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When a crow says an intelligent thing, chickens may laugh at it. This is the laughing of the sand castles at the powerful waves! ~Mehmet Murat Ildan I love birds. I like watching them fly in and out to my birdfeeder. I like it when one of them comes close to my window to perch on the windowsill. I like …
One of the things that’s good when I go to the Kentucky Appalachian Mountains for a story or when I stay in a rural area is that I can let my characters talk country. That’s pretty easy for me since I talk country. Many of the things you might have heard in the hills of Eastern Kentucky back some years …
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ~Henry Miller Okay, I love those of you who think I am so tricky that I would never put up a mystery picture that was easy to solve. Sigh. It turns out some mysteries aren’t as …
“The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.” — Gregory Maguire The first mystery picture has come and tickled the imaginations of many of you. The popular guess was some sort of fabric like a rug, a blanket, a towel, something crocheted, even a couch cover, or a hot pad to set a dish on. …
I’m on to the next step for my work in progress. That’s how it can be for a writer. While one book has just come out for readers. a writer is often putting the finishing touches on a new story. That’s how it was for me with The Song of Sourwood Mountain releasing three weeks ago on May 7th while …
On Thursday, I had the fun chance to take over the Avid Readers of Christian Fiction Instagram page for a day. Sort of a writer for the day. I shared about my writing with an emphasis on my new book, The Song of Sourwood Mountain. I had earlier been interviewed on Writer’s Desk. You can check out that interview post …
My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you? ~Erma Brombeck The last few weeks have been a little busy for me. Well, maybe a lot busy. Whenever I say that I always remember this quote I came across a few …
Back in 2019 before our country was turned upside down by the pandemic, I was blessed to be part of the Readers Rendezvous in Grand Rapids, Michigan put together by some dedicated book lovers and Baker Book House. The next year things got a little crazy with all of us staying home and wearing masks and some of us losing …
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” ― W. Somerset Maugham And so once again, without knowing the rules, I have written a novel and seen it make its way out to the world of readers. Tuesday was release day for The Song of Sourwood Mountain. That is always an exciting day for …
“Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.” —Larry L. King, Writer’s Digest One of the questions I’m sometimes asked in interviews or when I do book talks is: “What is your writing day like?” People have a curiosity about the process of writing, especially if they have ever considered writing something themselves. I like to …