I had to laugh. Not too long ago I was talking to a friend on the phone and telling her about my story. She said, “Well, I’m glad I’m not in that family.” I had to agree. My main character is goes through a tragedy that so few will ever go through, and thank goodness most people never will. However, I hope it will still resonate because everyone in life at some points has some type of tragedy that befalls them. Whether it’s as simple as being laid off or as tragic as losing a child, we all go through hard times. It’s how we handle them in the end that makes us who we are and if we’ll be okay.

As authors we’re able to write about all these different things and hopefully have them resonate with the reader. We can come up with things that make a reader cringe, but as a write we love drama. It makes the story itself that much better so the reader can read along and see how the different characters in the story handle their situation. My hope is that anyone who reads my fiction story will be able to stay interested throughout the who thing.

Day 128: Learning to Swim #acfw #365days

June 22, 2014 Kristena Tunstall 0

I normally don’t like to quote from the book but I like what this had to say: “I learned to swim from a magazine article I read when I was eight years old. It told me to grab my knees, duck my head, form a tight little ball in the…