Writing fiction can be as easy as watching the movie in your mind unwind. That's how it's possible to write the rough draft of a 50,000 word novel during the month of November in the NaNoWriMo challenge. And that's how it's possible to write a resolution and know that you've come to "The End." But the process … Continue reading The difference between the end and the finish
Written in the Stars, Book review
Book Review: The Story in the Stars by Yvonne Anderson Risen Books, paperback; 281 pages; © 2011 Reviewed by Glenda Mathes Yvonne Anderson treads new ground, or better, flies through uncharted space in The Story in the Stars, the first novel of her “Gateway to Gannah” series. Labeled speculative fiction for its fantasy elements … Continue reading Written in the Stars, Book review
Flummoxed by Fiction
I envy people who can concentrate on one work of fiction at a time, which I believe may be most writers. I do a lot of nonfiction writing and I've been focusing on two primary devotional book proposals lately, but I sometimes make time to write in my two most recent novels. Although I've designated … Continue reading Flummoxed by Fiction
The Help, book review
BOOK REVIEW by Glenda Mathes The Help by Kathryn Stockett © 2009 by Kathryn Stockett Berkley Books: New York, NY, 534 pp. While The Help tells about black domestics working for white housewives in Jackson, MS, during the 1960s, it also shows how a young woman loses her naiveté and her place in Southern society, … Continue reading The Help, book review
NaNo News: No Time To Lose!
News from the NaNo front is grim: 33,054 words at Day 25. At this rate, I'll reach the 50k word count goal on December 7. To finish on time, I'd have to write 2,825 words per day, but I have family commitments tomorrow and I don't write on Sunday. So I actually have only four … Continue reading NaNo News: No Time To Lose!
NaNo News
Those of you not on Facebook may be interested to know that I'm now over 10k words in this year's NaNoWriMo novel. Then again, you may not be interested at all, but NaNoWriMo will likely be the subject of Fiction Friday posts during November. Just to bring you up to date, I wrote 3,193 in … Continue reading NaNo News
Secret of Chimneys
Mysteries were my standard reading fare during the long summer breaks between my highschool years. Ever since I've equated summer reading with mysteries. And although I now have several favorite authors, my first favorite mystery writer--and one who remains a favorite despite some criticisms--is Agatha Christie. Last night I read The Secret of Chimneys, one of her … Continue reading Secret of Chimneys
Interview with Yvonne Anderson, The Story in the Stars
Timeless truth shines in Yvonne Anderson's fantastic sci-fi, The Story in the Stars. Few debut novels so successfully illumine entertaining narrative with ingenious writing. Yvonne captivates readers from exciting start to satisfying finish with her realistic characters, dialogue, and settings. This novel is well worth your moderate investment and precious time! Yvonne is not only a great writer; … Continue reading Interview with Yvonne Anderson, The Story in the Stars
Fiction Friday-Dawn’s early light
Today's Fiction Friday here at Cottonwood Hollow. Dawn's roses and golds glow behind black silhouettes of cottonwood trees. Most of their leaves blew off in yesterday's strong wind and now lie strewn over the green grass in a haphazard pattern of brown and gold. A double mug of steaming coffee, laced with almond toffee creamer, … Continue reading Fiction Friday-Dawn’s early light
Glenda Faye Mathes 