I was asked if I wanted to read and review this book. Since I’ve really enjoyed the author’s other stories, I said yes. And I really enjoyed this story! Old Ruddy’s Questions by Courtenay Burden My rating: 4 of 5 stars This story made me think of the...

Last week I challenged my readers to take the five words I gave them and write a few sentences that included those words. Oh, the creativity! Not only was this fun, but it’s a good writing exercise. And something like this might get your brain going...

Dear Readers, Here I am, back at the King’s Daughters’ Writing Camp. The weather here has been nice. More spring like than winter, which I’m really enjoying. The lake is still too cold to go swimming, but maybe later in the month some brave souls wil...

Sometimes when you’re writing it can be hard to let your reader know what you know. Sometimes you can sense the seasons changing, but how do you let your reader know it’s no longer winter or summer? How do you get them to feel the change along with y...

I must say, it was rather fun finding out the answers to all these questions. And discovering some other odd facts about my naming habits. Well, maybe they aren’t habits. Maybe they are just . . . quirks. But you are probably ready for the answers, a...

A few years ago, Angie shared a spreadsheet with all the different names she’d used in her Glad Tidings book which features 25 different short flash fiction stories. That got me thinking. I wondered what sort of names I used most in my stories. I kne...

I saw this a few weeks ago and, while I’ve read and heard it many times before, it struck me a little harder this time and made me think just a little more. Don’t get discouraged, He’s not done! Don’t get so focused on the problems now that you forge...

I needed something to post today. Life has been busy and my blog post creativity seemed to have either gone on strike, or be sleeping. I’m still not sure which. So, when Kate did this fun tag, I thought I’d grab it and do it too. Here’s how this tag...

I grew up in a house of books. My mom loves books and my grandparents were always reading books, so while I wasn’t an early reader, books have always been a part of my life. I’d like to take these four 5th Tuesdays of 2023 to share some of my favorit...

Some people have asked me if my stories ever evolve into something different than I was expecting. Or if my stories ever change as I’m writing them. Sometimes they do slightly, other times quite a bit. Did you want to see what the changes for one sto...