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For me, writing is breathing. My characters face difficult, and sometimes heart-wrenching issues, and so do we. I write stories of hope and encouragement, because sometimes vacation only happens in the pages of a book.

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Looking for a short novel to pull at ALL of your heart strings? HERE IT IS!!!!!
The story line is beautiful. How this family goes on a lovely trip to reconcile broken bonds.
This novel is very well put together. The way that Sharon makes sure to touch on each character just the right amount, it makes this booka very enjoyable read. It does have some very sad parts but they way it is written you feel like part of the family and like you are there.
This was a fantastic read!

-Heather | GoodReads Review

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Four Tips to Fix Story Pacing

Coaching, Writing

Four Tips to Fix Story Pacing

If you’ve ever got bored with a book, it was probably an issue with the pacing. How do you know what's the right pace for your story?

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A Little Romance for Your Fiction Friday Freebie

Fiction

A Little Romance for Your Fiction Friday Freebie

This month I’m sharing a portion of THE UNEXPECTED HOMECOMING, a collection of three novellas about the soldier without a mission and the cowboy about to lose the ranch. It is the only story out of six that were written in Melissa Storm’s Sweet Grove that is still published. I adore the meet cute for …

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Counting my Blessings…again

Family Life, Inspiration, Opinion

Counting my Blessings…again

Last year, one of the most popular posts on this blog was my recounting of blessings near Thanksgiving. This year, I’m counting them again. Did you know that humans have what’s called a negative bias? That means, when we recall things, our mind tends to focus on the bad or hurtful events rather than the …

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Five Ways to Create Conflict in Your Story

Writing

Five Ways to Create Conflict in Your Story

Author and writing teacher Larry Brooks is famous for saying, “No conflict? No story.” But it can be difficult to understand what creates conflict effectively in your fiction. Because conflict is NOT melodrama. You know, when one character goes on a rant and steps on everyone’s toes and is basically a drama llama. There are …

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This Month’s Free Fiction

Fiction

This Month’s Free Fiction

This month’s excerpt is from the second book in my REFLECTIONS series. A Laboring Hand tells the story I imagined for Martha and her two siblings. We know a few things about them, but much of it always made me curious. Why was Martha in charge? Why wasn’t Lazarus in charge of their family since …

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Craft Engaging Dialogue in Three Steps

Writing

Craft Engaging Dialogue in Three Steps

When I ask my clients about their writing weaknesses, a large percentage struggle with crafting great dialogue. If you’re one of those, keep reading for three tips to spice up your on-page conversations. As a developmental editor, unrealistic dialogue is something I run into with most newer writers. The words sound forced and not at …

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