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Last weekend I attended the Lancaster Christian Writers virtual conference entitled Undaunted 2022. The speakers shared much valuable information, and I enjoyed every session I attended. If you haven’t attended a writer’s conference, take the step and do so. Although virtual conferences do not allow the person-to-person interaction in person conferences do, they are still … Continue reading "Lancaster Christian Writers Conference 2022"

By: Judge Rodriguez Hello everyone! First of all, thank you for joining me this month as I continue some of the stories leading up to the beginning of the Legends of the Landrun series. This month, I set it up for John Cardwell. Hope you enjoy the read! Col. Johnston, an aging, portly horse soldier … Continue reading "The Beginning of the Marshal’s Legend of the Landrun."

When writing, ideas and inspiration can come in many different forms. For me, music is a great catalyst to propel a story forward. Take a listen to the music at the top of the page. What scenes or dialogue in a story does it evoke for you? Are you flying over a landscape when listening … Continue reading "Music as Motivation"

Keagan’s relived memory comes to an end as he finishes telling Bran what happened to cause his fear of being underground. I hope this final installment leaves you wanting to read more of Keagan and Bran’s adventures. Hours or days later, I blink back the ever-present exhaustion when I stumble to a stop. The most … Continue reading "Keagan’s Memory: An Excerpt From Shadowsprite and Lightfoot – Part 3"

There can be a variety of reasons writers lose their love of writing. Maybe it’s an illness, a critique, or simply the busyness of life, but writers often lose their love of writing and desperately want to find it again. Writing is therapy for many people. It’s a way for them to escape from the … Continue reading "Tips on how to find your love of writing again"

Keagan’s memory continues as he meets a very special creature who gives him unexpected help. The tunnel I have followed for the last few hours empties into a vast room; the ceiling barely visible in the light I carry. For the first time, the flame flickers and the movement of air gives me hope. I … Continue reading "Keagan’s Memory: An Excerpt From Shadowsprite and Lightfoot – Part 2"

The story of David and Rebekah leaving for the Oklahoma Landrun.

In my current Work In Progress Keagan and Bran (aka Shadowsprite and Lightfoot) follow a trail that leads the two deep beneath the surface. Bran confronts Keagan about his fear of being underground and a memory is triggered. I purposefully move from third person past tense to first person present tense as Keagan experiences the … Continue reading "Keagan’s Memory: An Excerpt From Shadowsprite and Lightfoot – Part I"

I find character development can either make or break a story. Invincible heroes and everyday villains many can find boring, and people are quick to drop a story if some sort of connection can’t be made. Descriptives like hair color and attitude only go so far as well, and that’s why for me I wanted … Continue reading "Character Depth"

This month’s post is a piece I deleted from the first draft of my book Misty Dreams. For those of you who have read my book and have heard my story of how the first draft turned out to be a massive 360,000 words, this is one of the many scenes I regretfully had to … Continue reading "A Home For Misty"