tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post9028853249394521543..comments2023-08-20T03:57:22.983-07:00Comments on Elaine Stock--Author***Everyone’s Story Blog: Jennifer Slatttery: ListeningElaine Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-66237546206444748572015-10-23T13:59:59.955-07:002015-10-23T13:59:59.955-07:00Jennifer, thanks much for your taking the time to ...Jennifer, thanks much for your taking the time to be my lovely guest this past week. We all have challenges and stresses in our daily lives and Jennifer helped us to think about what we've done and perhaps what we'll do when God asks us to face certain things. I hope each one of you will keep your hearts and eyes focused upon Him and what He wants for you.<br /><br />Blessings to all<br /><br />Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-81442042492292608622015-10-20T04:38:38.043-07:002015-10-20T04:38:38.043-07:00KB, I'm so happy you found your way here that ...KB, I'm so happy you found your way here that it doesn't matter where you've posted your comment :)Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-58494645673362784372015-10-19T20:32:43.729-07:002015-10-19T20:32:43.729-07:00You sound SO like me, Elaine. Sorry to post above ...You sound SO like me, Elaine. Sorry to post above as ANONYMOUS , but I did not see how to incorporate my name within my narrative. Just saying, because I'm sure a guest would like to know who is responding. And who knows? I may even win a copy of Jennifer's book!! <br /><br />Blessings, and keep up your wonderful work!<br /><br />KB Schaller, Author (posted above as Anonymous)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-24767533459871867002015-10-19T09:29:26.616-07:002015-10-19T09:29:26.616-07:00You are such a sweet encourager, Jen! Thanks for t...You are such a sweet encourager, Jen! Thanks for the sweet words this morning! Jennifer Slatteryhttp://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-30699157675433865942015-10-19T09:28:38.274-07:002015-10-19T09:28:38.274-07:00Patricia, what a beautiful example of your obedien...Patricia, what a beautiful example of your obedience and God's perfect timing. That must have been a hard, setting your writing aside for that period of time, but how wonderful to see it come to fruition, in God's timing. :) <br /><br />Funny thing, many of my stories start with a character that pops in my head as well. :) Jennifer Slatteryhttp://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-448537823007812362015-10-17T09:17:21.237-07:002015-10-17T09:17:21.237-07:00Jennifer, thanks for visiting today. And thanks fo...Jennifer, thanks for visiting today. And thanks for your sweet congratulations. I'm sure Jennifer S. has quite a few related congrat stories of her own that would nicely tie into this very feature she's sharing with us this week.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-73633097608613095582015-10-17T09:11:45.365-07:002015-10-17T09:11:45.365-07:00Surrender is hard, Jennifer. Glad you decided to s...Surrender is hard, Jennifer. Glad you decided to so we can read your books. :) Elaine, congrats again on your upcoming book and new website...Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163521563641083919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-42027836895720854622015-10-17T03:21:45.441-07:002015-10-17T03:21:45.441-07:00Pat, as always, I'm glad you visited. I've...Pat, as always, I'm glad you visited. I've learned (as in some sort of super intense class) lately that His detours are ALWAYS for a reason, and one that is not meant to harm. Glory be--right?Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-30830960332858022122015-10-16T22:35:52.370-07:002015-10-16T22:35:52.370-07:00God's timing is perfect, friend! Keep writing!...God's timing is perfect, friend! Keep writing! :) Jennifer Slatteryhttp://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-51568800456980272872015-10-16T22:28:17.625-07:002015-10-16T22:28:17.625-07:00Hi. Gail,
I can imagine that was hard. Thanks for...Hi. Gail,<br /><br />I can imagine that was hard. Thanks for stopping in and sharing your story. :)Jennifer Slatteryhttp://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-58891288324957800672015-10-16T22:26:26.269-07:002015-10-16T22:26:26.269-07:00Bonnie, that is such a beautiful story of God'...Bonnie, that is such a beautiful story of God's love, revealed through one of His children. How awesome that you said yes to His nudge! And that sounds like fascinating material for fiction, for sure!Jennifer Slatteryhttp://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-85889004530849204912015-10-16T18:54:12.098-07:002015-10-16T18:54:12.098-07:00I knew God had called me to write. But in the midd...I knew God had called me to write. But in the middle of writing and working an easy job with steady pay that allowed me time to write fiction, He called me to quit that job and go to work on a grant that might not be funded the next year. In addition, I no longer had the time or energy to write fiction because I was co-writing an abstinence curriculum and going into schools to talk all day. <br /><br />I also didn't have a creative fiction thought those years. But as the abstinence program wound down and the curriculum was finished (along with a workbook) a character popped into my head. And she told me someone was trying to kill her. I happy-danced! God had given me back my fiction!! That was in 2008. Four years later, I received a contract for the story that character was in--Shadows of the Past and the character was Taylor. <br /><br />All that to say that sometimes God wants us to detour--still use our writing talents--but maybe not the way we expect to.<br /><br />I can't wait to read Intertwined.Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-46033459810616884422015-10-16T17:22:01.849-07:002015-10-16T17:22:01.849-07:00Anonymous, I can so relate! Your story reminds me ...Anonymous, I can so relate! Your story reminds me of my soon to be released debut novel, ALWAYS WITH YOU. It's a story that I've tried to put aside after I thought it was completed--and making the rounds--and I did exactly what many advise, that is, to go to a new story and to move on. God kept bringing this one story back to me and now I'm glad I listened. Just as Jennifer has suggested above.<br /><br />Hope to see you again!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-75315635708075940272015-10-16T17:06:41.363-07:002015-10-16T17:06:41.363-07:00Well said, Gail. I'm glad you swung by and sha...Well said, Gail. I'm glad you swung by and shared this valuable insight with us.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-44101463898001776492015-10-16T17:05:39.111-07:002015-10-16T17:05:39.111-07:00Bonnie, thanks for sharing this God-blessed (I'...Bonnie, thanks for sharing this God-blessed (I'm sure) testimony with us of doing something that He asked you to do despite the risk.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting Everyone's Story. Hope to see you again.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-63744268353183706482015-10-16T17:02:43.856-07:002015-10-16T17:02:43.856-07:00As an author myself, I can relate to the feelings ...As an author myself, I can relate to the feelings of fear and inadequacy that seem inherent within the creative spirit. Back in 2012, I had an idea for a third novel in my series. The story included a great-grandmothers journal entries, and their effect on the novel's heroine.<br /><br />So, I came up with the "great" idea of writing the journal entries as a separate work, and as I wrote the main story frame, I figured I could go back and cut-and-paste in the journal entries as needed as the story progressed.<br /><br />Well, as we writers all (should!) know, characters have a way of speaking their own minds, taking the story on an unpredicted slant, etc. That so, the previously written journal entries did not quite fit within my developing story. Long story short, talk about ONE BIG MESS! Not only did I have to go back and do it the "right way" by writing the entries within the story frame as the novel progressed, the cut-and-paste job became so confusing I put the story aside and wrote an entirely new book in the interim.<br /><br />And yet, I felt that God wanted me to deliver my message through the unfinished story which continued to burn within my heart. So much so, I retrieved the story from my files, and in April 2015 began working on it again. Through a writer friend in my LinkedIn network, I found a wonderful editor whose skills and fresh pair of eyes have helped to get me back on track with it. <br /><br />Is it easy as the story continues to progress toward publication? NO! The birthing process never is. But I have a praying editor who also believes in my story, and I am sure God hears our prayers. As the time nears for my story's birth, I still feel the trepidations of releasing my characters and their trials, triumphs, fears...and all that life tends to send us at one time or another...to the world. Through it all, though, we must trust God to bring to pass any assignment he has given us, and any dream he has placed within our hearts.<br /><br />Thank you for your story, Jennifer, and for reminding us all how important it is to trust in God in EVERYTHING that we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-42136280874267364002015-10-16T16:25:42.703-07:002015-10-16T16:25:42.703-07:00Thanks, Jennifer. I recall a time when I had to sp...Thanks, Jennifer. I recall a time when I had to speak up to protect myself. It was HARD, b/c it caused waves. But I look back now, and am so glad I found my voice--sometimes we just have to take the plunge, no matter how uncomfortable it makes us, or the people around us. Because if we don't, we forsake ourselves, and we're to love others AS we love ourselves. I can resonate to your writing path!!Gail Kittlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833288131474454933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-46676612220056604612015-10-16T16:20:33.496-07:002015-10-16T16:20:33.496-07:00Jennifer, in 1994, I was asked to fly with the log...Jennifer, in 1994, I was asked to fly with the logistics mission to Rwanda to write about the humanitarian relief effort. The genocide of one million had just taken place. Neither my husband nor my publisher wanted me to go. We were a trade magazine, not a newspaper. But in 10 seconds I obeyed the "nudge" to go and agreed. I was the only Canadian journalist there, and only one American reporter arrived a few days before me. I never felt afraid though there were a few hair-raising moments when I could have "disappeared" and never been heard of again. Initially I thought I would see what had happened to the children and would be reporting about that. I wasn't sure if I hugged one if I would even come home but stay to work there during the relief effort. That isn't what happened. Our Canadian peacekeepers had seen terrible horrors and no one was interested in listening to what they had experienced. That is why God sent me. I listened to them when no one else wanted to and I held those that needed it so they had a safe place to release their tears. The media company I worked for wasn't interested in my writing anything but what I had been assigned to write. For years those peacekeepers' tears burned my soul, and the only thing to release it has been to write fiction that centers on the "crossroads of humanity." Intrigue and drama are my core story lines today.Bonnie Toewshttp://www.authorbonnietoews.comnoreply@blogger.com