C.S. Wachter's Blog: Hope, Hearts, and Heroes, page 11

When I was a seven-year-old child, I spent a few days home from school, confined to a sick bed. We were living in my grandmother’s house at the time, and she watched over me while my mom did some grocery shopping. Upon returning home, Mom gifted me with a surprise—a book. My delight was complete. … Continue reading "For the Love of Words Part 1"

Do yourself a favor, and go type on your favorite search engine, ‘antediluvian ruins.’ You will find multiple examples of monolithic structures all around the world that boggle the mind. Sacsayhuaman in South America, Malta, the Easter Island heads, and Gilgal Rephaim in Israel. There are tons more. Even recently discovered ruins in Turkey, with … Continue reading "The Seen and Unseen Faith"

Photo by Dominika Roseclay from Pexels Ever since I was a little girl I have loved traveling to new places. I believe traveling and living in different parts of the world has helped shape me and my writing and impacted the way I see the world. Family outings and vacations were always a source of … Continue reading "HAVE TRAVEL, WILL WRITE"

Today I thought I would share a short excerpt from Fully Alive, a Biblical fiction novel I have been working on off and on for the last three years. It has a long way to go, but here is a snipit. The busy sounds of people rushing by to complete their daily chores quieted as … Continue reading "Excerpt of Fully Alive"

I wrote ‘The Rhise of Light’ for a lot of reasons. It was a story that was on my heart for a while. After my job decided everyone needed to work from home late in 2019, I found the time to start writing and to self publish. It was one day that I came up … Continue reading "Educate, entertain, evangelize"

Have you ever wondered why you love stories so much? Why does information given to you through a story stick in your head more than simple facts? Stories have power. A well written or well told story fully engages our minds as well as our emotions. Even before the written word, stories were handed down … Continue reading "The Power of Story"

Kitty Bauer was jumping on a small indoor trampoline, her wavy hazel hair and light springtime clothes flouncing lightly. While she jumped she seemed to be deep in thought, rather in contrast with the enthusiastic movements of her slight form. Her mother, Dolores, came into the game room with a can-opener in her hand and … Continue reading "The Pasture Watch – Part One: The Light Bearer"

One of every human being’s most deep-seated needs is to form a personal identity that defines who he or she is. In my series, The Seven Words, the demon, Sigmund, blocks young Prince Rayne’s memories. Why? So he can implant false memories and warp Rayne’s character—his identity. Rayne’s perception of himself—as seen through the deceptive … Continue reading "Dropping the Mask"

This post was originally posted on Lisa R. Howeler’s blog, Boondock Ramblings. There are two kinds of writers: writers who overuse the thesaurus and writers who are afraid of using a thesaurus. Okay, fine. There are actually three types of writers, with the third type being the writer who actually knows the proper way to … Continue reading "Writer Tip: Use a thesaurus, but prudentally or you might get submerged in superfluous jargon"

This post was originally posted on Lisa R. Howeler’s blog, Boondock Ramblings. There are two kinds of writers: writers who overuse the thesaurus and writers who are afraid of using a thesaurus. Okay, fine. There are actually three types of writers, with the third type being the writer who actually knows the proper way to … Continue reading "Writer Tip: Use a thesaurus, but prudentally"