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| Christine with a group of students while visiting India on a writing assignment. |
Today
we welcome back award-winning novelist Christine Lindsay. Christine was born in
Ireland Canada Seattle
What does a typical day in
the writing life of Christine Lindsay look like?
Devotions are a must, then I
sit down in my pretty window cubby to write on a flower printed sofa with my
lap top. I’m blessed if I can get six hours of uninterrupted writing, but there
are people in my life who need me and whom I love. So I trust to God to manage
my schedule. His will must come first.
Describe your office or
favorite work space.
A deep-set window with a
sofa up against the window. I look out on mountains and trees just past the
rooftops of my neighbors. A dreamy sort of place. I have a small antique table
at my side to hold my cup of tea, and a favorite quilt of my mother’s covers my
sofa with soft peach and pale green flowers. Lots of pretty cushions too, to
brighten things up. A feminine, dreamy sort of spot.
If you could book a
reservation anywhere in the world for a week-long, all-by-yourself writer’s
retreat, where would you go? Without needing to worry about anyone else’s needs
for seven days, what kind of writing schedule would you keep?
I’ve always wanted to go to
a cabin overlooking a lake. A nice kitchen and a shady porch where I can sit
comfortably with my laptop and glance up from the story every once in a while
to look at a peaceful lake surrounded by trees. I’d get up early with the dawn
and watch the mist evaporate off the lake’s surface with a cup of hot tea. Then
I’d pray and start to write, stopping only for occasional walks and meals. I’d
keep writing until an early bedtime, and curl up in front of a cosy fire with a
good book.
But really, I’d love to take
my husband too. He’d love to go fishing while I was writing. In fact, I’m
praying for just such a writing holiday.
Do you have any abandoned stories
(finished or unfinished) hiding away in files?
I often find that if you wait
long enough, those abandoned stories find a home. There was a non-fiction book
on my laptop—the true story of relinquishing my first child to adoption and our
reunion twenty years later, and how God used the brokenness of that experience
as a muse to get me writing in the first place. This true-life story is also
the basis for my speaking engagements. Through that loss of my first child to
adoption, I have learned so much about God’s love for us.
That story may be finding a
home right now with a publisher. More details to come later.
We’ll be praying with you
for that project, Christine. It sounds like a story that needs to be heard.
What’s next? What can we
look forward to reading from Christine Lindsay in the future?
I am currently writing the
third and final book to the British Raj series called Veiled at Midnight that will be released by WhiteFire Publishing
February 2014. I also just signed a contract with WhiteRose Publishing for a
Christian romance novella set in Londonderry Ireland Londonderry story is
a contemporary.
Any final comments?
It is my prayer every day
that those who read anything I have written, or heard me speak, will come to
know how much God the Father loves them. This is the basis of all I do and say.
May His face shine upon you this day.
Thank you, Christine. It’s
been a joy getting to know you and your stories.
Answer Christine‘s question below for a chance to
win a copy of Captured by Moonlight. This week we will be giving away TWO copies! Include your email address in the form of
name[at]domain[dot]com and respond before 8:30 a.m. EDT this Friday morning to
qualify for the drawing. This week, U.S. Canada
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