Okay, Emily…when isn’t a book just a book? Oh, absolutely every time you or I read one. Why is that? Because we, as readers, bring our life experiences with us into every book we read. This means that a story is no longer words on a page, but an experience filtered through the events in […]
Truth or Fiction?
An author is supposed to write what she knows, right? At least, that’s what I’ve always heard. But, have you ever wondered how much of what an author knows is put into her story? Is the whole story made up of what she knows? Surely not! Otherwise, we wouldn’t have all those fun research stories […]
Life Experiences in Story Form
I’ll be honest. Easter isn’t my favorite time of the year. It’s been over a decade since it happened, but the last Sunday we spent together as a family was Easter Sunday. Our daughter passed away the following Sunday morning. It’s harder for me when Easter comes closer to the anniversary of her death, but […]
That’s Going in a Book #Giveaway
After being in the house all week, editing a book, I told my husband I wanted to do something fun. Fun for us is go to out for lunch, then hit a few flea markets, and finish up with a grocery run. So we headed to our favorite plate lunch restaurant about forty minutes from […]