This was the project I tackled yesterday, going through my old notebooks and stories and trying to get them more organized. My grandma once told me, "Don't throw away your old stories. Save them." I'm so glad for that advice, because looking back on them helps me see the progress God has given me in the area of creative writing. The earliest date I can find on a story is 2012--so that's around the time I began writing stories of my own, inspired by all of the Beverly Lewis novels I started reading at that age. Can anyone guess what genre I started out writing? ;) And that date also helped me figure out. . . I've been writing for 11 years! You know you're a writer when. . . your stack of old notebooks looks like the picture above. :) I entered this project, determined to come up with some sort of outline of all the stories I have completed from then till now. This picture is missing a handful of other stories, some of which I've written but haven't had the time to print out yet.
I've completed 28 stories in the 11 years I've been writing. Out of that total, 15 are short stories. 3 of them are rewrites of older stories I adored (I loved those first characters!) And lastly, 10 of them are novel length. And besides that, there are countless stories that I started and never finished. Thanks for coming along on this unboxing with me! I hope you enjoyed it. And I pray that this encourages you in whatever gift God has given you, to keep working at it and doing it for His glory. Don't give up! "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. . ." (Ecclesiastes 9:10a)
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You're probably not expecting a book review after reading the title, but, if you read on you'll understand why I titled this blog post as I did.
Heart’s Desire is a contemporary Christian romance story that really changed one illusion I had about romantic relationships. I love how the couple’s relationship had realistic struggles and challenges. I read a lot of romance and not many of them are as realistic as this story. I blame other romance novels for giving me the idea that when you start dating, you *magically* have all the time in the world to spend with each other. Maybe some couples do have a lot of time to spend together, but I’m sure there are some that have to make an effort to work around schedules and commitments in order to make time for each other. This novel shattered that illusion by giving a realistic look at what a relationship could look like now a-days. Your responsibilities and commitments do not disappear when you start dating. You have to work around them. These characters did just that, after looking to God and waiting on His timing for them. It was an excellent read and one with many lessons I’ll be carrying with me. Thank you for writing this story, Mrs. Westcott. I have Haleigh’s story tucked away on my “to-be-read” pile, ready and waiting for a rainy day. P.S. Go get this book ASAP! ;) |
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