Q&A: Virginia Smith (Prime Suspect)
“One technique writers use to come up with ideas is to think about a character’s greatest strengths, and then put them in a situation where that strength is challenged.”
“One technique writers use to come up with ideas is to think about a character’s greatest strengths, and then put them in a situation where that strength is challenged.”
“There are so many great lessons to be learned in the Bible, and I love the way I get to weave a little of that through my characters and their faith journey.”
Featuring contemporary and historical romances as well as women’s fiction and the occasional light mystery, the Quilts of Love series tells stories of love and loss, hope and faith, tradition and new beginnings.
?The Amish are the first to say they aren?t perfect, and I try not to over-glamourize them, but at their best, they are close to the heart of Christ.?
?I began to write the type of stories I wanted my sons and others to read ? stories that help boys become men of integrity, men who follow God.?
Join Beverly Lewis on site in her childhood home of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as she shares some of her earliest memories of writing and of her mother, the inspiration for her bestselling novel ‘The Shunning.’
“I grew up with a steady diet of TV Westerns and was enamored by handsome cowboys like Lone Ranger, Cheyenne, Wyatt Earp and Little Joe Cartwright.”
The following 10 authors recapture their childhood imaginations to inspire and encourage young children to escape into literary worlds.
“I hope that I create characters who portray that same faith and that readers are touched by the struggles and victories of those characters.”
?The challenge is of stepping past our fear into the unknown and refusing to let the good in our lives keep us from experiencing God?s best for our lives.?