Nov 29, 2022 | Biblical Fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Technique
Once Journey to the Well was completed, I wondered who I should write about next. The Lord had a way of showing me my next subject. At a friend’s Bible study they were talking about Martha and I felt in my spirit that she was my next “heroine.” I read everything the...
Nov 22, 2022 | Biblical Fiction, Book Signings, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Technique
Since the woman at the well was a Samaritan, I was able to use the Samaritan who was stricken with leprosy and one of the ten who were healed by Jesus as the reason for the fifth husband being absent. I used Sychar as one of the cities of refuge as designated in the...
Nov 15, 2022 | Biblical Fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Technique
Being true to your characters and the setting in which you placed them is vital. In Historical Fiction, language also has to be in keeping with the period. You cannot bring in modern colloquialisms and slang phrases or your people will be out of character. I used the...
Nov 8, 2022 | Biblical Fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Technique
Nothing was happening with my book and heaven was silent. Then one day, it occurred to me this was not just my book! The Lord have given me the idea and the Holy Spirit had been with me all through the writing of the book! He was my inspiration, my co-author. As the...
Oct 30, 2022 | Biblical Fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Technique
The voice on the other end of the phone was pleasant. It was the agent, Joyce Hart, so I introduced myself and told her why I was calling. She asked me to tell her about my story. I told her my subject and how I had portrayed her. She listened, and then told me she...
Oct 23, 2022 | Biblical Fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Technique
When I had finally completed the manuscript, I was excited. Now all I had to do was present it to an editor, who naturally would be happy to publish it, right? Wrong. I went to conferences and signed up to talk to editors; I waylaid them in hallways and spoke to them...
Oct 16, 2022 | Biblical Fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Technique
I completed the chapter, with Jesus at the well, marveling in that amazing conversation between Jesus and the woman, who I named Marah (bitterness). I think it’s one of the most profound portions of the Scriptures. I turned off my computer for the night and the next...
Oct 16, 2022 | Biblical Fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Technique
The story of the woman of Samaria who met Jesus at the well fascinated me. What was her life like in those days? Why did she have five husbands? Why didn’t she marry the sixth man? In many ways her life paralleled mine. Not in husbands but in ill chosen relationships....
Sep 30, 2022 | Faith, Happenings, My Life
The women of our church had a half-day retreat up in Julian, a mountain community above San Diego. It featured 3 speakers, coffee and goodies to start, and then a delightful lunch. I almost didn’t make it as the battery in my car decided it didn’t want to work that...
Sep 24, 2022 | Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing
Joyce, my agent of nearly 15 years, has finally closed her agency. She has spent more time in hospitals and rehab this year than at home and she and her son, who is also an agent, finally made the difficult decision to retire. I’m sad but understand. They have a...
