by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 23, 2021 | A Controlling Heart – Coffee with Delilah, Darlene L. Turner | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
I stare at the notes I’ve written for this interview and wonder—what did God want me to share about Delilah’s story? The woman labeled as the naughty girl of the Bible couldn’t possibly have anything to teach us. Could she? I rub my arms in an attempt to soothe...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 16, 2021 | 4 Great Tactics for Ratcheting Up the Suspense in Your Novel - Guest Post by Savannah Cordova, Action-packed Suspense, Darlene L. Turner, Savannah Cordova, suspense | Writing World
I’d like to welcome a special guest to my blog this week. Savannah Cordova is sharing her thoughts on increasing suspense in our novels. Give her a warm welcome! Thanks for being here, Savannah!...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 9, 2021 | Darlene L. Turner, Deliverance - Coffee with Mary Magdalene | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
Mary Magdalene pushes her tunic sleeves up, revealing scars crisscrossed like a busy highway intersection. I can’t help but stare. She follows my gaze. “They’re ugly, huh?” Instead of pulling her sleeves down, she shoves them higher and rests her arms on the...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 2, 2021 | ACFW August New Releases | ACFW New Releases
Time for more awesome summer reads. Check out this list of amazing authors! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Amish Romance: The Cowboy’s Amish Haven by Pamela Desmond Wright — Her home and her heart are on...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jul 26, 2021 | Darlene L. Turner, Explosive Endings...A Sneak Peek at Lethal Cover-Up, Harlequin, Lethal Cover-Up, Love Inspired Suspense | Writing World
Last week I talked about how writers struggle with writing that very first line. Today, I’m sharing how I continue on with my story and write the ending. No matter what genre we write, authors work hard at that explosive ending. Again, we write it over and over...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jul 19, 2021 | Beginnings...a Sneak Peek at Lethal Cover-Up, Darlene L. Turner, Harlequin, Lethal Cover-Up, Love Inspired Suspense | Writing World
Every writer knows they will struggle with that dreaded first line and probably re-write it over ten times. Why? Because they know a reader will either be hooked and pick up their book or put it down. We don’t want our readers to set our book back on the shelf....
by Darlene L. Turner | Jul 12, 2021 | Darlene L. Turner, DiAnn Mills, Exploring the Art of Plotting, Plotting Helps | Book/Movie Reviews, Writing World
Exploring the Art of Plotting by DiAnn Mills “Writing – turning straw into gold.” – DiAnn Mills Does plotting make you pivot and run in the opposite direction? Some writers plot, others write by the seat of their pants (pantsers). Plotting can be hard, but...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jul 5, 2021 | ACFW Fiction Finder, ACFW July New Releases, Darlene L. Turner | ACFW New Releases
Another month of great new releases! So honored Lethal Cover-Up is included among these awesome books! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website General Contemporary: Rocky Mountain Restoration by Lisa J. Flickinger...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jun 28, 2021 | A Scarred Woman – Coffee with Rahab, Darlene L. Turner | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
“Who cares about a prostitute?” A newspaper article of a slain young woman clutches my heart like a vise, squeezing until my breath escapes. I rub my chest hoping it would relieve the ache from the callous remarks. Has our world really gotten this heartless? I shake...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jun 21, 2021 | Amish Country Threats, Dana R. Lynn, Darlene L. Turner, Suspenseful Read | Book/Movie Reviews
Amish Country Threats By Dana R. Lynn After Lilah Schwartz’s brother is killed in a fire, she’s targeted and immediately on the run from those responsible. This leads her to question what her brother was involved in which marks her for death. Her protector is none...
