by Jody | Nov 15, 2023 | For Book Lovers, Non-fiction
Putting the Good in Goodbye People don’t know how to say goodbye well these days. We let relationships fade away, or end them with painful emotional scenes. At least that seems to be the way it goes when we decide to leave a church, or a romance, or a friend....
by Jody | Oct 10, 2023 | 70 Weeks Stories, Fiction
The Good Thing About Cutting a Scene The bad news is not every good scene makes it past the final cut. This is one of the hard things about being a novelist. You write so many words. Get close to so many characters. Sometimes, too many. As I worked my way through...
by Jody | Aug 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
I won’t be making a post this week, this is just an announcement that life got a little crazy, what with hurricanes, floods, fallen trees and such. Too much happening for me to work up a polished story for you here. Please come back for your regularly scheduled...
by Jody | Aug 10, 2023 | Non-fiction
Jesus said to them, “Come away with me. Let us go alone to a quiet place and rest for a while…” Mark 6:31 When her text came in, I was home alone, lying in bed, resting up between bouts of the most violent stomach flu in the history of my...
by Jody | Jul 25, 2023 | Non-fiction, Stories Between Friends
I met the delightful Susie Crosby in a Laura Christianson course in June of 2021. A short time later, I was excited to get her one word devotions delivered to my inbox. This week Susie kindly agreed to let me share this example post with you. I believe you will be...
