tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post6784142463204096107..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: Some Things I’ve Learned From My CharactersPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-91462053935078948972017-01-19T08:57:32.305-08:002017-01-19T08:57:32.305-08:00I often put bits and pieces of my life into my sto...I often put bits and pieces of my life into my stories from a topic I'm passionate about to a specific incident.Margaret Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127465489606276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-62893169318937064862017-01-19T07:49:46.509-08:002017-01-19T07:49:46.509-08:00I always pray before brainstorming a new story and...I always pray before brainstorming a new story and ask the Lord to help me create a character that will touch someone somewhere. Hopefully that happens. The process itself enhances my trust in the Lord. He never abandons me.Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-49452292428255994242017-01-19T05:21:27.167-08:002017-01-19T05:21:27.167-08:00Absolutely, Cate. And I feel that I've grown a...Absolutely, Cate. And I feel that I've grown as a writer through each book. I love them for that. Mary Alfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137022593378590187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-17660336902819084352017-01-18T19:18:43.987-08:002017-01-18T19:18:43.987-08:00I can't think of a specific incident, Mary (I&...I can't think of a specific incident, Mary (I've been in too many meetings today), but I know I benefit from writing my characters' struggles. They force me to wrestle with my faith and how I live it.Cate Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424872139114718902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-47736829052826578792017-01-18T11:26:39.572-08:002017-01-18T11:26:39.572-08:00I agree, Debby, but I think that makes the charact...I agree, Debby, but I think that makes the characters so endearing to me. We are all flawed. I love the struggles they go through to find their happily every after. Mary Alfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137022593378590187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-39960349947632023482017-01-18T07:51:32.126-08:002017-01-18T07:51:32.126-08:00Mary, your blurb for Woman Without a Past hooked m...Mary, your blurb for Woman Without a Past hooked me! Love the whole premise...and then you added that the heroine looked like his dead wife! YIKES!!! It all sounds so, so good!<br /><br />My characters often struggle with baggage issues that keep them from embracing life--and love--to the full. I see that happening in real life too often so it's a theme that resonates with me. Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.com