July 6, 2017 Creating Darren One of the neatest parts about writing (for me, anyway) is creating people. Maybe I take it too far, but I like to have elaborate backstories for everyone. (For example: a character with a small part in “Web of Deception” has fifteen pages of notes [...]
June 15, 2017 Cousin Train Some days you just need to laugh! When cousins are over, that laughter is always bouncing off the walls. The big girls raced by each pushing a tomato box across the wooden floor. Mandy squealed from Jaquline’s box (“faster!”). Isaac peered up from behind his [...]
June 8, 2017 Caleb I love to write historical fiction. Historical fiction is fiction (a made-up story) set in a historical setting. It can be following an actual historical figure, about a historical figure, place, or event, or a made-up story in a real time in history. Writing historical fiction [...]
May 30, 2017 Building Katy Bear “Tell me a story about creation!” Pipes Christina. “Animals!” bubbles Rebeccah. So began a little story about a bear named Katy who wants to see God create something. This story was told for about three years before I wrote it down because Rebeccah wanted [...]
May 21, 2017 Please Write More About Ethan! (Brantley Station Saga) One of the issues with writing and being a perfectionist is this: I never view anything as complete! I have hundreds of half-finished manuscripts in various sizes littering my “stories” folder. Because I proof myself better in print [...]