Easter weekend, 1988—our car rolled across the flat, Central Oregon desert on Highway 97. Suddenly, the earth dropped out of sight. Why, I couldn’t tell. But, on the return trip, what I saw there stole my breath—a miniature Grand Canyon carved in the desert floor by the Crooked River. I hadn’t a clue that after […]
Behind the Scenes: Lee, me, and the power of story, by H.L. Wegley
I wrote my first novel cold turkey—no classes, no conferences, nothing. However, I did recognize my ignorance. That raised an immediate concern. How do I create realistic characters? I saw only one choice, model my main characters (MCs) after real people. So, my hero, Lee, got my middle name and a shortened version of my […]