The historical romance Seeking Sophie takes place on Eagle Head Island, Maine, with Sophie Stalz and her new husband, lighthouse keeper Jackson Scott. So what better place for a booksigning than at a lighthouse. And that’s exactly where author Melody Balthaser launched her debut novel Seeking Sophie. Launched in September, the book has received nothing…
You want to write a best seller. What writer doesn’t? First you’ve got to come up with a good story idea. Then you’ve got to get that idea from Point A to Point Z and figure out everything in between. (That’s my hardest struggle — plotting.) You’ve got to hook your reader — and keep…
It’s done. I hit the send key last Friday. After two years of fighting with myself and the manuscript — and spiritual forces of darkness — the revised second edition of my book, titled Carried by Grace, is now with the publisher ready for her to work her layout magic. Help! My Husband Has Sexually…
Have you ever started reading a book thinking it was contemporary fiction and then 2 … or 3 … or 4 chapters later realized it was historical? Or maybe you’ve spent the first several pages trying to figure out where the story takes place — big or small city, where you live or in a…
Welcome to this month’s Friday Feature interview. Today I visit with author Jennifer Slattery about her debut novel Beyond I Do. Read on to learn how her faith led her to her publisher.
As a writer you know you have to hook your reader. And you know you do that by writing a compelling opening line/paragraph. But where do you go from there? How do you keep that reader interested and turning the page, instead of slamming the covers shut? The secret lies with your main character.
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing longtime friend Joyce L. Villeneuve. Joyce is a senior marketing and communications consultant and successful entrepreneur in the advertising, photography, and public relations fields. I knew Joyce long before either of us became published authors. We worked together in Colorado. Joyce is now the author of two books:…
As writers we know we have to hook our reader at the onset — no matter what it is we’re writing. But as novelists, the opening act of our story needs to accomplish six tasks to keep our readers interested and wanting to know what’s just around the bend. For the next several Tuesday Writing…