History, Real Life and Faith
Why do I know so much about Biddy Chambers? Other than the fact I wrote her biography? Two years ago I finished writing another book in which Biddy plays a major role–and in writing that novel, I became intrigued by her. Biddy and Oswald Chambers were “marquee” characters–real life people who moved through a story I created. The story took place…
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I reread Trustee from the Toolroom by Neville Shute yesterday. It had been a long time but I was ill and needed a comfort novel to fill a stormy day. All the unread books on hand were nonfiction and non-compelling. I needed to escape my life, not slug it out. (Much less use my aching brain!) So, I settled into…
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I’ve often been asked why I wrote a biography of Biddy Chambers. Or, who was she? People who know of or have read My Utmost for His Highest usually nod when I mention Biddy was Mrs. Oswald Chambers. Often their eyebrows rise when I explain Biddy compiled and published My Utmost for His Highest ten years after Oswald died. Indeed, Oswald…
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Even as I type the glorious words “the end” at the bottom of the page, I know it’s actually just the beginning. Here are the steps I take when beginning a manuscript revision that can only start when I think I’m finished. Recognize I’m not done yet. Sure, I’ve said it was the end, but for the author on a first…
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I spent 18 months in 2015 and 2016 writing a biography of Biddy, Mrs. Oswald Chambers. I loved the entire experience of researching and writing about the life of an amazing woman who lived in extraordinary times. Mrs. Oswald Chambers released in October, 2017–the month before the 100th anniversary of Oswald Chambers’ death. I’ve also wrote an essay for Discovery House’s…
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I spend a lot of time thinking about how to put things into context. It helps me sort out what is happening and what things mean. My husband and children roll their eyes when I “over explain,” (their words) why we’re doing something. I never understood why they wouldn’t want to know the why. Doesn’t everyone want to know why…
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