I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Stardate 07.07.2008
Guess what! My bookmarks won for the July issue of Stepping Stones magazine for writers!
I can’t take all the credit. The art department at my publisher, Zondervan, did a fabulous job on my covers—choosing the stock photos and the colors. And then the bookmark itself was designed by Dineen Miller at Designer Girl Graphics.
Check out the July issue of Stepping Stones magazine here.
Guess what! My bookmarks won for the July issue of Stepping Stones magazine for writers!
I can’t take all the credit. The art department at my publisher, Zondervan, did a fabulous job on my covers—choosing the stock photos and the colors. And then the bookmark itself was designed by Dineen Miller at Designer Girl Graphics.
Check out the July issue of Stepping Stones magazine here.
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