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BOM: The Research
When writing about ancient times, a writer must do a lot of research on daily life--how did people travel? Cook? Make clothing? Work? What were the social circumstances? What was the status of women? What gods were worshipped, and by whom? In writing DELILAH, I faced...
Book of the month: Delilah!
As you may know, whenever I have a new book releasing, I like to do a "book of the month" feature to answer any questions about the new book. So it begins today and will continue for the next week or so. This month's book is DELILAH, the third and last book in the...
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #10
Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 33 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 3 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS with Stop #1 at Lisa...
Welcome to the Party OR Starting a New Novel
Starting a new novel is like going to a party where you don't know anyone, no one wants to talk to you, and you're not really sure what you're doing there. There are people--characters--who look at you and dare you to shake them up. You don't really know them, so you...
A Labor of Love: Tampa Bay Dog
Years ago when I began to take pictures of dogs at the SPCA, my world changed in many ways. First, I became keenly interested in photography, to the point that I am now a professional photographer (when I'm not writing books). Second, I became aware that there is a...
Bathsheba and Ahithophel
I've been tickled pink with most of the reviews of BATHSHEBA as they trickle in, but I'm always a little chagrinned when someone takes issue with something I wrote in the book. For instance, I read a review last night where a woman said that "nowhere in the Bible...
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BOM: The editing (Bathsheba)
David Long, my editor at Bethany, did the substantive edit on this book, and my agent offered input, too. My biggest problem (and have I ever mentioned how important it is to have other people give you their perspective?) was that Bathsheba's story spanned at least...
Bom: The Writing (Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty)
Writing Bathsheba was a bit of a challenge because of the middle. Photo: writing in college. 🙂 Most novelists struggle with the "sagging middle" in the best of circumstances because it's easy to let the tension level fall. In Bathsheba, however, there WAS NO...
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