Question: Who in their right mind reads a novel for answers? Answer: Christian fiction readers. Okay, not all Christian fiction readers. But, by and large, providing answers is one of the oft-stated goals of Christian fiction. We want seekers pointed toward Jesus. We want Christians encouraged and more firmly grounded in the faith. We want [...]

An author recently wrote me asking about ways to promote their book. I’m no expert on marketing, by any stretch. However, I’ve learned from experience that blogging can be an effective marketing tool. That’s no revelation, to be sure. But pulling it off can be dreadfully hard for writers. What makes that hard is typically [...]

I was genuinely surprised by the response to last week’s post Here’s Why You Should Wait Before Self-Publishing Your Novel. When I started writing (back in 2005), self-publishing was still relatively new and highly stigmatized. Not only has the technology revolutionized the industry, much of the self-publishing stigma has been shed. But if that post [...]

There’s a lot of buzz about Blue Like Jazz, the soon-to-be released film adaptation of Donald Miller’s best-seller. I’ve never read the book in its entirety, only parts. I’ve followed Miller’s website and watched several interviews with him. He seems like a very likeable, humble, guy. The “message” of the book seems awfully relevant. And [...]

The back cover copy for my second novel, The Telling, has been approved. So what do you think?

I recently received a letter from a reader who was thinking through objections to Christianity. One such objection, often employed by the New Atheists, is this: How can a merciful, loving God have commanded the execution of an entire race of people? The question refers to the Old Testament account in which God commanded Israel [...]

If contemporary writers have lost anything, it’s patience. Nowadays, author empowerment has preempted what used to be status quo for our industry — waiting. Tired of submitting queries to agents, waiting months for publishers just to reject your novel? No problem. Now you can do it yourself. As a writer, patience used to be a [...]

Writer, editor, and loveable teddy bear, Randy Streu, recently interviewed me.  Randy is the senior editor of the flash fantasy magazine Digital Dragon, as well as webmaster for the Christian horror site, A Flame in the Dark. We had a fun little chat that Randy’s entitled From Burnout to Breakout. Hope you check it out, [...]

“Women’s liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman.” —  Corita Kent, Artist / Activist  Apparently,  being metrosexual has its advantages. Guys, are you having trouble finding a woman? Well then, it’s time to pack up your firearms and instead exfoliate, powder, and carry a man-purse. Apparently, that’s [...]