So, I teased you last time by saying I’d tell you my favorite part – and here it is! My favorite part… the point in the story that almost made me cry, it gave me such joy… was on page 613. And I quote, “And then I did something I hadn’t done in a century. Curled there in a ball on the floor, motionless with agony… I prayed.”
I KNOW, that’s probably the most “nerdy Christian” thing I could say ><. Out of all the scrumptious drama that fills this novel, that’s what I love most?! But let me explain why. I love Edward. I care about him as a character and I don’t like to see him truly suffer. And coming from someone who at other points in the original books thinks his soul has already been lost, those last two words tell me something we all want to hear from our friends when they are hurting – that he hasn’t entirely given up hope. Like so many of us, he prays for the wrong things ><. He prays for what he thinks he needs, not for God to do what He has planned. He can’t comprehend a future filled with happiness, so he prays only for the next best thing. But he prays. Whether or not he truly believes, whether or not he “does it right”… he admits he can’t do this alone. He seeks aid from the only higher power he knows of, the only one capable of answering his prayers. And it was in that moment of admitting his own weakness that I saw a glimmer of hope. If he could believe, if he could trust in a plan that he can’t see or understand… well, that’s the point where God steps in, and miracles occur :-). Of course, we all know that everything worked out for him and Bella eventually. But perhaps this explains a little of what we see in New Moon, when Bella gets him to admit that he does hope for something more beyond immortality (i.e., when he whispers, “Carlisle was right,” in the moment that he thinks he’s died), and when he FINALLY realizes that being with Bella is where he’s supposed to be (because being anywhere else nearly gets them both killed). But it was beautiful to see that beginning moment, during his darkest hour, when hope first began. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of that. Action and adventure can get old. Even love stories sometimes start to sound the same. But the miracle of hope – the realization that there is something more, that there must be something more, because we are not enough… eventually leading to the realization that it’s not really even about us, we are merely pieces of the puzzle, players on the stage… and the single best thing we can do is to accept what we are given, and trust that all will be as it was meant to be… that’s the kind of story I always love to read. Because that’s the kind of happy ending we can take with us when we finish the book, and apply it to our own lives. And that’s what I’ll be striving to write. Those magic moments, those little wonders, those twists and turns of fate (to paraphrase a song by Rob Thomas); as an author and a reader, that’s what I live for ;-). Look for moments of hope in all my books – I promise you, they’ll be there! What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/midnight-sun-part-2-more-than-just-an-obsession P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list!
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Ever since I discovered the first 400 pages of this book, posted as a draft on the author’s website, I have been DYING to read the rest of it. I was SO excited to find out that it was finally being released last year! I definitely pre-ordered this one… and I may have planned out the other books I was reading to end right around the time it was being delivered… but, this is Midnight Sun we’re talking about, so it’s totally justifiable :-P.
In case you didn’t know, Midnight Sun is the companion novel to Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight. It’s the same story as the first book, but told through Edward’s perspective. And I LOVE it! Twilight was amazing and fascinating when I first read it, because I didn’t quite know where the story was going. But now, with all the facts and future outcomes already in mind, Midnight Sun adds the deeper layer that you didn’t realize was missing the first time around. There is so much more going on in Edward’s head than in Bella’s! Yeah, she’s got a crush and she’s willing to risk her life to be with him… but he’s quite literally guilt-tripping himself over the fact that his attraction to her could get her killed. Then there’s the depth of being a nearly 100-year-old vampire who reads minds (versus a teenage girl with hardly any life experience), plus all the flashbacks and memories of his past – all of which make a delicious backdrop as he wars with himself over what he wants versus what’s right. There’s sorrow, there’s anger, there’s bitterness, there’s heartbreak; all the dark emotions you could ever want, all rolled into one book. Emo friends, eat your hearts out! It’s funny, but the most frustrating part of the novel was actually Edward himself XD. I periodically wanted to yell at him to stop being so dramatic; that this is what Bella wants and he’s missing out on his own happiness by worrying and being wishy-washy. He himself said, and I quote, “I decided as long as I was going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly” (pg. 119), and I REALLY wish he had taken his own advice! At the same time, I found myself wanting to ease his guilt by reassuring him that everything will work out – that in the strange, twisted way that can only be explained by all 4 original books, this is meant to be. There is more joy in his future than he can possibly believe, if only he can relax enough to receive it. I wish I could say I was the type of author who would never treat their characters this way, that I would never drag out their happy endings by plaguing them with guilt or other emotional complexes that increase the dramatic tension… but where’s the fun in that? XD And really, as long as you give them that happy ending eventually, it’s okay to torture them a little bit (not too much, but a little bit :-P). And we all know it’s not a story if there’s no drama! I have more to say on this book, of course (who wouldn’t?!), but that will have to wait until next time. Stay tuned, and in my next post, I’ll tell you my favorite part ;-). What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: http://www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/midnight-sun-the-obsession-continues P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list!
I’ve already done one post on the original Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. The second series, The Heroes of Olympus, is just as fun and fascinating as the first. In this set of five novels, not only do our Greek friends from Camp Half-Blood return, but we also meet new characters from the Roman versions of mythology. Together, a team of seven demigods (both Greek and Roman) must overcome their differences and journey to the ancient lands where they battle giants in order to prevent Gaea, the earth goddess herself, from rising and destroying the entire world as we know it.
Just like before, I love these books for their brilliant combination of adventure and history that is both entertaining and educational. Reading through the second series, I finally realized what it is Rick Riordan does that makes these books so hard to put down. Specifically, it’s his use of captivating opening lines at the beginning of each chapter. No, really! The first sentence or two at the start of a chapter is what grabs your attention and compels you to keep reading! It’s not the end of the chapter that urges you on – it’s when you glance over at the next page and see something that makes you just want to keep going. For example: “Until she met the exploding statue, Annabeth thought she was prepared for anything” (Chapter I); “After raiding a museum full of Confederate ghosts, Leo didn’t think his day could get any worse” (Chapter XXI); and one of my personal favorites, “Percy was not feeling the love” (Chapter XXIX). And that’s only from the third book, The Mark of Athena ;-P. What’s great about such lines is that they set you up to expect an amazing explanation or backstory – and of course, Rick Riordan does not disappoint. It’s just like dangling bait from a hook when fishing, and what better way is there to lure in your audience? Of course, there is always the traditional approach of using “cliffhangers” at the end of the chapter to convince your reader they need to read more just to find out what’s going to happen next… and to be honest, that’s more of my style ><. I do very much like to end my chapters with something dramatic that encourages my audience to keep going. It’s a very tried-and-true method. And while I doubt I’ll ever give it up completely, seeing the success with which Rick Riordan has used his compelling story-starters makes me think I’ll need to branch out and try something new here and there. Who knows? Maybe I can use both, and my readers will never be able to put my books down again! (Okay, I doubt I’ll ever be that good, but a girl can dream, right? :-D) What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: http://www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/rick-riordan-master-of-the-opening-line P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list!
Fallen in Love is a collection of four short stories from author Lauren Kate that follows several of the characters in her Fallen series through a Valentine’s Day in Medieval England. I admit, I was actually a bit nervous about starting this book. You see, her Fallen series involves fallen angels – that would be straight up my paranormal alley, right? Wrong! The last novel I read involving angels coming down from heaven had been a huge disappointment. The ending of Halo by Alexandra Adornetto implied that God was wrong, that He made a mistake in forbidding love between an angel and a human – and I do not believe that God makes mistakes. To this day that novel is one of the few books I’ve ever gotten rid of.
But when two reviews on Goodreads specifically compare the Fallen series to The Heart of Everything, I felt I needed to give it a try. I was still hesitant about diving right in, however, so I opted to do things out of order (I know, I know – shame on me) and start with Fallen in Love as a way to get my feet wet and see if I could stomach the rest of the series. And I have been pleasantly surprised. I should note, there was a “forbidden relationship” within this set of stories. But this particular relationship was between an angel and a demon (so, duh, of course it’s forbidden) and it also happens to be between two females (which, according to what I believe, is also forbidden). I don’t know if the author intended this, but when you think about it, it’s a clever way of giving popular culture what it wants without actually buying into it. For me, the most intriguing parts of this short collection were actually the characters of Lucinda and Daniel. What is so special about these two that all who know them are determined to help them make their love work? In fact, the first three stories in this anthology are a lead-up to the fourth, with each of the main characters preparing to do their part to make this Valentine’s Day special for the lucky couple. But what these stories don’t really explain is why. Now I’m curious enough about these two to want to read the rest of the series – if only to discover why everyone around them is so determined to give on their behalf. Is their love story truly so special as to invite such sacrifice? There’s only one way to find out! I obviously can’t speak for the full series just yet (though it is definitely on my “to read” list!), but I’m hopeful for the kind of love that inspires loyalty: from friends, from onlookers, and from each other. I hope that someday, I too create relationships that readers are rooting for from the sidelines. It may never be the desperate, undying devotion that is so popular in romance novels, but I do aim to write about love worth sacrificing for ;-). What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/fallen-in-love-an-enchanting-introduction P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list!
Here is another wonderful book written by Juliet Marillier, author of Heart’s Blood (one of the books I’ve used in a previous blog post). Prickle Moon, however, instead of being a full-length novel, is actually an anthology of short stories. And what stunning stories they are! I remember vividly reading this collection aloud to my husband during one of our many road trips to visit family – the last story, based on the Russian folk tale Vasilissa the Fair and her encounter with the witch Baba Yaga, had us so distracted that we got lost while driving! There’s another one in this set that actually brought me to tears, which is a rare accomplishment for a story O_o. Titled “Back and Beyond,” it’s actually a fantastical, romanticized telling of a woman overdosing herself to escape terminal cancer. But the story is so clever that you don’t realize that’s what happening until almost the very end.
Indeed, it’s quite the collection of tiny tales. And yet I never would have even picked it up, had it not been for the fact that I was already familiar with the author and had enjoyed her other works so thoroughly. Short stories are simply not my preferred genre. But I have to admit, there have been several among the short stories I have read that left distinct impressions – like the ones in Prickle Moon that I mentioned above. Sometimes, it seems, the size limitations of writing a “short” story are actually a benefit, as it pushes the author to hit home faster and harder. You can’t pull your punches when you only have a few pages to work in. But, by far and away, my favorite attribute of short stories is when they are used to expand the existing universe of novels I have already enjoyed. That was the main reason I purchased Prickle Moon: it featured a tale connected to Juliet Marillier’s Sevenwaters series (and those of you who have been reading my blog posts for a while already know how I MUST have the complete story for whatever I read!). This also ties back to why I was so happy to find the short story collection Stars Above by Marissa Meyer, which helped round out her Lunar Chronicles (see earlier post). And of course, this explains why I wrote my own anthology of smaller works. Jesse and Emer may have found their happily-ever-after, but there was still more to their story. The “origin stories” were my way of adding background and depth to my beloved characters. Of course, not all short stories relate to a full novel. Sometimes stand-alone shorts are simply fantastic all on their own. Which is why my anthology consists of more than just “Love, Blood and Magic.” Both my husband and my mother just love “It’s Complicated,” and “I Like You As a Friend, But Not a Zombie” will forever be one of my personal favorites. So when it comes to story-telling, I say don’t judge a tale by the number of pages! What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: http://www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/prickle-moon-some-short-stories-are-simply-spectacular P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list!
On the surface, Love Hina and Kitchen Princess are two manga series that don’t seem to have anything in common. Love Hina, written by Ken Akamatsu, consists of 14 volumes and follows the luckless Keitaro as he fails (again) to get accepted into Tokyo University, and ends up as the caretaker for an all-female dormitory. (This series is geared towards older teens and also features a fair amount of fan service.) Kitchen Princess by Natsumi Ando, on the other hand, features 10 volumes that center on Najika, a wonderful cook who has just been accepted to the prestigious Seika Academy. (And since this series sports a cooking theme, there are actual recipes included at the end of each volume!) But both manga have one very prominent theme in common: in each story, the protagonist is searching for someone special from their childhood.
In the case of Love Hina, Keitaro is desperately trying to find his “sandbox love” – the girl that he made a promise to attend Tokyo University with as a child. Similarly, in Kitchen Princess, Najika is searching for her “Flan Prince”: the young boy who rescued her from drowning, then gave her his cup of flan in order to cheer her up. Both characters have been working hard to reconnect with that special someone from their past. But as the stories unfold, complications ensue. Each one finds themselves caught in a love triangle, and once the identities of their childhood soulmates have been discovered, they then face the difficult decision of choosing between who they loved in the past and who they love now. I find this particular theme in romance stories to be quite fascinating. In a way, it’s a spin off of “destiny versus free will.” Do the characters adhere to their childhood promise (the “destiny” they have bound themselves to) or do they allow their choices and desires as an adult to have a say? And at the end of each story, we find that choice matters. Fate and destiny are powerful forces, but what we want as individuals is important as well. Of course, to me, “fate/ destiny” are really the will of God underneath all that happens. But just because God is in complete control doesn’t mean that we don’t have a will of our own. Like poker, you can’t choose the cards you are dealt, but you can choose how you play your hand. And you can certainly choose to fight against God’s plan for your life – you’ll probably end up miserable, but the choice is still yours. From my own novel, The Heart of Everything, we already know what “destiny” lies in store for Jesse and the priestess: how her death leads to his centuries-long search for Emer. But in the origin stories of “Love, Blood and Magic,” we get to see how the individual choices of each character keep them on that path, and how they handle the “fate” God has in store for them. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: http://www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/manga-childhood-promise-vs-adult-choice P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list!
First Meetings in Ender’s Universe by Orson Scott Card is a delightful set of short stories that catalogue, as the title implies, the different starting points that surround the famous 1977 novella Ender’s Game. The collection starts with two stories that follow John Paul Wiggin (the future father of Ender), first in his childhood when he is “selected” for his potential to procreate a brilliant military leader, then later as he starts college and meets the woman who will become his wife. The third story included is the original version of Ender’s Game, followed up with a tale about Andrew Wiggin (now infamous as “Ender the Xenocide”) who is struggling to pay taxes and finds himself a clever AI program to help with his money and personal security issues.
Overall, this book is a fun read. It’s not just because it consists of short stories, which naturally make a book easier to pick up and put down due to the segmented nature of the storytelling. The collection starts with a young but smart boy whose future is inadvertently mapped out for him even though he’s barely six years old. From there comes an adorable story of love at first sight, as our “hero” falls head over heels for his young teacher and proceeds to woo her with an impossible amount of take-out. Then comes the dark turn: Ender plays his game well – he’s been trained to, of course – but winning the “game” means wiping out an entire species and destroying an entire planet. Finally, after being labeled as a mass murderer and living on the run, Andrew/ Ender finds financial help in the unexpected form of a computerized personal assistant, and eventually discovers a purpose for his stigmatized life. What I really love about this collection is that it is focused on the beginnings of stories. It’s all about when certain characters interact for the first time, with the implication that even though the tale may go on afterwards, that first meeting is particularly critical. So much is determined from the start – despite the many twists and turns that a story may take, oftentimes the ending was set from the very beginning (read through Genesis if you don’t believe me). And even the humblest beginnings can have far-reaching consequences (just think of how Christ was born in a manger). These are concepts that are reflected in my own anthology of short stories. The short story “In the Beginning” of the set “Love, Blood and Magic” shows us the first meeting of Jesse and Alex, and then the meeting of both boys with the priestess, and it is from this simple beginning that the entire story arc, stretching from 671 AD to 2022 AD and involving the fates of not only a vampire and a half-devil but also the remains of the entire elven race, is set into motion. As I wrote at the end of that short but powerful story, “It was in that instant that their fates were inexplicably linked, and the lives of these three would never be the same.” What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: http://www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/first-meetings-the-power-of-humble-beginnings P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list!
All great accomplishments start with inspiration. My books are no exception. Sometimes the inspiration is vague; other times it’s very, very specific. In this post I’d like to pay tribute to the various things that have “influenced” me along the way, particularly in relation to my recently published anthology.
So, let’s back up a bit, and start at the beginning. When I first started writing (which was during the second half of my college tenure, over a decade ago XD), I concocted the idea for the first novel, some ideas on a trilogy featuring elves, and a handful of short stories. Believe it or not, at that time “Love Bites” was actually a stand-alone story; I didn’t realize that vampire would turn out to be Alex until years after I had written it. Likewise, when I originally wrote the wedding scene from “A Wedding, an Afternoon Stroll, and a Little Book-Shopping,” I knew vaguely that it connected with my other elf-story ideas, but I wasn’t sure how or where. Then life happened, and I didn’t work seriously on my writing until I was married and my husband and I were living in Austin while I worked and he did his master’s degree. One fateful drive to work at 5 am, and the story “In the Beginning” imagined itself into reality during my 30-minute commute. There wasn’t really a specific something that “inspired” the story, but I find it fascinating that a simple daydreaming session (while driving to work in the wee hours of the morning, no less!) could have such incredible consequences. It was that singular short story that suddenly connected all the dots and tied The Heart of Everything (and its sequel!) to the aforementioned trilogy as well as to “Love Bites” and “A Wedding, an Afternoon Stroll, and a Little Book-Shopping” and basically set off the entire story arc for “Love, Blood & Magic.” Thus the anthology was born. From there, I can name several specific inspirations for some of the other stories. There’s a song by Joy Williams titled, “2000 Decembers Ago” that gave the idea for “Her First Christmas” (to this day that song is still a part of my Christmas playlist that I listen to every year). The movie “Timeline” from 2003 inspired the scene featuring the Earl of Derby in “His First Dance.” Even the setting for my Christmas short story (you can get a copy FREE when you subscribe to my newsletter!) had a source: namely, the movie “The Lion in Winter.” It all just goes to show that great stories can come from anywhere, at any time – you just have to be open enough to see it! What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: http://www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/under-the-influence P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list!
Ah, the backstory! One of my all-time favorite elements of storytelling is the exploration of what has come before. I know that nothing will ever compare to the original trilogy of “Star Wars” movies (that’s episodes IV, V, and VI for those that don’t know) – my husband has explained this to me many times ><. But, I will admit, I really liked the “prequels” (episodes I, II, and III) because they explained how Darth Vader came into existence. And for me, having that background, that fullness to the story, was what made those movies such classics.
I can think of two great examples of backstories in the literary world. One is T. A. Barron’s Merlin series. These five books trace the origin of the great wizard Merlin – made so famous in the stories of King Arthur – starting from his early life as a young man. For me, it was fascinating to discover a version of Merlin without a long white beard or wizard’s robes. I loved watching the various skills he acquired, his romance with the deer woman Hallia, his relationship with his sister, etc. In fact, just seeing him as a young man, uncertain and still learning (as opposed to the king’s wisest advisor) was entirely refreshing. Another example is The Magician’s Nephew from the Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. Most people prefer or are most familiar with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was written first but is chronologically the third book in the series. The Magician’s Nephew is numbered as the first story, because it shows us the origins for several elements that we see later in the series. This is the novel where we discover how the White Witch came to Narnia, why a lamppost exists in a magical world, and of course, the source of the wardrobe itself. And as wonderful as the rest of the series is, it is those simple, humble beginnings, those tiny incidences that send giant ripples into the future, affecting all the stories down the line, that make The Magician’s Nephew my favorite book in that collection. All this to say, I’m such a fan of backstories that I naturally HAD to write some of my own. Technically, “Love, Blood and Magic” was written prior to The Heart of Everything; but since it was published second, it sheds light on the many things we don’t know from the original story. Here we get the full story of Emer’s strange and mysterious past, without ruining the “surprise” of the first book. Things like the amulet, the otherworldly origins of the priestess, even the tangled love triangle between Jesse, Alex and the priestess are finally explained within the pages of this anthology. And while those explanations aren’t strictly necessary to be able to enjoy The Heart of Everything, like all backstories, they add a richness to the original novel that you wouldn’t have otherwise :-). What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/blast-from-the-past-the-best-of-backstories P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list!
Have you ever come across a line in a book that struck you as particularly true, not just in the context of the story, but also in real life? Several examples come to my mind.
“If I fret over tomorrow, I’ll have little joy today,” spoken by Llonio in Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander (The Chronicles of Prydain) – rather reminiscent of certain lines in Scripture, don’t you think? ; - ) In The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan), Annabeth tells Bob the Titan that “monsters are eternal” – and while she doesn’t mean it this way, it captures the idea that evil never dies. From my favorite manga, InuYasha, we get this wonderful quote spoken by Sesshoumaru’s mother as she explains the limits of his life-saving sword: “Life is not supposed to be limitless. It’s not something that can be renewed over and over again for your convenience. Sesshoumaru, had you come to believe you were a god, and did not need to fear death?” One that I’ve quoted several times myself comes from the movie When Good Ghouls Go Bad, when Dayna tells Danny why Halloween is important: “If you don’t get to survive being scared as a kid, how are you ever going to survive being scared as an adult? When there’s so much more to be scared of.” And one of the simplest, yet most thought-provoking, comes from the film National Treasure, when Agent Sadusky says, “Someone has to go to prison, Ben.” A single sentence, yet it perfectly parallels why Christ had to die for our sins: someone had to pay the price. Justice had to be done. End of story. (Forgive me, I know the last two were quotes from movies – but those are stories too!) This is one of my favorite aspects of storytelling. When fiction stretches so far that it actually touches the surface of reality, and you can see from one straight into the other – like the way soap bubbles sling to one another, separated by only a thin film. Sometimes the fictional world and the real world are not as far apart as we think. I try to incorporate this into my novels as often as I can. I love capturing a bit of truth and weaving into my writing, where it can catch your eye as you read – similar to a single metallic thread in a tapestry. A few examples from The Heart of Everything include: Jesse’s line of “The world was already broken;” Alex’s explanation that “All the best things in life are choices. Love is a choice. Faith is a choice. Even joy is a choice. Nothing ever just happens;” and of course another one of Jesse’s lines: “You can’t save yourself all on your own. No one can do that.” I’ll continue to share bits of truth in my books – and in the meantime, feel free to share the “lines of truth” you’ve discovered in other stories in the comments section! Until the next time, keep reading! P.S. – If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends! Here’s a link: http://www.lynnwallaceauthor.com/blog-on-books-and-writing/the-truth-behind-the-text P.P.S. – Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram, and sign up for my email list! |
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