I won’t be doing a formal post this week because of the holiday and the South West Believers Convention. Happy Fourth of July!! Celebrate the freedom of our country and prayer for her.
Recent Blog Posts
So Much for Being in Control
First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him! ~Ray Bradbury I never thought I would be a seat of the pants writer. Not me. I outlined everything. I had to be in control, needing to know what came next in the story. In as much detail …
5 Star Book Review: Conflict & Suspense
Every time I hear of a new book on the craft of writing, I scope it out on Amazon and Barnes and Noble and check out what Writer’s Digest and the Writer have to say about it. Endorsement, reviews, and sneak peeks of the content either wet my whistle or …
Exciting Writers Conference Coming Up
The Ninth Annual North Texas Christian Writers Conference begins on Friday, June 22 in Fort Worth. This is a conference that will inspire, instruct and challenge you. The workshops will cover all aspects of the craft of writing from editing and revising to dialogue and everything in between. The opportunity …
Being One of Henry’s Characters
Being one of Henry’s characters is, let’s say, interesting. First of all, he’s a man trying to write a woman’s perspective. He kept trying to get in touch with his feminine side and making wrong turns. I tried to help him understand but…well, you know men. Finally, I got …
Influencers: DiAnn Mills
More perusings from the book case. No listing of authors who have influenced me the most would be complete without DiAnn Mills. Author of over 50 novels in historical, romance, and suspense (and, sometimes a combination of all three), DiAnn always provides exciting plots and interesting characters who draw me …
Blue Ridge Writers Conference
The mountains in Asheville, North Carolina are beautiful in the morning. Crisp green in clear mountain air. Clouds splash across the blue sky in delicate brush strokes. Before classes even began, I was energized. Talking with other writers at meals and as we stroll the forested grounds of the Lifeway …
Meet My Favorite Authors
I’m sitting here this morning pondering what to write in this week’s blog and my eyes drift to the book case near my writing table. There’s over 120 novels on the shelves, a fraction of what I’ve owned and read over the years. Ask my wife. My motto might well …
Making Molehills Out of Mountains: First Steps to Getting There from here
Last week I wrote about the importance of setting clear and measurable goals to achieving our dreams. Goals have to be specific. If it’s not specific, it’s a wish without any foundation for achieving it. How do we achieve our goals? By breaking them down into small, measurable steps. Some …
You Can Get There from Here
It is possible to get the house painted, get the promotion, get the Hawaiian vacation. It is possible to get the first draft done (or the second, the third…even the eighteenth). It’s possible to get an agent, a book contract. All of these, and many others, are possible to achieve. …