World-building is a vital factor in your novel. It makes a book cinematic, fuels the imagination, turns a scene into Technicolor in the reader's mind. Setting is the spice. Use too little and the result isn't rich enough. Use too much and it will overpower everything else. Writers need to find a balance.
Here, again, is another diamond. I met Catherine Green in July of 2017. At an ArtWalk. She was interested in getting a story that danced around in her head turned into a children's book. We talked.
From time to time, I enjoy spotlighting new books and interesting authors. Today, I’m shining the light on Author Gay Ingram. I’ve asked Gay to tell us about a favorite character in her books.
Gay lives in the Piney Woods of East Texas and is a writer of great experience. Let’s find out what she’s been up to!
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Every so often, I write about other things. Today, I want to talk about the importance of keeping busy, lifting your soul with creativity. Having a project can elevate your mood and your sense of self-worth.
As we approach the New Year, some of us tend to use that mile marker to reset our lives. Sometimes we make the resolutions too difficult to achieve. Here are a few easy ones that most of us can implement with success.
I haven't been posting on my website for a while. It's been an interesting year. I'm going to remedy that now! I've upgraded the site and hope to be posting on a regular basis from now on.
I am so happy to announce the release of my new children's book Rescue at Wiseman's Pond! It's been a long time coming, but it is finally here in paperback form and available for purchase.
Let me introduce to you, Susan Count, author of children's books about horses! Check out her beautiful book covers and her wonderful stories.
How many twists and turns can one person take before they figure out what they were born to do? Susan’s degree is in Applied Science—nothing in that prepared her to write novels for children.