Perilous Artifacts: A Steampunk Adventure Perilous Artifacts is one of my works in progress that has been languishing on the story pile for a while. But now–I want to finish it. Because I believe that blogging should be fun, I thought that I would serialize at least some of this steampunk adventure story for you
Write what you love now because later you may forget all about it. If you don’t write about it now, will you even remember what made it important to you ten years from now? And yet this passion has helped to shape who you are as a person. If you don’t love what you write, why should
When developing a character for a new book, it helps to think about the people we know and real facets of their characters that make them interesting or challenging to deal with. Their strengths and weaknesses, how they relate to other people, who they really are down deep inside as opposed to their public faces.
Guest Post by Jan Verhoeff Do words impact your reader with Christian Values? The most important aspect of writing is moving your audience with words to make a difference. Christian values seep out of literature only when they’re included in the fabric and content of the story, the characters, and the settings that make up
Lately I’ve been feeling a bit like this frazzled yellow tulip! Pain does that. I went to see the doctor last week, and we talked about where I was with putting my health back together again. The thyroid situation seems to have stabilized, other mysterious things continue to go wrong, but–I seem to be doing
The “Deep State” conspiracy on the left is nothing new. It has its roots in some very old political history. Those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. What do you remember from your school history classes about the Byzantine Empire? Anything? If you’re of Greek extraction, you’re probably proud that
I want to share with you how to enjoy The Shack and still be a good Christian. Actually, I want to share with you how to enjoy almost any good work of fiction–and still be a good Christian. Honest Confession here: I read The Shack back in 2009, the year after it came out. It
Do you enjoy reading books? If so, which kind of reader are you? On my journey as an author, I have encountered five distinct kinds of readers: devoted friends, book fans, frenemies, critical readers, and encouraging editors. A Devoted Friend: You might be a devoted friend if you love everything an author friend has written because they’re your friend! That friendship is
There is no substitute for good editing! I read a book a night or two ago that I think you might have liked. I won’t tell you the name of it, but I will tell you the genre: it was ‘hard’ science fiction. There was much to like about it! The science behind the book was
Does Harry Potter romanticize boarding school? I feel that it’s only reasonable to write a response to Tilda Swinton’s assertions that ‘Harry Potter romanticizes boarding school and this is damaging to children.’ In an earlier life, I read the entire Harry Potter series and watched at least three of the movies (I preferred the books). I’m not