Letting Go Is Hard To Do (a woodpecker hammers the point home)
Initially, I didn't share with my husband why I thought we were under attack, or that I suspected Woodette was assigned to us by God. The woodpecker felt kind of like Dudley in the Christmas movie The Bishop’s Wife. Dudley was an angel sent to save the Bishop from himself. I wasn't sure about Woodette being an angel, but I figured she was here...
Interview with C.J. Darlington, Part 3 – About C.J.
This is the final day of our C.J. Darlington interview, although I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot more about her and her books. Today she's answering the all-about-me questions. As much as I hate to see our time together end, C.J. probably needs to get back to the hard work of writing. C.J., I’ve enjoyed getting to know you better – it was a...
Interview with C.J. Darlington, Part 2 – the art of writing
Jerry B. Jenkins talked in the Writer’s Digest interview with Stephen King about being surprised, delighted, scared, disappointed, saddened, etc., by his characters’ actions. He said if readers want to know why he killed off their favorite character, he can tell them, “I didn’t kill him off; I found him dead.” Did any of your characters in...
Interview with C.J. Darlington, Part 1 – the silly part
C.J. Darlington's first novel, Thicker Than Blood, won the 2008 Christian Writers Guild's Operation First Novel contest. Her second novel, Bound by Guilt, is set to release in February 2011. She is the co-founder of the Christian entertainment website http://www.titletrakk.com/. She makes her home in Pennsylvania. When she's not writing, she's...
Eat That Frog! (how to stop procrastinating … not tomorrow, but now)
Who could resist a book on the bookstore shelf titled Eat That Frog! ? Not me, especially since instead of cooking, it's about improving my life. “It’s all about tackling the most important thing first, not the easiest,” says ClutterControlFreak.com. Author Brian Tracy offers 21 ways to stop procrastinating and accomplish more in less time....
Out of the Closet on Research
“If you’re having trouble writing a story, it’s because you haven’t done enough research.” That was a helpful tip about writer’s block from the editor who first published my work, but never a problem I'd encounter. Researching is my favorite, kind of like Buddy the Elf likes smiling. I once searched for more than five hours to find electrical...
It's Wagnanimous: Naps are Necessary
“You’re getting sleepy. Very, very sleepy.” At least I think that's what Tanner's saying when he looks at me with those big brown eyes. Especially this afternoon. Rain splashes against the windows and chimes swing in the breeze just loud enough to hear them through our screen door. Inside, the house is quiet except a humming refrigerator and...
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