by Johnnie Alexander | Jun 14, 2016 | Authors, Story Spark
Please join me in welcoming today’s guest author. Heather Blanton shares her writing journey. Hi, Heather. Please tell us how long you have been writing. Since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I have been trying my hand at writing since I was five. I dictated...
by Johnnie Alexander | Mar 15, 2016 | Authors, Books, Story Spark
I was a young mom and new to homeschooling. I felt perpetually insecure and unprepared. My friend, on the other hand, always appeared so calm. So… happy. So content. Sometimes—oftentimes—what we see on the outside contradicts completely the chaos brewing within. But...
by Johnnie Alexander | Dec 1, 2015 | Authors, Books, Story Spark
Thankful for the Gift of Story It’s the season for thankfulness, and for gift giving. In my opinion, books fit well in this space, and women who’ve read In this Together, my debut novel, tell me it makes a meaningful gift for Baby Boomers and the next generation. My...
by Johnnie Alexander | Nov 17, 2015 | Authors, Books, Story Spark
When I first envisioned the five-novella series I intended to write and release in 2015, the sparks for the Christmas story were the first to appear, which was kind of too bad as it was the last in the list. I needed to write the winter, spring, summer, and autumn...
by Johnnie Alexander | Nov 10, 2015 | Authors, Books, Story Spark
Part of this story idea came in a dream years ago. Perhaps inspired subconsciously by an invitation to my high school class reunion, I woke up with a vivid scene in my mind about a girl who had been ridiculed by football players in high school and was forced to work...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 22, 2015 | Authors, Books, Story Spark
I’ve never been a single mother. I’ve never gone through divorce, and I’ve certainly never been betrayed by my husband. So why in the world would a woman who’s been married for twenty years write about two divorced characters, one of whom had been betrayed, in the...
