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....
Aug 22, 2022 | Biblical Fiction, Composing Music, Happenings, My Life, On Writing
Writing is the love of my life, but things are quiet on the home front. My two publishers are not doing Biblical Fiction and my last publisher is no longer doing fiction. It does make things difficult, so I’m looking into other avenues. My agent has not only been ill,...