Earlier this summer, one of my agent's partners shared a blog post about her 5 favorite movies about writers. I have to admit that I had only heard of one of these films and had never seen any of them. But it did give me a fun idea about creating a list of my own favorites. You might sense a theme in my preferences. All of them are period pieces. And in all but one, the author character is a … [Read more...]
A Lesson in Storytelling
Our two-week respite from travel just happened to coincide with Alfred Hitchcock week at the annual Summer Classic Film series in town. We ended up seeing four Hitchcock films in four days—two of which we saw back-to-back in a double feature! Watching several Hitchcock films in such a short amount of time really drove home his storytelling style. As I talked through the things that struck me in … [Read more...]
Christian Novels Made Into Movies (And a Mini-Rant)
What do you think about Christian novels being made into movies? Since it happens so rarely in the Christian book industry, I’m always fascinated when a Christian author has a story reach the big screen. We’re likely all familiar with Janette Oke’s Love Come Softly movies and more recently her When Calls the Heart Hallmark series. Karen Kingsbury has had a handful of books turned into … [Read more...]
Finding a Merry Heart
My husband and I are both naturally serious people. Not that we don’t enjoy a good laugh. We do. But don’t tend to laugh together spontaneously. We usually need something to spark our laughter. This spring has proven to be a very stressful season in my husband’s job. He comes home at night needing to get his head out of his world of work. And so we’ve been looking for things that will bring … [Read more...]
Charting the Course
I’m currently working on a project related to an airplane crash at the same time that Boeing has had its fleet of 757 Maxs grounded in several places. It’s unnerving to think about a plane going down with a couple hundred people on board. Especially when you just got off or plan to get on a plane in the near future. Yet that’s part of the plot for my next novel. And it’s part of current … [Read more...]
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