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When I begin down the road to a new story, usually that trip starts with deciding who is going to be walking that road with me. I have to come up with characters to bring my story to life. For my recent release, The Song of Sourwood Mountain, I started with a female character who was going to at some …
“Any man who knows all the answers most likely misunderstood the questions.” That’s a quote that has a lot of truth. Nobody has all the answers, but writers can get asked some interesting stuff. A few years ago I was asked to go to a high school and talk about writing. I had talked to a number of elementary school …
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 …
“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 …
We got some more snow Thursday and Friday and then the Big Chill came barreling down on us. Windchills in the minus zero range. This morning’s temperature was below zero, but it didn’t feel all that bad when I went out with the dogs. I didn’t stay all that long and by our afternoon walk, it was a balmy 25 …
I did this three question interview a few years ago. Not to post here on One Writer’s Journal, but as a guest on a different blog to see if I could tempt some new readers into giving my new book at the time, River to Redemption a try. The interview was a little different from most. Just three short questions …
I’m working on a new book. That means a whole new cast of characters. Last week I wanted to get to know the man who will be my main male character. The one thing I know about him is that he is an artist. Well, I know some other things too but not everything. For some reason, I started writing …
“I will go to my grave in a state of abject endless fascination that we all have the capacity to become emotionally involved with a personality that doesn’t exist.” (Berkeley Breathed) As a writer I have become emotionally involved with many characters that only came into existence because I imagined them and set them down on a story trail. As I …
1. If you had a warning label, what would yours say? Warning: Don’t ask about my grandkids. If you do, I might start hunting pictures on my phone to show you. (I know you didn’t ask, but that’s still a grandkid picture.) 2. What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? I could talk 40 minutes, …
If you’ve read much inspirational fiction, the name Suzanne Woods Fisher is sure to be one you know. Suzanne is a bestselling author of over 40 books. She’s written numerous Amish themed books, historical fiction, contemporary fiction, children’s stories, and nonfiction. If you don’t know Suzanne’s work already, you can check out more about her and her books on her …