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Q&A: A Place Between

Q&A: A Place Between

Tell us about your latest novel, "A Place Between." “A Place Between” is my fourth historical novel, all published  with WiDo. The people of the WiDo family have been good to me, and I’m thankful to be part of them. I can’t say which novel is my favorite. All...

To write with power and wisdom, I must search deep inside myself, reaching for a place not seen but only felt

In 2016, when my historical novel, Fire of the Word, was released, I wrote a post about writing it for Colleen Story's blog, Writing and Wellness. She retweeted it today, so I reread it. Interesting how our own words return to us, reminding us of what we reflected on...

The World in Story

I’m currently reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Through Bronte's brilliant writing, I can see Jane on the page, and also the world that she lived in. This is most vivid to me in the powerful scene after Jane has left Thornfield. She spends the night under an open...

Where the Story Begins

Beatrix Potter said: "There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you." I don't know where the idea for a story begins. It's just there inside my head, like a vision, but behind a gauzy veil. I can see...

What Drawing Taught Me About Writing

Years ago, when my daughter Shannon was ten, she was interested in art and asked if I would take a class with her. When I was her age, I would draw during long church meetings, but never thought of myself as a budding artist. We found a teacher, and once a week, went...