Are the genre classifications descriptive enough? Would you amplify them or decrease them? If you could stipulate a new genre or two, what would you choose for a type of novel?  Have you ever been disappointed in a novel labeled a thriller when in fact it was a mere…

                                  Never forget: that cross is empty! He IS Risen!  The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen,…

                           Five things I love about going to the ocean (in the off season) . . .  The constant sound of the waves. The salt air. Walking on the beach no matter the weather. The "Home Port" restaurant for dinner at Ocean Shores…

                          There are multiple reasons Christian Fiction is a genre, that it exploded into making its way in the publishing business because readers dared to read it. Some never will. Mention "Christian" associated with a novel – or any book for that matter…

  Oh those spring showers washing the beauty of the season.    Thank you, Lord, for all the colors of the seasons. Glorious. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  One of the great contemporary worship songs with the background to its composition which makes it all the better. I love this one big time.    Father, we can never offer you the praise you deserve. We try to worship in spirit and in truth. This is a gallant effort to do just that.…

    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…