Advice and Quotes

Spring/Summer Quote:

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read and all the friends I want to see." --John Burroughs

Quote for the holidays:

“God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ, our Saviour,
Was born on this day.—Old Carol

Writing Tip for Summer:

“The secret of creativity is knowing how to hide your source.”—Albert Einstein

"If a flashback runs on too long or isn't wholly relevant, it becomes a flopback. When your novel sags in the middle, it develops a plot-belly."  (From the book Craft and Technique by Paul Raymond Martin.)

How to Write an Inspirational Romance

by Lenora Worth

I Interesting characters in an interesting situation.
N Never forget that these characters have to have some faith.
S Show your characters growing in their faith and in their lives.
P Put your characters into tough situations, then let them get out.
I Intrigue is good. You can add a bit of that to spice things up.
R Remember to make your characters and your plot seems real.
A Always allow your characters to pay attention to faith.
T Tell the reader a good story with lots of emotion and feeling.
I Increase the tension as you go, so the reader will keep reading.
O Only a good romantic story is allowed. No love scenes.
N Not everyone has to be nice. You can have villains.
A Advance the plot with both internal and external action.
L Love conquers all. In the inspirational, this is a three-corded love and a three-corded plot:

• Hero / Heroine / God
• Romantic internal plot / External action plot / Faith Element

“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy;
love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; . . . .
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things. Love never fails.”
1 Corinthians 13, Verses 4 and 7