Sometimes it seems like my “to-do” list is too long for my attention span at that moment. If you’ve been around the blog for a while, you know I love lists. I don’t think I feel like I can get through my tasks if I don’t have a list made. We travel to Memphis every […]
Wisdom Wednesday: Hope Toler Dougherty
Joining us today on Wisdom Wednesday is Hope Toler Dougherty. Genre: Romantic Suspense Latest Novel: Rescued Hearts Writing Tip: Freewriting is a tool I use when I’m beginning a new story or when I’m stuck. I also used it when I taught to show my students that they could get words on paper. In freewriting, you allow […]
Character Quote: Sam
Sometimes characters have a way of sneaking up and surprising you. Some characters take the lead and some are written as minor characters, to help the hero or heroine in their story. This character is no exception to that rule; except two of my Beta/ARC readers voiced that he’s their favorite character in The Seer! […]
Character Quote: Thea
I love characters that are real, and ones that you can find a little bit of yourselves in as you read. Thea is a teenage girl that is dealing with things that we all face at one point or another in our lives. She’s unsure of herself, has problems with trusting others, and is trying […]
Wisdom Wednesday: Cyn Taylor
Joining us today on Wisdom Wednesday is Cyn Taylor. Genre: Romantic Suspense Latest Novel: “Red Morning Glory.” First book is “Blue Mountain Sky.” Third in the Smoky Mountain Mist series “Dawn’s Gray Light” comes out this year. Favorite Writing Tip for Authors: I write because it’s fun and because there are thousands of words zipping […]
Wisdom Wednesday: Janet Ann Collins
I love Pinterest. I can sit and search for hours. No matter what kind of mood I’m in, I can always find something to make me laugh or cheer me up. For the past few weeks, I’ve been posting writing/developmental editing tips on social media, and I decided to open my blog up to other authors. […]
12 Chapters, 365 Chances
We went into 2017 with uncertainty and fear, {with Gabe’s Leukemia diagnoses} but we held on to the hope that God had a plan for it all. 2017 has been a year of struggle and grief. We lost my Nanny, and we’ve had to watch Gabe go through some intense chemotherapy and numerous procedures. We […]
One Year Later
I’ve been dreading this date. December 29th, 2017. It’s been exactly one year since our whole world was turned upside down and stopped. It’s been one year since I watched a team of doctors enter our hospital room with that look and know it isn’t good news they are bringing. One year since my youngest […]
Christmas Traditions
This year has been a roller coaster of emotions. As most of you already know and follow our story, our youngest son was diagnosed with Leukemia right after Christmas last year. He is in Remission and while we are so thankful for that, we still have a year and a half left of treatments. We […]
5 Reasons Why You Need A Developmental Editor
Since joining MRP, I’ve had the honor of being the one that gets the first read of every story that comes to our inbox. I also am the one that does the first edit of the manuscripts, where I look at the overall development of the story. In a recent blog post, I described what a […]
