Jencey's Corner

What inspired you to write GIRL OF MY DREAMS? How was the process of crafting a different from your previous non-fiction writing?  Though I loved hearing stories about the time before my time -- the so-called "old days in Hollywood" before the war -- none of them ever quite satisfied me, so I finally had to write my own. Actually, those ancient tales inspired me to imagine a reality that might have been. I grew up in Hollywood yet on its fringes, the son of screenwriters, in the decades that followed the one I write about. Anecdotes about infighting at the studios, the breadline lives of millions of Americans during the Depression, and the Communists' answer to economic inequality all informed my childhood. I'd always intended to write fiction someday. It felt natural. That doesn't mean it was easy because it wasn't. Girl of My Dreams went through eighteen drafts.   Given your parents’ careers as screenwriters, how much of their experiences informe...

Thank you to Betsy St. Amant and Harper Collins for a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.   I absolutely loved Betsy’s last novel so I am looking forward to sharing this one with you.   This is Betsy’s second full length novel Love Arrives in Pieces . Synopsis: Sometime has flown by since we left the Varland family in Bayou Bend Louisana.    Cat and Lucas are still around and expecting their first baby.   This story mainly focuses on Cat’s younger sister Stella.   She is starting over after divorcing her ex-husband.   Their mother tries to help but tends to get in the way, but she does have a job offer.   This job could really put Stella on the map as an Interior Designer.   Will the job be worth it?   Chase Taylor is coming back town after losing his finance to work on the same job as Stella.   When they realize that they have to work together will they be able to put the past aside?   Will they b...

Stasi Eldredge shared her novel for women in Becoming Myself.   Now she has written a book for young women about the ability to be free to be themselves in the book free to be Me.   How can we in other words be the individuals were meant to be in Jesus Christ? The first step she discusses learning who we are in Christ.   This is not always easy with the pressures to conform to this world.    How do we step out in God’s path?   How do we remember how beautiful we are in Christ?   I admittedly stumble in this area.   It is easy to believe that we are alone. Stasi also discusses the importance of having friends and our roles with them.   How do you know when you have been a good friend?   How do you know when to let go of these relationships.   How do you trust God through it all? My Thoughts: Stasi Eldredge is a new author for me.    I recently picked up for her book form the Lifeway story.   I r...