By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner My Father examines every branch in Me and cuts away those who do not bear fruit. He leaves those bearing fruit and carefully prunes them so that they will bear more fruit. John 15:2 (VOICE) Spring has arrived and with it comes clean-up of debris left from…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Authors begin a new story by creating and building their characters—the hero, heroine, and villain, but shouldn’t we also consider the setting as a character? How can we do this effectively? Here’s what I’ve learned on this subject. Setting is where your story resides. Could be…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Do you ever feel like a zapped battery in need of recharging? Your deadlines are mounting and the clock is ticking? Are there times when you want to run away from everything and everybody? I have. And guess what? Jesus did too. He went to the…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Some say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if the picture was blurry and out of focus? It’s worthless. Or is it? Have you noticed when you first press the screen on your phone to take a picture, it goes fuzzy before taking…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner What are the trademarks of a villain? Do they have dark, piercing eyes, a snarly grin, crooked-yellowed teeth, knobby fingers, an evil laugh? Or is there more to it than that? The antagonist can be the hardest character to write but also the most fun. How…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner How does an author launch a book during COVID-19, especially a debut? With a big breath! In 2020 my debut book, Border Breach, was set to release April 1st (yes, on April Fool’s day!). I was ready with a speaking engagement set up along with various…