Meet Scott Harrington from The Least of These by Kathleen Neely Tell us your name and a little bit about yourself Scott Harrington is a freelance journalist. He defied the wishes of his father and didn’t follow in the long line of Harrington...
Meet the Heroine, Kaitlyn Driver, from Turbocharged by Jessie Gussman Tell us your name and a little bit about yourself Kaitlyn Driver. I work for my dad in his trucking company. In my spare time I've put together a pulling rig and I plan to win the championship...
The Least of These has a special history in my life. I was what I call a closet writer. I dabbled in writing for years without anyone knowing. The manuscript that has become The Least of These took form over a twenty-year period. I would dig it out and add to it or...
Guest post by Jessie Gussman (First Published on With Love for Books, June 18, 2018) My kids have been listening to the soundtrack of The Sound of Music lately in the car. You know, A Few of My Favorite Things? Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens?...
There are a number of different point of view (POV) techniques a writer can employ such as first person (“I”), third person (“she”), omniscient (all-knowing), and variations on these techniques. One of my favorites to read and what I prefer to...
I’ve been asked why I wrote Beauty for Ashes. It’s purely a work of fiction, yet I believe that we can all relate in some manner. Nathan Drummond has a secret—one that he’s held inside of him for twelve years. If he had confessed his...
A stack of papers sits before me, about three hundred pages high. From a distance the papers appear dogeared, but the whole pile is tied together with ribbon and is topped with a bow. This pile of pages is my story, Dove Strong. A closer look reveals my lines of...
What is the thing you love most about writing? Writing is a journey. Not only do we create a storyline for our readers, we go on a virtual journey ourselves through the writing process. We even learn lessons we intend for our audience. But how do we make it...
Sometimes I’m asked why I write. It takes a monumental amount of time. It’s a solitary task and I definitely enjoy being with people. So why hide away in my office for all those hours in hopes that someone will read my work? Here are my thoughts. Writing...
I love to hunt, but I have to wait for the season to open. I love to fish. Same thing. Seems like I’m always waiting, forcing myself to be patient, to quit thinking about the trip to wherever, so the clock will continue to tick off the days and the weeks and the...
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