Sometimes I fluctuate between how "big" writing is and how actually "small" it can be. Constant discussions about the writing biz get to me because as important as it can be in an author's life, it really seems small when matched up against survival, terror, injustice, and this "cray-cray" world. Anyone else feel like…

  I am still confident of this:    I will see the goodness of the Lord    in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord;    be strong and take heart    and wait for the Lord.   Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV)

                         When you huff and puff into the ER, force out a whispered "shortness of breath" and "racing heart", sometimes it means you get to spend the night. And from someone who has never developed a fondness for doctors even though the majority have treated me well in the few times I've had to…

                           Doesn't that look refreshing? Summertime. Can't beat it. I'm just down the road at Novel Rocket today. Would love to see you there . . .   Father, please bless those who give generously to others. Thank you for the amazing things you do for me on a daily basis. So grateful. In…

   Vince Flynn fans will always miss his writing, his books, and are tentatively looking forward to what Kyle Mills will do to continue the Mitch Rapp storyline, finishing The Survivor which Vince had started before his health deteriorated and ended his life. In the mean time I would suggest Vince's fans read the similar storyteller Brad Thor.…

                           When the devil speaks, he lies. We've all heard his voice. We've all believed some of his lies. Cleverly mixed with a small element of truth, they're impressive with what they convey to us about our weaknesses, our lack of character, our status, our motivations, our abilities, our attitudes. And the list goes on . .…

                           Creston Mapes presents The Crittendon Files #3 Sky Zone, published by David C. Cook, reviewed for the CFBA Tour. Jack Crittendon was a good reporter and journalist. Too good. When he uncovered the deep corruption in the previous novel Poison Town, he learned it involved his boss, and the newspaper where he worked was forced to close…

    Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies;    your right hand will seize your foes. At the time of your appearing    you will make them like a fiery furnace. In his wrath the Lord will swallow them up,    and his fire will consume them.   Psalm 21:8-9 (NIV)

                                      I don't usually go in for all the smiley faces and cutesy stuff, but it's Friday after all and my brain is tapped out of creativity. So forgive me for the little image above used to describe how you feel when a thoughtful reader says something wonderful about a book you've written. And you know…

     Whether you use a pen or pencil, a keyboard, tablet, or recording device, if you're writing fiction, you better write it from the heart. No matter if you're a planner, organizer, legalistic outliner, or you fly by the seat of your pants as "they" say, if you're not writing something from your heart, you…