Jencey's Writer's Corner

When I was little I remember going to the Muny Theater in St. Louis to see the play Peter Pan.   I loved it as a child!   I also love the ride at both Disney parks.   To me Peter Pan inspires your imagination.   Mary Alice Monroe takes on Peter Pan in her latest novel Second Star to the Right . Synopsis: Faye O’Neil and her children Tom and Maddie move to a flat in London.     Tom has suffered emotionally and psychologically from an accident.   His sister Maddie is very cautious and looks after her brother.     She is there to start a new job.   This flat is special in many ways because the children begin to have hope through the little lights they see in the evening.   They also are obsessed with Wendy Darling Forester who shares great stories of Peter Pan.   Faye is not sure about encouraging the imagination of her children.   Will her son Tom’s struggles change her mind?   Will he succeed in encouragin...

On a windy night in Woodstock Georgia at Foxtale Book Shoppe Erika Robuck appeared.    She was joined by author Karen White who moderated the discussion about her new novel Fallen Beauty .   Erika is known for her novels Hemingway’s Girl and Call Me Zelda .   Fallen Beauty chronicles the life of the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.    The story is told in from both Edna’s point of view and Laura’s (The seamstress).    This is an interesting way to tell a story.   What can we learn from Laura’s point of view?   How do you write Edna’s point of view?   Erika shared that it was much easier to write Laura’s than Edna’s point of view.   Her answer about writing Edna was really having to find that character because otherwise the course of the novel would have changed to only being about Laura’s perspective.   When writing historical fiction research help’s the characters to evolve, and can also spark inspiration for ...

Welcome to this week's nightstand post!  I have been busy with an author event earlier this week.  I got the chance to meet Erika Robuck.  I have also finished several reviews that you will see in the weeks to come.  Virtual Nightstand: Physical Nightstand:

If I were to select one single quality, which is crucial to success in our personal and professional life, without doubt, it would be Confidence. Good news is that it’s a skill, and therefore, it can be developed! I speak from experience, as I used to be so shy that my teachers literally couldn’t hear what I was saying, let alone difficulties I encountered in my social life. This started to change a few years ago. I read loads of findings on psychology, delved into Yoga philosophy and reflected on my experiences, which inspired me to write a book called “The Woman’s Secret: A Novella with Lessons”, where I shared my acquired knowledge. Below, I have outlined five essential steps towards confidence. Accept who you are. Remember that you are part of the divine design of the Universe. You are already perfect.  So, do what feels right to you and hold true to yourself irrespective of what others think. Don’t seek validation from others. No one knows you better than you do. If...

Good afternoon!  I hope you all are enjoying your Sunday!  Please make sure you don't miss any of the giveaways going on!  Here is the  what has made the nightstand: Virtual:  Physical Nightstand:

Thank you to Eagles Landing First Baptist for providing me with a copy of this book .   The Story by Randy Frazee and Max Lucado is currently studied at my church.   The question that Randy poses throughout the book is:   What is the lower story?   Or what is the Upper Story? The Lower story refers to life circumstances that we see every day.   What are you dealing with currently?   Each chapter tells the story of the many people mentioned in the bible.   Then at church we go through the video and Randy discusses it further. The Upper Story is what God is how his plan affects us.    There may be a greater story that we are not aware of as we progress through the lower story.    You can get many different versions of this book.   In other words you can choose the translation that works best for you.   This book accompanies different translations of the bible.   The chapters take you from Genesis an...