Welcome to Writing for Christ Darlene Franklin, it is great to have you here! Do you
have an interesting fact about yourself the average reader probably doesn’t
know?
I currently live in a nursing
home. I don’t think there are many full-time writer/nursing home resident
combinations.
Do you have a favorite genre to read/write?
I love mysteries and I also
reading/writing in the historical genre.
Do you have a nugget of writing advice that has completely changed how
you view writing?
I have to remind myself of this
foundational truth whenever the spectre of professional jealousy (or private
disappointment) threatens my peace of mind: God has things for me to write.
Only me. I’m the only one who can write certain stories. I can read a terrific
book, such as the ones I mention below, and feel like I have no business
writing historical fiction. But I have to remind myself that, yes, I do. I don’t
have to write like everyone else.
That doesn’t mean a writer
shouldn’t listen and read and learn everything p
ossible! Not imitating someone
else is not a valid excuse for poor writing.
5 things you love?
My family, including my mother and
daughter who wait for me in heaven
Cats, especially my beloved lynx
point Siamese Talia
Lord of the Rings
Snowflakes that melt on my mittens
The first Spring rain
What novel have you recently read that has stood out to you that both
teens and adults will find enjoyment in?
The Preacher’s Bride by Laurie Kingery struck a high note with me
because I wrote about the same area and time period in A Ranger’s Trail but she brought the story, history, and spiritual
growth together in a seamless, powerful novel. (Mason and San Saba County, TX,
1865-1875)
No Safe Harbor by Elizabeth Ludwig deals with the broad sweep of
history—the two sides of the Irish uprising and their impact on immigrants in
New York—through a powerful love story that touches on faith and betrayal.
Places for readers to learn more about you?
Check out my blog at http://darlenefranklinwrites.blogspot.com/
I also post to FB regularly: check
me out at https://www.facebook.com/darlene.franklin.3
Thank you for being with us today!
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I read the blurb for Hidden Dreams on Amazon, and this sounds like a real page-turner!
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Much of my immediate family is gone too. I am thankful all of my sons and grandchildren and husband are alive. Grandparents on both sides are gone. That leaves a big hole. I like cats too.
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Thank you for giving me a chance to win your book. I like mystery books. I would think that each person would have their own style, so you should always remember that.God bless you.
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