Finding what you need

by | Jun 15, 2011 | Uncategorized

Every other month the women of my church gather for a covered dish dinner, a devotion and time to plan our community outreach efforts. Yesterday I wasn’t feeling terribly creative about coming up with a dish to take, so I opted to mix up a pan of brownies. You...

She sighed and . . .

by | Jun 13, 2011 | Reading

Just when I begin to think I have the worst of the kinks ironed out of my manuscript, I sigh and find another. I was reviewing the first few chapters for the umpteenth time and got to a point where “Ella sighed and . . .” I thought, didn’t she sigh...

It's No Contest

by | Jun 10, 2011 | Waiting

I keep reading and hearing that as an aspiring writer I should enter contests. This seemed to me not unlike buying a lottery ticket. Contests are subjective and while writers are judged on skill and technique, surely there’s a lot of luck that comes into play as...

I Heart Jan Karon

by | Jun 8, 2011 | Miracles, Reading, Waiting

Have you ever met someone you really admired and found it to be a disappointment? Somehow they’re just not as nice as you thought they’d be. Well. That is NOT the case with Jan Karon. I’ve previously cited her as one of my favorite authors (along...

Memorable Characters

by | Jun 6, 2011 | Uncategorized

I just finished The Grand Sophy by Georgette Hyer. Ms. Hyer is one of my favorite authors and the queen of Regency Romance. I’ve never read one of her books that I didn’t enjoy, but The Grand Sophy is now my absolute favorite. The main character, Sophy, is...