Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “One Writer’s Journal”
As those of you who read my blog posts here and have read my novels already know, I’m not a writer who sticks to one type of story or theme. Most publishing experts would tell me that’s where I go astray. Readers like to know what they’re getting. I should pick a “brand” and stay with it to attract more …
One more post about my Shaker book, The Innocent, since there are only a very few days left of the book’s 99 cent e-book sale on Amazon. Always be sure to check the price before you click the buy link to be sure you’re getting the price you’re expecting. Those prices can change in a flash. I shared this post …
An oxymoron – a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined. (e.g., thunderous silence, sweet sorrow, Shaker romance) I always do seem to do things the hard way. Let me explain. Many years ago when I started writing, romances were the thing. You know what? Romances are still the thing. People love reading about …
A few weeks ago after I had a book party to celebrate my new release, A Chance for Kallie Mae, and had fun answering questions those there asked me, I invited you all to throw some questions about my books or writing at me here on One Writer’s Journal. Love coming up with answers. That’s sort of what writers do from …
Have you ever met a Shaker? Probably not unless you’ve been to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in Maine where two Shakers still reside in the only active Shaker village remaining. The other nineteen villages that once dotted the eastern states and Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana have long passed into history. Fortunately for history buffs, many of those villages …
When I was looking for something to share on my FB author page today where I share tidbits of Shaker history. This morning, I hunted up an excerpt from my Shaker story, The Innocent, about my character, Carlyn, working in the Shaker washroom. The Shakers had much to launder. They believed in clean. The also believed work was a way to …
“You’re not stuck, you just forgot you can change your mind” ― J.R. Rim A few posts ago, I invited readers to ask me a question that they might have asked if they could have been at my book event and taking part in my Q & A time. I love the Q & A time of any talk. People …
Since The Innocent is on e-book sale right now for 99 cents for a limited time on Amazon, I found this post written a few years ago for a different blog when the story was newly published. I rewrote the piece to bring it up to date to share how a story can come to life for me. When I’m ready …
In my books, while I never have everything thought out, I do have my main characters. In The Innocent, I begin with my female main character, Carlyn, and her dog Asher. I have the setting. For The Innocent, that was my fictional Shaker Village of Harmony Hill. I knew what some of Carlyn’s challenges were going to be but also …
“How did it get so late so soon?” ~ Dr. Seuss Somehow, Wednesday keeps sneaking past me and here it is Thursday already. The days can slide past but only minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day as it always has. Must be something about having the blessing of experiencing a lot of those minutes and hours and …