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Tag Archives: Novel
WHO IS CAROL ANN RITCHEY – WHY THE CHANGE –
Buddy for David, the novel, was published January 1, 2014. The screenplay I have written is also entitled Buddy for David, by Carol Ann Ritchey, my new pen name. Carol Ann Hoel was my married name when my novel was … Continue reading
Posted in Buddy for David, Memoir
Tagged Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Carol Ann Ritchey, Change of pen name, copyright, Novel, screenplay
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Books Books – I Read – I Read – And I Wrote the Novel – Buddy for David – Key Words – Crime – Family – Hope – Despair – Adventure – Boy – Dog – Ex Convicts – Love – Courage – Victory – Rich in Action Scenes and Dialogue – Movie to Be –
Boy David Anderod Canine Friend Buddy Unexpected Unwelcome Traumatic Event Family in Distress Bart and Kepper – Child Abduction – Simple Prayer of Captive Boy David Three Days in the lives of David, his family, his captors, law enforcement officers, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Buddy for David, Novel
Tagged Action Scenes, Adventure, Author, Boy, Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Crime, Despair, Dialogue, Dog, Ex Convicts, Family, Hope, Movie to be, Novel
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Booking RV Parks – Eight Day Project – Job Complete – 37 RV Parks – 6,588 Miles Driving in Our MotorHome – Everywhere We Park Is Home – Until We Move On –
This is my office space within the living room area of our coach. This is where I spent the better part of eight days finding and booking 37 RV parks for our year 2017 6,588 mile tour of the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged 2017 Tour, Bookings, Buddy for David, Calendars, Carol Ann Hoel, Faith, Internet, Jetpack, Map, Mathematics, Motorhome, Novel, Reservations, RV parks, Suspense
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Perspective
Stretching ourselves again – Lord – Leaving our comfort zone …. How I’ve settled here – Loving sameness – Loving stillness – Sometimes seeing the day we leave Our campsite as the day We launch our home on wheels … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Photos, Poetry
Tagged Author, Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Comfort Zone, Faith, Horizon, Lord Jesus, Motorhome, No fear, Novel, Perspective, Point of View, RV, Suspense, Unknown
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Luxury Campsite (well, you know, relatively speaking) – We Will Leave Mid April – Return Next Winter – Few Sites Offer as Much Area for Patio – We Will Miss This – But We Will Have FUN Doing It –
Lots of room under our awning with shade screen. The canopy behind is also ours. We have eight lawn chairs, a long table. The Weber grill in the background is also ours. Steve grills our foods out there whenever we … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged 2017 Tour, Author, Booking, Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Complicated, Grapefruit Tree, Kindle, Luxury campsite, Motorhome, Novel, Reservations, RV, Suspense, Weber grill
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Winter Months Fly by – Remembering 2016 Tour – Fun – Family – Road Trips – Bugs on Windshield – Yes – Bugs On – Bugs Off –
This photo reminds me of a less glamorous part of our road trips, bugs on the windshield. It doesn’t always happen, but when it does, it’s a surprise. Without warning a swarm of insects slams the windshield. SPLAT! Although blinded for a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Book Author, bug guts, bugs on windshield, Carol Ann Hoel, Coach, Faith, insect swarm, insects, Las Cruces, Motorhome, New Mexico, Novel, Road Trip, RV, Suspense
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What Genre Do You Read – I Like Suspense – I Read Suspense – I Write Suspense – Buddy for David – Suspense –
Novel: Buddy for David – Having a child go missing would be any parent’s worst nightmare. Yet, this is what happened to the Anderod family on a clear day in July, 1994. Their eight-year-old son David disappeared. The same day … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Books, Buddy for David
Tagged Author, Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Faith, Hope, kidnapping, Mystery, Novel, parents, Pyrenees, Rachel, Reading, Suspense, Young Adult, Young David
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Being Who Am I – Am I Who I Was Meant to Be – The Answer to the Question Is …
I’ve written a book, but that is not who I am, yet it is part of who I am, because my personal background and experiences are undetectably imbedded into the words of its pages. I can articulate who I am … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Memoir, Thought, Writing Fiction
Tagged Author, Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Christian novel, Crime Novel, Employee, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Identity, Mother, Novel, Who am I, Who I was meant to be, Wife, Writer
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Preview – Buddy for David – Excerpts from Page One and Page Three….
Page 1 – first sentence… On a sunny day in July of 1994 disaster hit the Anderod family as unpredictably as a bolt of lightning striking on a clear day. John loaded the rotor tiller in the bed of his … Continue reading
Writing Fiction – BACKSTORY – Imparting Meaningful Information about a Character’s Background without Impeding the Forward Thrust of the Story –
BACKSTORY IS MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ABOUT A CHARACTER’S BACKGROUND. EFFECTIVELY POSITIONED BACKSTORY ENHANCES CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCES THE STORY. Background facts about a character may influence the reader’s feelings and determine how the reader interprets the behaviors of the character. Multi-layered … Continue reading
Buddy for David – Now In Print – See Cover Page
The day has finally arrived that my novel, Buddy for David, is in print and available on my publisher’s website. Very soon it will appear online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Three weeks later, eBooks will be on sale, … Continue reading
Posted in Buddy for David, Promotional
Tagged Action, Book, Boy, Buddy for David, Christian Book, Emotion, Family, Kidnapper, Law Enforcement, love, Mystery, Novel, Sheriff, Suspense, Young Adult Genre
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Buddy for David – Danger and Destiny – Faith and Hope
The time has come, and Buddy for David is on its way to print. As the creator of the characters in this story, I cannot wait to see them come to life on the printed page. Two main characters are an … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Book Review, Buddy for David, Novel
Tagged Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Christian, Danger, Faith, Great White Pyrenees, Hope, human trafficking, Mystery, Novel, Rescue, Tragedy, Triumph, Unforgettable, Young Adult
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