This month has been full of personal busyness with doing seemingly very little business, but I did manage to get a few things done.
I completed chapter 13 and 14 of “Finding Beth." I updated the home page of my website and put in a handful of hours in my role as associate publicist.
One very exciting thing for me was sitting on a panel for my writer's group, HACWN, at our July meeting. The owners asked four of us who have particularly difficult things in our lives that cause interruptions to share about our struggles, how they effect our writing, and how we overcome. I spent several hours preparing for it by writing out and editing down my answers to the questions. (If you would like to read the questions and my answers, please scroll to the bottom of this blog page.) It was an honor to sit on the panel and answer their questions. Many of the members shared with me afterward that it was a real blessing for them to listen to our stories. I am so thankful for this and many other opportunities God has opened up for me through my writing career. Keep me in your prayers that I will keep my focus on sharing His message and glorifying Him in all that I do.
The most exciting thing this month was completing the final editing on my article for In Touch magazine with Charles Stanley. Yes, they bought my article! It will appear in the November 2008 issue. It’s called, “Can I Still Bear Fruit” and you’ll be able to read it on line at: www.InTouch.org in November.
Happy Reading!
~Linnette R Mullin
"Finding Beth"
Chapter 13 - the most unexpected and exciting chapter thus far. A must read! Leave a comment and let me know what you think!
Why the "R"...
I don't remember when exactly, but at some point in my childhood I realized that my middle initial is the same as my dad's. I determined then that my "official" signature would always include the "R." As silly as it may sound, I have stuck to it through the years, determined that if my name was ever in print, the "R" would remain. Every time I use it, I think of him and honor him in my heart. It's my funny little way of saying, "I love you, Daddy, and I'm proud to be yours."
~Linnette "R" Mullin
~Linnette "R" Mullin
Project "Hero Of The Faith"
I just started research on an article who’s subject is very close to my heart. The working title or theme is “An Unsung Hero of the Faith.” Pray for me as I research it, write it, and find a publisher for it. I’ll keep you updated on my progress.
~Linnette R Mullin
~Linnette R Mullin
Influences Of The Christian Writer
There are many influences in a writer’s life that flow into his work. Personal experience is a given. It's difficult at the least to separate oneself from what you write. The things you feel, think, believe, and experience are laced throughout your writing. But, it only begins there.
Writers are observers. They soak up their environment everywhere they go and store things away for future inspiration. Though a good fiction writer never tells a personal account (whether his or someone else's), he uses people, places, experiences, circumstances, and events to help mold a story. There may be several different life experiences that go into a single scene.
It’s a farce to believe that writers are playing God, creating and manipulating people and events for his own desired outcome. If we did, our stories would come out quite boring and unrealistic. My own experience has taught me that, though I create the initial character and storyline, they tend to take on a life of their own. You might be surprised at how often a character or event surprises even the author. Writing can be quite the adventure!
~Linnette R Mullin
Writers are observers. They soak up their environment everywhere they go and store things away for future inspiration. Though a good fiction writer never tells a personal account (whether his or someone else's), he uses people, places, experiences, circumstances, and events to help mold a story. There may be several different life experiences that go into a single scene.
It’s a farce to believe that writers are playing God, creating and manipulating people and events for his own desired outcome. If we did, our stories would come out quite boring and unrealistic. My own experience has taught me that, though I create the initial character and storyline, they tend to take on a life of their own. You might be surprised at how often a character or event surprises even the author. Writing can be quite the adventure!
~Linnette R Mullin
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