God will help you make the choices that guide you into His path for each stage and age of your life.

Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters.

Exchange the bad habit of worrying with the excellent habit of trusting God.

The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.

I don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate.

Creating the characters is the most creative part of the novel except for the language itself. There I am, sitting in front of my computer in right-brain mode, typing the things that come to mind - which become the seeds of plot. It's scary, though, because I always wonder: Is it going to be there this time?

I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view