On a podcast recently, I was asked how I deal with writer’s block. I felt a bit sniffy admitting I never have it. I felt even worse suggesting that for most writers, it’s a bit of a myth. Of course, there’s lot of angles one could take on the topic. But, for me, it seems [...]
Right now, if you sign up for my newsletter you can also get a link for a free digital download of my novella “Winterland.” The novella is one of my personal faves, following the surreal journey of a woman into the soul of her dying mother. Here’s the synop: Summoned into her dying mother’s coma, [...]
The second installment in my Reagan Moon paranoir series is up for pre-order at Amazon. The novel releases July 5th and I’m thrilled about the book. Kirk Douponce did a fantastic cover design and the story contains some wonderful surprises for fans of Urban Fantasy and the Paranormal genres. Pre-ordering helps me, as an author, [...]
This week I’ll be giving away three autographed paperback copies of The Ghost Box at Goodreads. Publishers Weekly named the novel as one of the best indie titles of 2015 and with my follow-up releasing in several months, I figured it was time to start spreading the love. The giveaway is open to U.S. and UK readers, [...]
“It started like most addictions,” Nancy (last name withheld) admitted. “Only, in this case, the pusher was my local Christian bookstore.” Apparently, looking for “escapist” reads can be dangerous in today’s world. Especially if you’re an evangelical Christian. For Nancy, escaping into the world of Amish fiction became an escape from reality. “At first,” she [...]
At that moment, I knew — although the word know seemed so feeble in describing the certainty I felt — that everything Ellie had said was true. My father had seen it too, this land just beyond the great river. I was here because of them. And others. Surrounded now by a great cloud of [...]
A while back, I received this letter from a pastor who follows my blog. At the time, he was unfamiliar with the debates inside Christian writing circles concerning speculative fiction, the use of tropes containing magic, and the characteristics of Christian fiction in general. That changed when he entered the ministry: I am a brand spanking [...]
This past weekend I was privileged to be part of the faculty for the Orange County Christian Writers Conference (OCCWC) 2016. I had a great time and met lots of cool people. Writers are odd enough, Christian writers even more so. You see, Christian writers have their own cluster of cliches and secret ciphers known only to [...]
Christianity, unlike the Eastern religions I was weaned on as a young adult, appeals to and requires both physical and historical evidence — archaeological discoveries, geographical locations and recorded customs, real figures and events, written history, laws and instruction — as well as heart change, spiritual transformation, and personal revolution. The balance between those two — [...]
