Several months ago I began listening to an audiobook. It was an Amish story. I don’t normally read Amish books, but this one sounded different. I downloaded it, got involved with the characters but could not finish it. I just knew the hero’s dad was going to make life very difficult for him and the… Continue reading It Takes Character
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A Letter to My Readers
Dear Faitful Reader: I suppose it is unfair of me to invite you to follow my blog and then wait nearly 2 months to post a new entry. For your patience I say thank you. After all, you are the 2nd most reason I write. Yes, you heard correctly. You come in 2nd. The first… Continue reading A Letter to My Readers
Monday Morning Check In
I once heard a well-known author say in an interview, she works on multiple projects at a time. When the words to one story or article fail her, she goes to the next and writes on that one for a while. Then, when words fail on that one, she goes to another. It sounds crazy
June Update
It’s here! My newest book called, “Caleb's Story”. Here is the back cover blurb. The June evening is hot. It is the last summer before high school, and
Too Much Information?
This morning the name of a company came to me, one I had heard my husband mention several times. Caught off guard, I wondered to myself, "Is this a store or a supplier? Hmm," I told myself, "I'll just ask my husband about it." Then, I realized that if I had been paying closer attention
Hope
Hope. Something we all want, something we seem to lose quite easily. When we perceive there to be no hope in a situation, we give up. On the other hand
February Update
It’s right there in front of me. The blank screen, and the knowledge that I need to write something.
Shannon Wells 