Planning for NaNoWriMo

‘Tis that time of the year again. NaNoWriMo! For those of you thinking I just spouted a bunch of gibberish, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month and takes place every November. The goal: 50,000 words in 30 days. It is a time of freewriting with no looking...

Story Behind the Story: CJ Darlington

 This “Story behind the story” is a bit different – because CJ has a whole page on how her novel, Thicker than Blood, came to be! And this is the “Thicker than Blood” that won the prestigious Jerry B Jenkins Operation First Novel...

Discovered Treasures: Flying Magazines

This past weekend, I picked up a bunch of treasures from the 40s that I use for reference and research in writing my novels. My favorite discovery: These magazines are full of articles and ads that testify to the full-fledge war effort in America in 1943 and 1944....

Historical Events that Should Have Happened…

I found this post on Inkwell Inspirations, which is part of my regular daily blog reading, and loved it! All of these are very near and dear to my heart: Original post: http://inkwellinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/10/10-historical-events-that-never.html I recommend...

The Power of Words

“The faintest pencil is stronger than the strongest memory.” Poppy Smith, international speaker and writer, spoke these words at the Fall Oregon Christian Writer’s Conference on Saturday, October 16th. Her message was on the power of words and our...