A Christmas Prayer by Linda Wood Rondeau
Country singer Ethan Jacobs learns he has a twelve-year old, autistic son given up for adoption at birth. He wants to be a father to this child. Since her parents' death, Alexis Jennings struggles to care for her autistic, adopted brother. Due to his acting out behaviors, Social Services wants [...]
Write It: Perfect Characters and Their Problems
NO PERFECT CHARACTERS!Photo Credit I'm a big fan of ABC's Castle, but there's one thing about it that's had me concerned for a few years - Alexis. The overly-mature, parenting-the-parent, awesome-at-everything, super child. We've seen this character before - remember Rory Gilmore? Sure, these teens are wonderful. Who wouldn't want [...]
A Book That Changed My Life by Jean Davis
Photo Credit Browsing through a selection of books at a local bookstore, I found Bill O’Hanlon’s Write is a Verb: Sit Down. Start Writing. No Excuses. Large letters on the back cover asked, “Do you need a kick in the pants?” I needed something to get me writing [...]
Book Review: Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
Samantha Moore has always hidden behind the words of others—namely, her favorite characters in literature. Now, she will learn to write her own story—by giving that story to a complete stranger. Sam is, to say the least, bookish. An English major of the highest order, her diet has always been [...]
Resist the Urge to Explain (aka Trust Your Reader)
Photo Credit - IMDb I love watching police procedurals, but I've lost patience with the dialogue-for-dialogue's-sake. CSI: NY was one of the worst offenders. A group of the greatest scientific minds in one of the greatest cities in the world standing around talking: Girl: Who would do something [...]