Into the Fire

This is the novel that started it all. Who writes a 700+ page saga for their first book? And who uses a little-known Christian vanity publisher, who makes a costly error by inserting pages that didn't belong where they were placed, and who orders a boatload of these books only to have to recycle them and order a boatload more of the corrected copies? I won't tell you how much it cost to publish this novel. Who does this? A complete novice, that's who. The one whose name is on the cover under the title. I'm embarrassed at the unprofessional presentation of the final book, but I'm not embarrassed at all by the story told within those many pages. A comprehensive story of horse racing set in the 80s at a racetrack that resembled the now defunct Longacres Racetrack, one of the most beautiful middle-echelon racetracks in the country. Gone but never forgotten. 

Trivia: Copies of this novel are all over the United States and there are even some in Africa. 

            The horse on the cover is named Cops and the jockey's name is the well-known Gary Baze.

To write it was an act of obedience to the Lord who actually speaks to His people. He started this writing journey. It all belongs to Him. I'm grateful for every word, every character, every story. Apart from Him, I can do nothing. 

Lord, I can never thank you enough. Not now nor in eternity. Never enough. Please help me to be the one you designed me to be. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.