I hate it when life doesn’t go according to plan. I’m a meticulous planner who lives by my calendar. My husband jokes that I even have to pencil in time for him. But I love being organized and knowing what to expect. I’m not a huge fan of surprises. Well, this past weekend—nothing went according to plan. As I sit here and reflect on it, I’ve come to some very important realizations. 1. My plan is not always God’s plan, so I need to let it go and follow His lead! 2. Surprises can be a really good thing. In writing, a lot of authors will tell you their characters...
Extraordinary Women of the 40s
Women answered the call of duty with the outbreak of world war in so many unique ways. They left their homes to join the workforce, they raised Victory Gardens, they rationed and conserved necessities…But there was a group of women who followed a different path. They took to the skies. These women, the original “fly girls,” received little recognition in their time, and weren’t granted military status until the 1970s. More than 1,100 women served as Women Airforce Service Pilots, flying non-combat missions so the male pilots could fly overseas. Thirty-eight women lost their lives for their country during the span of the WASP program. Sixty-five years later, this group...
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Sarah Sundin stopped by one of my favorite blogs, “Favorite PASTimes,” and her interview is great! Check it out!
Review: Scattered Petals
Summary: Longing for adventure, Priscilla Morton leaves Boston and heads for Texas, never dreaming that the adventure she seeks will leave her badly injured and her parents dead. Priscilla is determined to rebuild her life and make a home for herself in the beautiful Hill Country, but the bandits who took her parents’ lives also destroyed her hope for the future. Ranch foreman Zachary Webster knows what the future holds for him, and it’s not a woman like Priscilla. She deserves a cultured East Coast gentleman, not a cowboy who’s haunted by memories of his mistakes. The best thing he can do is leave her alone. When necessity draws them...
Progress Report
I’m proud to say that I have finished up my final chapter additions in my manuscript, Truth Unbecoming. The extra scenes I added brought the manuscript up to 80,000 words and while I still have months of editing ahead of me, I’m excited about this step forward! A blog I recently read spoke a lot about how writers must read to hone their skills, and in the past few months I’ve been able to read more than at any other time in my life. I’ve been loving it! I’ve seen not only the greatest writing that I aspire to (see my blogs about Sarah’s Key and A Distant Melody) but...