You know you're reading an exceptional book when the author's words cause you to write down their words. Here are two short examples of amazing sentences that evoked a powerful and/or visceral reaction for different reasons while reading them.  From Kill Shot by Vince Flynn: (page 238, Chapter 29 [hardcover])       LeFevre was an…

This is a snippet from my novel Destination. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Seemed like no matter how early or late he went to sleep at night, he would wake up at or right around 5 AM. But just the same with the summer sun seeping through the white pine shutters into the shadows of his…

What defines my novel audience? I write love stories with a passion, heavy on the romance with a Christian theme. They portray the world as it is, romance as it's felt and acted out (without graphics), and these factors are what give it the Raw Romantic Redemptive identity. Let's take a look at those who…

      Great group. Great songs.  Father, may each one know from whom their talent comes. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.   

So. There are things authors willingly discuss, and there are things some authors will not discuss. Engage an author about a particular novel they've written or the characters they've created, and you've got a conversation that will go for as long as it takes to cover it all.  The taboo topic is politics. Rather than…

  Evil will slay the wicked;    the foes of the righteous will be condemned. The Lord redeems His servants;    no one who takes refuge in Him will be condemned. Psalm 34:21-22 (NIV)

So much to be said about beauty. Talk about it being in the eyes of the beholder, the person examining it with their eyes. Does it impact their emotional awareness? Does it excite them with a gasping reaction? Is it so stark and startling that adrenaline is released? Is it so tiny or intricate amidst…

Not too long ago. My only mystery/police procedural.  Father, thank you for keeping me steady on this one when you knew it would be hard for me. Apart from you, I can do nothing. Please keep me going on this present novel. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.   

The Haunting of Hallows House (The Casebook of Atticus Priest 3) by Mark Dawson Mark Dawson was born to write the Atticus Priest novels, including the recent novellas narrated by his assistant/partner private investigator "Jez." Atticus Priest is one of the most fascinating characters – not entirely unusual with all of his idiosyncrasies because many…

  Ahh, another great Bee Gees tune filled with e-motion. Gotta love the Bee Gees.    Lord, you've given gifts to us all. Some don't acknowledge from whom they're given, but for all that do, bless them, Lord. Encourage them. Thank you for them. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.