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  • Book Review of This Is Where It Ends by Cindy Sproles

    Book Review of This Is Where It Ends by Cindy Sproles

    This is Where It Ends took me by surprise. I thought I knew what was going to happen by the time I finished the first few chapters. But Cindy K Sproles writes masterfully, slowly revealing the personality, past, and hurts of the main character, Minerva Jane Jenkins, as the story progresses. I did not expect Read more

  • A Book Review of “Remember Me” by Tracie Peterson

    A Book Review of “Remember Me” by Tracie Peterson

    Grounded in the setting of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, fans of historical fiction will appreciate the careful research that has gone into the weaving of the latest by prolific author Tracie Peterson. “Remember Me” captures Addie Bryant at her lowest point and traces her journey into safety and hope. Yet her dark past shadows her Read more

  • Want to Write Books for Children?

    Want to Write Books for Children?

    Don’t Think It’s Easier than Writing for Adults. On Writing for Children In my last blog post, I talked about becoming a better writer by trusting your readers more. In this post, I want to talk about how this is especially important when it comes to books written for children and young people. But first, Read more

  • Want to be a Better Writer? Trust Your Reader.

    Want to be a Better Writer? Trust Your Reader.

    So, you want to be a better writer. Every writer does, right? Even bestselling authors can be dissatisfied with their writing skills and want to be better writers. If we have the right mindset, we’ll constantly work to improve some aspects of our writing craft and grow better at it. I thought I was a Read more

  • Inconstant Time – Annie Dillard

    Inconstant Time – Annie Dillard

    It is funny how the occasion imperceptibly changes, like the light, at an inconstant rate. At any given glance you may see that the dog has rolled over in his sleep, or the trees have lost their leaves. Morning drains inexpressibly into lunchtime, or Christmastime. Overhead the geese are migrating, just as they were the Read more

  • The Best Books I’ve Read on the Writing Life

    The Best Books I’ve Read on the Writing Life

    There comes a time in every aspiring writer’s life that they decide they want to learn writing from the best writers out there. And that means reading books on writing by successful and well-loved authors. Fortunately, there are plenty of options to choose from. It seems that nearly every successful and established writer has written Read more