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 | 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....
