The biggest decision a writer has to make when they start a new story is how will our characters change? What issues do they have that need to be righted? How did they get to this point? How can the plot and the love interest make them recognize the need for change, and then help […]
About Lorraine Beatty
Reader Blessings
I recently received two sweet letters from readers who thanked me for dealing with real Christian issues in my books, and how seeing the characters work through their problems had helped them work through their own. I wrote back to them, expressing my thanks and telling them how writing my characters also blesses and helps […]
A Readers Guide to Book Signings
Book signings. For most people they conjure up a scene from Castle – famous author sitting behind a table, lines stretching around the block, eager readers clutching the latest dust-covered release to their chests giddy with anticipation at meeting their favorite author, and getting their autograph. Hum. Guess what? That’s Hollywood. Unless of course you’re […]
That Heroine Problem
Last time we met we talked about heroes and the stuff we like to put them through. This time we’ll cover heroines and some of the challenges they present. For some reason, most writers I know lament the difficulties of creating heroines for our books. The hero we can create at the flick of a […]
Hero Stuff
Okay, I admit it. I love tortured hero’s. Hero’s with guilt for something in their past. Guys with painful backgrounds they struggle to overcome. Men who were emotionally scarred and are fearful of loving or trusting again. I like them not because they are in pain, but because I want to give them the perfect […]
It’s Christmas Time Again
Don’t you just love Christmas stories? Do you get that little flutter in your chest when you walk through the book section of a store see the covers with snow and Christmas trees and lights and snowmen and beautiful wreaths? I’ve been known to scoop up any book that has a Christmas theme. This time […]
Just an Ordinary Pot
We’ve all heard the term, “Winning is everything.” While it might not be everything the thrill of reaching that finish line, selling that first novel or achieving that first goal, is so exhilarating, we immediately crave that feeling again. That’s when the drive for ‘more’ takes over. We want to win more races, sell more […]
A Born Collector
As long as I can remember, I’ve collected stuff. I’m not talking about collecting Depression glass, or snuff boxes or hand carved walking canes. I’m talking about collecting odd bits of information. Useless facts, tidbits of knowledge that no one else would keep in their brains for more than a nano second. Example: Did you […]
The Name Game
Recently a fellow author and I were guest speakers at a local retirement center. One of the questions that really generated a lot of interest among the audience was about how we name our characters and where we get the names we use. One lovely lady asked me to list some of the unusual names […]
Welcome To Dover
I love writing stories. It is so much fun to create the characters and plot out their romance. What I hadn’t expected was how much fun it would be to create an entire town. When I decided to submit to Love Inspired I knew it would be a good idea to create a three book series […]
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