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True Angel Story

July 1, 2017 by Lynn Sholes 7 Comments

This is a true angel story taken from my life that ended up in a modified version in my first thriller, coauthored with Joe Moore, THE GRAIL CONSPIRACY.

When my daughter, my little angel, Alexis, was a wee one, she had an imaginary playmate, or so we thought. Ever since she could speak, she talked about Motnees, her friend who would fly into her room at night. She pointed to a corner in the ceiling and told us that’s where Motnees would stay. We thought her stories were adorable. One day we were driving with her grandparents and her grandmother asked what Motnees looked like. Alexis spun her hand in circles above her head and said, “She has hair like this.” We thought maybe she meant her “playmate” had curly hair or bed head hair. We didn’t pay much attention.——

What if an Alligator Attacks? What to do.

May 28, 2017 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

Since alligator mating season is here, thought some of you might be interested in this. Or maybe you are just curious. I had an alligator attack on my character in one of my historical books.

How to survive an alligator attack.

Old Prophecy, Myth, and Legend

May 28, 2017 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

The old prophecy about the Spear of Destiny states,”Whosoever possesses the Spear and understands the powers it serves holds in his hands the destiny of the world for good or evil.”

This Spear of Destiny is at the center of the book THE DESTINY CODE.

There are several spears that claim to be the legendary one from the Bible. But for this blog, I will only mention the legends and myths and truths about the one in Vienna.

Indigo Child

May 21, 2017 by Lynn Sholes 2 Comments

When I read about Akiane Kramarik (written about in my blog) I began doing some investigation into what an Indigo child is. Poke around the Internet, Google Indigo child.

I am interested in what you think about Indigo children. Leave me a comment.

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You Gotta Love Florida

May 19, 2017 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

Pensacola, FL. Love my state!

Brought Back to Life?

May 10, 2017 by Lynn Sholes 4 Comments

You gotta laugh at yourself!

While writing my second book in the historical series, Edge of the New World, (about 2500 years ago in the Florida Everglades) I had a friend of mine become a beta reader—not after the book was completed, but almost. I watched her reading the manuscript (though I pretended not to) one evening when we were attending a teachers’ conference. She was most of the way through it when she looked over at me with a puzzled look on her face. (Yes, Merrill, it was you.)

Her: “Didn’t Wagahi die?”

Me: “Uh, I think so.”

When I Knew What I Wanted to Do

May 10, 2017 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

There was a sliver of time in my life, only 45 minutes or an hour, that defined an important goal for my future. It was when James Michener visited my high school, and I had just finished reading his book, HAWAII. I had devoured it. The way Michener crafted his sentences, his finesse with description, his word choice, had dazzled me. So, when he walked on the auditorium stage and took the microphone, I was in awe. He was the perfect example of the cliche larger than life. The man seemed to own and eat up every inch of that stage. I clung to each word that came from his mouth. It was then I knew what I what I wanted to do one day. I wanted to be a writer. That didn’t happen until many years later when I had gotten to the point that I ached to fulfill my dream. I shuffled my priorities and took myself seriously. And finally, the magic happened. I became an author.