A shot of our Christmas tree with one of our first ornaments on it. One of my dogs, opening presents at last year’s Christmas. (Can you tell we don’t have children yet? The dogs get more presents than we do.) Merry Christmas!
My thoughts on the Narnia movies
Doesn’t the image just send chills down your spine? Okay, maybe that’s just me. I’m a huge fan of CS Lewis and a bigger fan of the Chronicles of Narnia series. I’ve read them in recent memory at least half a dozen times and as a child…more than that. So with the release of Disney’s “The Chronicles of Narnia” several years ago, I was first in line the day it hit theaters. In a world of constant negativity and bleak outlooks, the story is one of hope and faith. With “Prince Caspian” and “Dawn Treader” I was equally as excited. I felt Prince Caspian especially kept to the novel quite...
Book Review: The Master’s Wall
Description After watching Roman soldiers drag his parents away to their death, David, a young Hebrew, is sold and enslaved to serve at a villa outside of Rome. As David trains to become a skilled fighter, he works hard to please his master and hopes to earn his freedom. However, an opportunity to escape tempts him with its whispering call. Freedom beckons, but invisible chains hold him captive to the master’s granddaughter, an innocent girl with a fiery spirit. David vows to protect Alethea from his master, the murderous patriarch, and contrives a daring plan—sacrifice his own life to save hers. My Review: I’m a fan of this time period—the...
Typing “the end”
Finishing a rough draft on an 80,000-word or 90,000-word manuscript is a thrilling moment. Despite my misleading title of this blog post, I don’t type “the end” right away. Because finishing the rough draft is only the beginning! Yesterday I finished my rough draft to the novel I began on November 1st. I finished with under 79,000 words in 44 days. This sort of sprint works well for me personally, though I know it wouldn’t for many other writers. Now, I’m in for the marathon of revising, editing and rewriting. This was a fascinating story in how it transformed from one thing to another. My character truly took on a...