by Shannon Anderson | Sep 27, 2017 | Writing
It’s early in the morning, and Faith is leaving for Charleston to meet with Josiah Hamilton about mining phosphate rock at River Oaks. She feels guilty about having written a letter pretending to be her father, but not guilty enough not to go through with her...
by Shannon Anderson | Aug 30, 2017 | Writing
Wednesday’s Words from Faith Can Move Mountains In this excerpt Faith is waiting for the sun to rise before she goes to Charleston to see Josiah Hamilton about mining phosphate at River Oaks. “The sky and the river shone quicksilver in the twilight, the...
by Shannon Anderson | Aug 28, 2017 | My View, Writing
For awhile now, I’ve been contemplating giving up Facebook, Twitter, and other social media, or at least curtailing the time I spend on it. I started participating in these platforms because I wanted to stay in touch with friends, and I’ve done that....
by Shannon Anderson | Aug 16, 2017 | Writing
#1LineWednesday #FaithCanMoveMountains Marshall Lindsay is the antagonist in my novel, Faith Can Move Mountains. He enters the book on the first page, in the first line. He disrupts Faith’s world and resurfaces as an unwelcome and dangerous presence in...
by Shannon Anderson | Aug 2, 2017 | Writing
#1LineWednesday #FaithCanMoveMountains February 1869, River Oaks Plantation One cold February morning, Marshall Lindsay has come to gloat that Thomas must pay his mortgage, or he will take the property from the Gentry family. When Marshall leaves River Oaks, Belinda...
by Shannon Anderson | Jul 24, 2017 | Writing
Last year I took some time off writing this blog to concentrate on finishing my novel. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve re-written the first few chapters, but I know I’ve done at least five revisions of the entire book. I’m preparing for...
