by Author Gale Owen Holt | Dec 14, 2019 | Adolescence, Adolescent issues, Adoption, Animals, Family issues, Introversion, Parenting, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Women, Young Adult Fiction
When readers get the heart of your book A golden moment occurs when people get the heart of a writer’s novel. Especially, when they, for the moment, love to talk about it as much as you do. I was blessed with two such golden moments. My first golden moment I had just... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Apr 29, 2019 | Adolescence, Adoption, Animals, Family issues, Introversion, Parenting
An Introverted Narrator? Who chooses an introvert as the narrator in a novel? Introverts are quiet, introspective, private. I do—on purpose. You see, they are quiet, introspective, and they are privately taking in everything and everyone about them. It... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Apr 17, 2019 | Adolescence, Adoption, Family issues
The Journey of Adoption However loving and wholesome a family may be, an adopted child and the family face unique challenges. In fact, these challenges drive A Thing of Beauty. Among other things, I hope that adopted young people and their families can feel that...