by Laura DeNooyer | May 9, 2023 | Book Reviews
Years ago, when I taught high school art, I wanted students to embrace the process of creating art and enjoy the journey. That’s why I graded their steps along the way, not just the end-product. My motto was: Creating a Product without the Process is like having the...
by Laura DeNooyer | Apr 11, 2023 | Book Reviews
When I read Devil in the White City years ago, I was fascinated by the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Not just the World’s Fair and all its creativity, but the juxtaposition of evil running rampant at the same time. Four years later came the Tennessee...
by Laura DeNooyer | Feb 21, 2023 | Book Reviews
Michelle Griep (see my February 15 post) is known for writing historical romantic suspense, but my first introduction to her was this hilarious “cozy romance with murder on the side”: Out of the Frying Pan, co-written with Kelly Klepfer. Collaboration. I...
by Laura DeNooyer | Oct 11, 2022 | Book Reviews
Years ago, my cousin’s son lived in Calcutta ministering to prostitutes through an organization called Word Made Flesh. I was deeply moved by their work. I wrote him an email: “I admire what you’re doing in building relationships with the girls in the red light...
by Laura DeNooyer | Jul 5, 2022 | Book Reviews
As an author, here’s my “Top 4” list of worst fears—possibly every author’s worst fears: Realizing you accidentally plagiarized and the whole world knows it. Goodbye, career. Discovering another author wrote and published your story idea before you did, even...
