Heidi McCahan's debut novel Unraveled. Lauren Carter moved to Portland, Oregon, from her home in Alaska several years ago when a mistake she made with her boyfriend Blake caused her to run away from all things loved and familiar. Finding a way to make it on her own with the help of a…

  You might remember I loved the Castle episode before the Series Finale of 2014 and hated the actual Series Finale. Well . . . the Season Premiere was just as disappointing as the Series Finale. Using amnesia as the vehicle for Castle's unexplained appearances in his two months' absence after the wreck on his wedding…

                                     "So what makes up those 'unique selling points'? Professional marketers and publicists will no doubt agree on many things and dispute others. Exposure is a must and not always tenable. But stripped down, bare naked? The unique selling point is you." (http://hopeofglory.typepad.com/into_the_fire/2014/09/selling-points.html) Your voice is yours alone. Your concept belongs to you, no matter…

                           In order to sustain good literature and good television or film, something within the pages, 45 minute segment, or the feature length movie must have that certain appeal, an attraction for the reader or viewer, which will keep them engaged for all the time it takes to conclude the work. As writers, we know…

  The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends…

         What is the first thing you notice in the above picture?                   Guess why I chose this picture.       If you said the containers are empty, you're right.                  Care to share your thoughts?        Spirit of God, replenish me. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.   

   There has been a huge visceral response to the CBS summer replacement series Reckless. Fans are writing, posting, tweeting, and using a Facebook page specifically designed for renewing Reckless. Fans' outcries are often the only way series TV can be salvaged. Reckless did everything right – except, according to some South Carolinians, some faux pas…

                            Forty altogether. I love you, Michael.   Thank you, Lord, for bringing us through the deep waters, for saving our souls, for watching over us, for loving us more than we can know, and for being who you are. Always. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                    For whatever reason, by design, genre, or insufficient access to money or imagination, few television series dramas can muster "having it all". From costumes, set designs, hues and colors, stunning photography, even future episode previews to perfect casting, great acting and creative direction with character understanding/development, superb dialogue and original/provocative writing and editing, and a carefully scripted…

  Detective Preston Cruz played by Adam Rodriguez is a former New York cop, having been in Charleston for a year when the Lee Ann Marcus trial begins. At the start of Reckless he is cocky and secure in his relationship with Yankee attorney Jamie Sawyer, but when his undercover work puts him in compromising positions which he's…