“So, when is your book coming out?” “Is all the editing finished?” “How’s the progress?” These questions have been coming at me for a long time, ever since I signed a publishing contract, but they’ve…
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Proceed at Your Own Risk
If you’re like me, a sign that says Proceed at Your Own Risk also says “You’ve got to see what lies behind me!” (You might also have a habit of accidentally ending up on the…
A Salute to Sisters
Without my sisters, my first finished story would never have been started. Without my sisters, Voice of the Ashes would not take place during the English Reformation. Without my sisters, I would not laugh so…
This Day in History: February 18
1678. John Bunyan, a Baptist preacher in England, has recently been released from prison. His crime? Leading services forbidden by the Conventicle Act of 1664, which defined ‘conventicles’ as religious services of more than five…
Looking Back
Have you ever hiked up a steep trail, and then stopped at the top to look back and see how high you’d climbed? How about finished a good book? You read the last page, and…
This Day in History: January 28
On January 28, 1547, Henry VIII died, leaving an empty throne and a religious mess in England. He had been crowned at seventeen and reigned for nearly thirty-eight years. He had ruined the lives of…
Rewind, Rewrite
Today marks a year since I finished the first draft of Judah’s Battle. Crazy. Time flies, whether you’re accomplishing things or not. My goal had been to finish the second draft by the end of…
The Villains
A protagonist without an antagonist is like crackers without cheese. Nice, but boring. Antagonists often show the other side of life—the evil; the horrific; the sinful, heartbreaking story of a life gone wrong. They are…
Morning
The storm has passed Refreshing raindrops rest like Dew upon the grass. A breath of wind rustles Hanging leaves— Gentle breeze. Swallows swoop low Gliding over greening grass First fast, then slow Chirping sparrows, squeaky…
Announcement
It’s hard to believe I can write that. I’ve imagined it for so long, and now that the time has come, I feel like I have no words. But there it is. To God be…