It’s been fun posting romantic scenes from some of my already published books. So, I hope you’ll bear with me for one more scene that doesn’t have any romance at all, but does introduce you to some of my characters in my upcoming May release, In the Shadow of the River. The story starts when Jacci is five years …
Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star. ~Oscar Hammerstein II It was fun sharing a romantic scene from Love Comes Home on Wednesday’s post. Thanks to all of you who read it and took time to comment on the scene and on the types of romances you like to read in books. The romance threads in When the Meadow Blooms that released …
I love reading a story that has a great guy in love with the absolutely right girl. I love writing about that kind of good guy – an old friend who becomes more than a friend by story’s end. I saw something this week about romance tropes in stories. There’s the bad boy character who always seems to draw girls …
“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” ~Elinor Glyn Valentine’s Day is in a couple of days. It’s a day for romance. Guys get girls flowers and candy. But it also celebrates love in other ways too. Moms and Dads get kids toys and candy. Friends give each other hugs and smiles. …
Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going. ~Tennessee Williams What would we be without our memories? Good or not so good, we learn from our yesterdays and that knowledge prepares us for our tomorrows. We like recalling those happy times of when we were kids or …
“Joy is God’s smile; love is God’s laughter.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo Do you love to smile? Smiles can make you feel better even when you don’t really feel as though you have any reason to smile. I just wrote a post about how smiles are good for us last month. So this seemed the perfect time to share a devotional about …
Time is what we want most but what we use worst. ~William Penn I’ve begun my next book. My deadline isn’t for several months, but a book has a lot of words and many scenes. So it is enough of a looming date, that I’m pushing myself into the ‘make my fingers touch the keyboard and crank out words and …
A couple of years ago when I started thinking about writing a new book, I had to come up with many things before I could put my fingers on my keyboard and start churning out words. One early glimmer of an idea was how nature can be a healing force. Another glimmer was I kept seeing or imagining two young …
“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” — Martin Buber If you’ve ever had a pet, especially one you raised from a puppy or kitten or adopted from a shelter, you probably had to come up with a name for your pet. I say had to but naming a pet is one of the fun things …
“The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.” — Unknown Does it make you feel good to smile? Here are a few facts about smiles that you might not only find interesting but they might make you smile. Smiling helps us live longer – People who smile are generally happier. Smiling decreases blood pressure and released those nice …