by bethwestcott | Apr 27, 2023 | A Heart's Journey, book characters, Christian Romance, coming July 2023, friends, Her Heart's Longing, The Three Sisters
“Write what you know,” we’re told. “Write your passion.” As authors of fiction, we sometimes write bits and pieces of ourselves into our characters and their experiences. Friendship was on my mind when I began writing The Three Sisters...
by bethwestcott | Apr 6, 2023 | book characters, character backstory, Her Heart's Longing, The Three Sisters
Some minor characters have major impact. Derek Hall appears in all three books in The Three Sisters Series. I’m Derek Hall. I’ve known Aubrey, Haleigh, and Katie for a long time. We weren’t really friends in school, because they were religious and goody-goody and no...
by bethwestcott | Mar 22, 2023 | book characters, Christian Romance, coming July 2023, friends, Her Heart's Longing, The Three Sisters
A KITTEN’S TALE You’ve met Haleigh’s therapy dog, Sunshine, the White’s calico, Sweetie Pie, and Timmy Morgan’s dog, King, in the first two books in The Three Sisters Series. In Her Heart’s Longing you’ll meet a VIP....
by bethwestcott | Mar 15, 2023 | book characters, Christian Romance, coming July 2023, friends, Her Heart's Longing, The Three Sisters
I’ve been sharing deleted scenes that give you backstory for The Three Sisters series. I’d like to introduce you to some of the secondary characters who will appear in Her Heart’s Longing. Today meet Jesse White. Jesse White here, the youngest member...
by bethwestcott | Mar 8, 2023 | A Heart's Journey, book characters, character backstory, coming July 2023, friends, Her Heart's Longing, The Three Sisters
OUT from the PAST Creating backstory for characters gives an author a deeper understanding of the characters in a novel and influences the plot’s direction. It’s like meeting someone and becoming friends as you get better acquainted. The Three...
by bethwestcott | Feb 28, 2023 | Faith, Her Heart's Longing, Hope, sanctity of life, The Three Sisters
One of the churches my husband pastored supported a local pro-life crisis pregnancy ministry, and my husband had the opportunity to counsel some of the girls. One important decision they had to make was whether to raise the child themselves or give the child up for...
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