Hardbound, soft cover, ebooks, and supermarket paperbacks. We read them all. Just call us Book Lovers Anonymous. Thick and thin. Long or short. We're searching for the next best book. Action, literary, romance, love story, mystery, suspense, or fantasy, we all have our favorites. Some of us are rigid in what we prefer. Others of…

  The expression "by the book" generally means adhering to laws or instructions on the right way to do things. It implies not cheating to accomplish a directive or purpose. Too often the by-the-book approach seeps into writing fiction. And while this can work in an author's favor, it can also dash all kinds of creativity. Genres…

  He said to them, "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of…

     From the original movie Nashville, the lyrics of the song tell the story. The silent faces explain the lyrics. An incredibly well done scene and a great song.   Father, music plays the chords of life. You've gifted so many, and although many times our actions and words don't honor you, the talent belongs…

    A considerable amount of violence is allowed in Christian thrillers (speculative included), suspense, romantic suspense, mysteries, sci-fi, and I can only assume there is some in fantasy. In some novels the violence can be graphic (Robert Liparulo's and Steven James' novels both contain some graphic violence). I've read a few books from the…

      As a Christian, as a person, and as an author, I'm not responsible for your walk with Christ. As far it's possible for me to do, I am to keep peace with others. If that indicates I must compromise my knowledge of the Lord and the coinciding belief system which results in…

  Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life.…

  It's not easy to forgive anyone who's deeply hurt you. For some people it's nearly impossible. This quote explains the concept of forgiveness. If you've been affronted, harmed, or worse, it's going to take supernatural awareness and intervention to get to the place where you can offer forgiveness. The forgiveness you give is to…

         The best years for music? The sixties and seventies. Fabulous bands and musicians if you like rock 'n' roll. Too bad "drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll" was the prevalent theme of those days. If you listen to these typical-of-the-day lyrics, you get a picture of a character. The one I created is named…

          I'm not a man. Although I appreciate the male species, I can never fully understand the way they're wired. Their brains are constructed differently from women's brains. Keeping these things in mind, one would tend to think a female writer would choose not to feature a male protagonist and use first person point of…