Last week we discussed the use of music references in stories – pros and cons. This week I'd like to ask what happens when you start a novel and you realize after you're engaged in the story itself, you don't particularly like the hero and/or the heroine? It's a rare author who can…

     Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"      "Yes, Lord, " she told him, "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son…

          (From another WIP titled in a love song . . .)      Not much of a drinker anymore he’d agreed to accompany his coworkers on this Friday night macho session simply because he knew the drill. His construction buddies wanted to christen the new guy with the camaraderie of…

                              The Rescue by Steven Konkoly is Book 1 in the Ryan Decker Series.  Former CIA operative Ryan Decker is shockingly released from a 10 year prison term after serving just two years for his part in a tragic failed rescue…

                   Welcome to April in western Washington. That is a road, not a river. Spring is here. Yay! Except for the utterly tedious rain day in and day out. As born and bred Seattleites and western Washingtonians say, "It's what keeps it green aournd here." Well, I'm…

  Not everyone likes the Blues. The brand is often associated with hard livin', drugging and drinking, and general rebellion. However, there are so many exquisitely talented musicians/singers who play the Blues and so many amazing tunes produced by them. Much like the old country music, the Blues tend to capture the "cryin' and dyin'"…

      When you're reading a novel, do you enjoy when the author includes specific musical references? I find it to be very revealing and by that I mean we, as readers, get an intimate look at either the character(s) involved in that reference or into the author who chose that particular song/music –…

" . . . Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater…

        The Kindle sale of Race for 99 cents is almost over.   Father, thank you for helping me finish the story you wouldn't let me ignore. Apart from you, I can do nothing. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

  Writing is impossible for some, a gifting for others, an exercise for a few, and a determined goal for several.  I love to write. However, sometimes it is definitely harder than other times. For me, it seems to surface in waves of creativity. And usually there's a prelude of thoughts that precede it.  Since…