Revising. We all must do it. A writer’s work is never truly finished. Ask any author and I’m sure they’d agree. Lately I’ve been polishing up my manuscript from the NaNoWriMo. There is simply so much to do. However, with each new draft, each new word or phrase, the outcome is stronger. Some people might fear the “red pen” but I really do enjoy the process (even though I wish I had more time in the day to work on it!) My critique group is a wonderful group who have helped me immensely in my writing and story telling. All through their “red ink.” So on we go a-revisin’ and...
Congrats to Jill, Christina and the rest!
Christy Award Nominations were released today – two of which included the amazing and talented Christina Berry and Jill Williamson from OCW and the Portland ACFW chapter. Both nominations are well deserved! Here is the full PDF press release: http://ajast.com/ChristyNomineesPR2010.pdf Congrats!
Blog, Interrupted…
By life. It’s 10:14 p.m. and I realized I’d forgotten my regularly scheduled Thursday blog. I apologize. Had planned on writing about the Christian Historical Fiction Challenge that I just now learned about (that started in January)… But I cannot devote my full attention to the matter now. Its definitely been one of those days where life simply gets in the way of everything. Even life. The to-do list gets longer. Pesky little issues keep coming up. Everything seems to go wrong. Then the dog has an accident by the door and you nearly step in it. Nearly. Thank goodness. Sigh. I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be a downer...
Study on WWII Germany
Are there ever periods where you seem to have a common thread in all the books you’re reading? Lately, it’s been a thread linking the movies I’ve seen and the books I’m studying. What’s that tie? Germany during and after World War II. It began with The Good German by Joseph Kanon, which was later turned into a movie (that I hope to see soon!). This book gets to the heart of Germany’s slow and painful recovery after the Allies claim victory in Europe. The Good German is the story of an American reporter who returns to Berlin to find a woman he’d had an affair with before he fled...