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Hey everyone, If you’ve been following along with my posts over the last several months, you know how much this blog has meant to me. Whether we were chatting about photography tips in Beyond the Frame, diving into the lives of biblical figures in Saints and Sinners, talking about writing drafts in Words from the Heart, or sharing the deep bonds of the barn and trail in The Halter and the Heart and The Rural Dog—this space has been an absolute joy to create. But as the saying

Welcome back, fellow writers! ✍️ When we last checked in, we were building the worlds our characters call home, and we left off right as Addie's journey in Who Am I? was taking some massive, mysterious turns. I know we skipped a step in our usual monthly chat—we didn't get to talk about the long, exhausting process of pushing through the messy middle of a first draft. As every writer knows, finishing the draft is only half the battle. Now, we enter the phase where the real ma

Welcome back, fellow writers! ✍️ I hope you have all had an amazing Christmas holidays! Over the last few months, we’ve been busy laying the foundation for our stories. We’ve deep-dived into Character Profiles to make our protagonists feel like real people, and we’ve mastered the Five-Point Scene Structure to ensure every chapter has a purpose. But once you know who your characters are and what they are doing, you have to decide where they are doing it. This month, we’r

Welcome back, fellow writers! This month, we're diving into the essential blueprint for a strong narrative: the outline. Once you've nailed down your core concept—maybe you've decided to write an epic about Vikings—your next crucial step is defining the journey . You need to know not just what happens, but when it impacts your main character and how those events drive them forward. Your outline serves as a detailed timeline that tracks both the external plot and the inter

This month I would like to look into how to start writing your own book. Starting such a big project is intimidating and the reason most people never attempt to write a book is because they don’t know where to start. I did a course last year on how to write a book and in one year I had accomplished just that. For the next few months I'll delve into the process of writing it, and today I want to look at the first step, what you will write about. First, we need to know the w

Welcome to Words from the Heart! In this blog column, I'll be sharing some of my own stories and essays, along with the tips and tricks...