Does it ever happen that you've been giving someone good advice and you suddenly realize you need to take it yourself? That happened to me this week. Having been cracking a whip over the head of a writing friend and encouraging her to take time daily for fiction writing, I realized I was far more … Continue reading Still Echoing
Discovering Ngaio Marsh
One of the best things about synod meetings is chatting with old or new friends over meals or on walks between buildings. And one of the most interesting conversations for me this year at Synod Nyack 2012 was a brief discussion about writers with Rev. Leo DeVos, the fraternal delegate from the Reformed Churches of New … Continue reading Discovering Ngaio Marsh
Cherie Harder on reading fiction
Over at the Trinity Forum blog, Cherie Harder, President of Trinity Forum's Board of Directors, writes this excellent defense for reading fiction.
Living Echoes in mid-stream
Longtime readers of this blog may recall that the title Living Echoes first came to me during a personal retreat about a year and a half ago, which I wrote about here. I began a novel with that title in my NaNoWriMo effort of November, 2010. I wrote about the upcoming NaNoWriMo madness and my ideas … Continue reading Living Echoes in mid-stream
Retreat!
Yesterday was Fiction Friday on steroids. Seven writing women are gathered at Pine Lake Christian Camp near Eldora, IA, for a writing retreat. Last evening we had a wonderful meal, courtesy of the amazing Susan Lawrence, followed by helpful critiques of three submissions (including my chapter in Living Echoes). Everyone was kind. We didn't even have to … Continue reading Retreat!
The difference between the end and the finish
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
Space explorer to visit Branches Bookstore May 3
PRESS RELEASE -Yvonne Anderson works part time as a virtual assistant, but spends most of her time on the planet Gannah, researching her books. Her debut novel, The Story in the Stars (first in the space fantasy series “Gateway to Gannah”) was released last June, and the second is expected to land this summer. Timing … Continue reading Space explorer to visit Branches Bookstore May 3
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
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!
Glenda Faye Mathes 