I have, finally, sent in my book, my baby, for a professional manuscript assessment. The book has been waiting, taunting me, for months.
Now it is done. And a new form of anxiety starts. . . Continue reading “Now the Wait Begins…”
Creating my Stories
When I set out, and started writing, I decided to go BIG. Why write one book, when you can write a series based on different characters? Siblings, for instance.
And so my Walker family was born. Hardy Texans, growing up on a cattle ranch, as durable as their rugged surrounds. Continue reading “Creating my Stories”
Choosing a Setting
One of the important aspects of writing would be the setting—the time and place that form the backdrop of the story.
Logic says . . . write about what you know.
But I had a problem with that—the story developing in my mind would not suit a South African setting. I wanted a small town, cattle ranch community and the current political climate does not lend itself to happy ever afters.
I chose Texas.