Love it When a Plan Comes Together

I love it when a plan comes together.
There are times when I become frustrated for my slow speed in getting  my books out. BUT there are other times when I see why. Yesterday was just one of those days. I learned some things. Important things. And they play an integral part in Golden Dreams story.

If I had plowed thru - I would have missed these points.  Can't tell you what they are yet, : ) You'll have to read the story.

Just a heads up that Golden Dreams now is on the fast track.  Finally.  The plan has come together and soon you can read about Katy and Rev as they learn they must go through their past to reach their dreams.

Coming Soon

Check it out!

I've got news!

No, I haven't finished Golden Dreams yet.  Working on it though.

I'm one of the contributors on the fabulous new blog - Christian Fiction Historical Society.

You'll meet 30 amazing writers.

Read interesting facts about history.

Get a heads up about releases on great Historical fiction.

I think you are really going to enjoy this blog.

Posts begin February 1, 2013.

Here's the  link for the new blog.  Christian Fiction Historical Society

The Dream is coming alive!

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I have it on good authority it is not a train! Have had to really tighten and change up this book. She was the first book I finished. Enough said. As a writer, I am still growing. Learning. Changing the way I write.

Today - I decided I really do need an outline of some sort to keep me on track. Hopefully this will help me get new books out sooner. After Golden Dreams, I have another western ready for editing. Bounty. 

and then I have a Contemporary Romance - Down to Earth that is ready for editing.

After Golden Dreams is finished, completed, polished and sent to Amazon, I will work on Bounty and a new idea I have for a series of novellas. We the People - a dystopian view of what might happen in the future of our country.  I really hope these books are fiction. : )

Well, back to the keyboard.

Thanks for following and have a blessed day.

FIRST 2 Paragraphs of Golden Dreams

Golden Dreams    

Missouri-Kansas Border

Town of Second Chance

April 1866 

Katy Gilbreth hugged her arms tight across her chest to stop the shakes. The tremors that dug deep inside her. The anxious fear she’d miss the wagons headed west. She shot a gaze heavenward. “Why must you ruin my life?”

No answer. There never was. So she waited for what promised to be a beautiful sunset. The only thing she liked about Second Chance. Well, that and Zeke Dawson. He’d rescued her from The Midnight Saloon. Why, she’d yet to understand. He certainly wasn’t like the men she’d dealt with in the past. In the months she’d been with him, he’d treated her like a daughter, cared for her, and asked for nothing in return. 

On the edit trail

Yep, I am hard at work. Pages fluttering around. Story plots

and character's voices rambling in my head.

Katy is having a rough time getting Rev to come around.

He's got his own problems.

Of course I am making sure they have a few surprises in store.

They both have a lot to learn. 

Life is not easy

Even in the fictional world.

Back to the keyboard.

Golden Dreams

Coming soon

What is taking so long?

Still working on

So - what is the problem, you might ask?

I answer - a little of this and a little of that

But the main reason Golden Dreams is not out yet

She is not ready.

I am back at the keyboard, strengthening my characters.

Working hard to make the story as good and exciting as I can.

I write for you

Even more, I write for the Lord.

To honor Him. 

His gift.

So I ask for prayer. 

Prayer for all the Christian Authors who

Struggle to put fingers to keyboard and give the

best stories, write out their hearts to encourage, teach,

entertain,  give joy and hope to readers everywhere.

I love what I do.

Golden Dreams - Coming Soon

Katy and Rev's story is progressing and should be up in Dec.

A little late, life intervened for a while, but now

I think I have that under control. 

Oh, wait. What is that? Aww, some more life creeping in.

No, my mistake. Just fb and twitter.

So for now, I am back to the keyboard and pounding out a story about redemption, love, and adventure as my characters cross the plains, the Rockies, and make their way to California.

I'll let you know when they are ready for prime time.

Have a blessed week everyone! 

Integrity

As Christians, we hold the light of the world inside us. 

And the world watches us to see what that light might be.

The pressure is on. Whatever you do will be examined.

And not fairly. 

As a Christian, you will be held to a higher standard. 

So whatever you do, do it as unto the Lord.

With integrity. Doing your best.

Don't succumb to the hissing temptation of the world

that would enjoy pulling your down into the mire,

destroying your witness.

As an author, I feel the weight of the gift the Lord has given.

Make the words right. Tell the story to His Glory.

And I see the temptation. Especially as an Indie Published author

I see the lure of throwing things on Amazon and Smashwords.

The more you have out there the more money you can make.

The lure is cast. The prize the illusion of making more money.

But is that why we write?

For money?

Sure, I hope to earn a decent wage. 

But first and foremost, I write for Him.

The Lord is my Provider.

Watch your light. Keep your Integrity that

His light that shines inside you

Remains untarnished by the temptations of the world.

Integrity means unity and wholeness.

Only  in Him can you maintain your Integrity.