by Carol Bradley | Sep 13, 2018 | Biographical fiction, Fire of the Word, Historical Fiction, Inspirational fiction, On Writing
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...
by Carol Bradley | Aug 26, 2018 | On Writing
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...
by Carol Bradley | Aug 8, 2018 | On Writing
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...
by Carol Bradley | Jul 26, 2018 | On 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...
by Carol Bradley | Apr 17, 2018 | Fire of the Word, Historical Fiction, Light of the Candle, On Writing, Waiting for the Light
Last week I had the opportunity to talk about my books on Studio Chatter in Spanish Fork, Utah. It was a lot of fun! Here’s the link:
by Carol Bradley | Nov 6, 2017 | On Writing
After our flight to Boston, as we ate a much needed meal at the hotel, I scrolled through Facebook. “Bryan! One of my favorite authors is speaking tomorrow night at the library in Concord.” We grinned at each other. Katherine Paterson, author of Jacob Have...