Life-Transforming Fiction

Writing Memorable Novels

A slow train coming.

I swore I would never do it, but I recently joined Facebook. Over the last couple of years, I have received many invitations from colleagues, friends, or family, urging me to join. They would list several practical advantages to joining, all of which were quite reasonable. I wasn’t tempted. 

Diary Of A Crazy Writer

Cross-Eyed and Conflicted

I remember my first few stories. And those are some scary memories, let me tell you.

As a beginner, I didn’t know what the words critique partner meant, so the person closest to me, my husband, became my first victim. I know folks say writers shouldn’t use family members for critiques...

Rachel Hauck

Dodging Raindrops - A Sparrow Falling

I was sitting on the backyard swing, praying, considering the rest of the Lord on my heart, and watching my neighbor’s dog go crazy over the brownish-red calf staring at him through the other neighbor’s fence.

No, I don’t live on a farm, or even in the county. I just have neighbors who like to raise their own beef.

Birds flitted along the telephone wires. My dog lounged in the sun.