Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I just finished reading the final draft of Julie Klassen’s second book in her Ivy Hill series, The Ladies of Ivy Cottage which will be out in late fall. Part of what I wrote back to her …
Louise Penny
A New Reading Experience
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
The book I’m currently reading/ listening to on my iPad Mini with my Beat bluetooth headphones ready.
I am practically addicted to a brand new reading experience. Well, perhaps that’s not exactly true since I remember loving …
A Sense of Belonging
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
What do Amish fiction, Gilmore Girls, and Mitford have in common? The creators of all of these have tapped into our longing for a sense of belonging.
I spent last several days in Dallas at the …
Brilliant Description
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
When I open a fiction manuscript nothing gives away the skill level of the writer more quickly than the writer’s use of description. The novice tends to fall in love with description, offering it generously and effusively. …