Lena Jones

I don't think anyone who is not a novelist would understand when I say, I can't hear the right voice.

I listened to a CD from CCWC about POV. Mary DeMuth talks about each character having a voice that is unique to them. While reading my MS I realize that I have a voice unique to the female characters and to the male characters but not to each individual character. They sound very similar, yet in real life each person has their own voice. A unique style, a certain phrase they use allot, even the way the structure sentences. My goal is to rewrite the scenes and give each person a voice of their own.


Off the subject of writing. I have had only my youngest child for several days. Ethan is a joy and a handful at the same time. He is two and a half and he is a reminder that God has created us each inimitable. We are designed for His glory. My older children have always been very agreeable and eager to please. Ethan is neither. That is hard as a parent, and I have to correct a lot of his behaviors but I think as he grows older those traits will be good leadership potential. It is important to remember that we are all created for a purpose. The personality traits we posses are not there by accident. God can use us all in wonderful ways.