Tag: Writing

Meet Sharon K. Souza

I would like you to meet Sharon K. Souza. Sharon is one of the lovely Novel Matters bloggers. She is also one of my writing mentors. I have to tell  you, Sharon is fabulous. Well, I’ll let you see that for yourselves. I had… Continue Reading “Meet Sharon K. Souza”

Saggy Middle

Just about four and a half years ago, I was large and round and splitting pregnant with twin boys. I was literally a big mama. After delivering them (c-section, no less), I had very little left to my abdominal muscles. Going from flat on… Continue Reading “Saggy Middle”

Ask Susie — Finding Time

Welcome to the first edition of “Ask Susie”. Have a question you want me to answer, go ahead and ask it! You can email me at susiefink[at]gmail[dot]com or just leave your question in the comments of this post. Ask about writing, Paint Chips, silly… Continue Reading “Ask Susie — Finding Time”

Show Time!

Make sure you check out my video reading from Paint Chips. Click here to watch it! If you’ve ever written anything, you have most likely heard the big writing rule… Show. Don’t Tell. If you’ve never heard that phrase or seen it in red… Continue Reading “Show Time!”

Torturing the Characters

Make sure you check out the give-away on Wednesday’s post. Click HERE. Conflict is essential to story. If the character in a story gets what she wants with absolutely no opposition…well…that, my good friends, is a very boring story. No one grows. No one… Continue Reading “Torturing the Characters”

Layers — How I’m Like Cora

In Paint Chips, Cora has a dream in which she covers herself, head to toe, with paint. “Cans full of paint sat all around me. Different colors. Green. Orange. Blue. Yellow. They filled the living room of the mountain shack. I stuck my hands… Continue Reading “Layers — How I’m Like Cora”

Video Blog with Amelia Rhodes! AND a GIVE-AWAY!

Happy Beginning to a New Week! Today, I interview Amelia Rhodes. And not just a normal old interview…but a VIDEO interview! Fun, huh? Here you go! Visit Amelia’s blog now to watch Part 2 of our interview. Click HERE. And, make sure you comment… Continue Reading “Video Blog with Amelia Rhodes! AND a GIVE-AWAY!”

Sweet Anticipation

Okay, All, only six more days until “Paint Chips” goes live for digital download! I can’t believe it! Don’t have a digital reading device? Well, I just found out that you can download the Kindle app for FREE on your Smarty-pants phone, IPod Touch,… Continue Reading “Sweet Anticipation”

Of Monsters and Paint Chips

Congratulations to Rachel Tear and Michelle Alvarez! You both win a download of Bonnie’s wonderful novel! Please contact me ASAP with your information…and if you’d like to give it away as a gift, that’s cool, too! Tis the season! Also, yesterday I posted an idea… Continue Reading “Of Monsters and Paint Chips”

Idea Journal

Happy Day for Scott Wangen! You win the “Picking Dandelions” book! I’ll get that out to you ASAP!  Last week in church, during the sermon, I realized something about one of my characters. Something huge. Something that will change the entire novel. Something that… Continue Reading “Idea Journal”