Beth Sorensen is a Delaware resident who was born and raised in Virginia. Having grown up along the Chesapeake Bay, it makes perfect sense that she would use her childhood home as settings for her stories. Where else would someone want to escape to?
In Beth's Blog
Second Book Syndrome
Posted on February 3rd, 2010I’ve always been the lover of a good book series that pulls you in and traps you. You know, the kind that leaves you begging for the next book. (Right now, I’m reading Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series.)
That being said, I’m currently working on the second book of my Thomas Hall series. It has been much harder to write than the first one. I’ve scrapped about 25,000 words (that’s about 100 pages) and am certain there is more yet to come. So I started thinking about why this book is so difficult and there’s only one answer: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK SYNDROME. [...]
FINDING BALANCE
Posted on January 20th, 2010Some days, finding a balanced day is easy. One child behaves the other gets in trouble. Or the house gets cleaned but the oven stopped working in the middle of cooking dinner.
If we’re lucky, occasionally we will get days that we are happy to see out of balance. Our wedding day, a baby’s first steps, seeing your child graduate from college (or kindergarten, I’m not picky). These are the days we never forget.
But other days [...]
Writing … With Children
Posted on January 13th, 2010I’ve been asked by friends how I managed to write a book (and start another) while raising three children. The answer is actually quite simple. I write in bits and pieces. [...]