dozens of robins rode out the snowstorm on our front porch, in our magnolia tree, our garden, and as we discovered yesterday, in front of our garage doors.
Now, we’re having a great meltdown of the snow as our temperatures the last few days are in the 30s and 40s, almost reaching 50 degrees. Wow. I went outside last night and this morning with just a light jacket on instead of an overcoat.
Writer’s Resource – The Sell Your Novel Tool Kit
Posted on March 5, 2015 Leave a Comment
By Elizabeth Lyon
The publishing world has changed in the last number of years. This book was originally published in 1997, but came out as a paperback in 2002. Publishing has changed a lot in twelve years, but there is still a lot to be gleaned from this book.
The subtitle is “Everything you need to know about queries, synopses, marketing, and breaking in.”
Donna L.H. Smith 