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 …
“Dance with the waves, move with the sea. Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.” —Christy Ann Martine A few years ago, we went to the beach with a couple of our kids and their families. I love walking on the beach at sunrise. Just looking at this picture I can almost hear the ocean waves swooping …
The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities.― Raymond Chandler Readers like you and like me love words, especially when they go together in that amazing way to make stories. And what we like best are the characters in those stories. That’s true whether the characters who grab our hearts and minds are male or female, …
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” ~Albert Einstein I had my book party Saturday. It was fun. It would have been even more fun if all of you could have been there the way Lavon was. It was so neat that she and a friend were able to come hear me …
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” ~Tommy Lasorda The initial interest that led to my research into the history of several of my books was sparked by a determined person. I dove into history books and online articles to find out more about someone who believed something that no one else had tried …
Life is too short not to celebrate nice moments! ~ Jordon Klopp Sometimes, you have to throw yourself a party. A few years ago –well, more like twenty plus years ago — I published my first inspirational novel, Scent of Lilac. The reason I was so ready to celebrate was that I had been walking through rejection valley with the books I …