The Writing Process - a novel idea

It's a long one. One that I am learning to patient with. The idea came to me about a year and a half ago. I asked the Lord for a novel idea.

An obscure history lesson came to mind. The Gunfight at Hyde Park in Newton, Kansas.

 

My hometown was wild and wooly. Historical fiction / romance sells. I'm gonna try it.

I've finished my first draft and I'm in revisions before I submit to publishers. My former writing mentor from Christian Writer's Guild, Sandra Byrd, is helping me with it. I appreciate her, and my other mentors from CWG. Currently, I'm taking the Craftsman class - XI with DiAnn Mills as my mentor.

What are you passionate about today? For me - it's God, family/friends, chocolate, and writing. :-)

 

Just Rambling Today

Well - I have a half hour before I'm gonna walk, then make supper, then make some serious chocolate!

This yellow mum was in full bloom last year when I took it's picture. It was called "Golden Prophet." It was on my doggie's grave in the backyard.

But it didn't really survive the winter, although it had survived five others. It had grown and prospered. This year though, it didn't. It didn't grow at all.

There are seasons in our life when the things we do grow and prosper, and other seasons when it seems all is pruned, dead, and silent. Spiritually speaking, I'm just emerging from one of those "dead" seasons. I am not in "full bloom" yet, but I am growing. At least I think I am.

One thing I have learned from the 'dead' season - use that to its fullest. Use the time to seek the Lord, to pursue Him passionately, as the name of this blog suggests. Allow the Lord to prune away those things within you that are not pleasing to Him.

I'm using plant language here - but many of you know my 'real' language is CHOCOLATE! Because once we're "tempered" (pruned, refined, and we start to grow again) - God can use us in ways we could never imagine! And it WILL be SWEET!

We need to remember - it's a PROCESS!