This is our final day for getting to know author Brenda S. Anderson. Review of Chain of Mercy will follow soon. If you have a moment, thank Brenda for her honest answers to a variety of questions.   You write Christian fiction. How does the faith element work its way into your stories? I…

  After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance…

  My friend and fellow author Brenda S. Anderson. Here is Part Two of our interview. Her first novel Chain of Mercy debuts April 22nd, 2014. Would you classify your genre as Women's Fiction? Do you intend to write exclusively in that genre? I wouldn’t classify it as Women’s fiction, as I do tend to…

                     It's been my pleasure and privilege to find Brenda Anderson in cyberspace to form a lasting friendship. We have similar reading tastes – she's more adventurous in her choices – and our views of Christian fiction mesh well. I'm presenting this three-part interview to familiarize you with Brenda and her contemporary debut novel Chain of Mercy…

                    Lip Reading by Harry Kraus (MD), published by David C. Cook I've been a fan of Harry Kraus for many years, but his recent novels haven't resonated with the same appreciation for his earlier books. Lip Reading, the current CFBA novel up for review, hasn't changed that opinion. Which makes this a difficult review. The novel has…

     Sometimes disappointment is impossible to avoid. People, places, things we love all can bring it – even when we least expect it. Handling it remains the challenge throughout life. I've been disappointed in the Christian fiction publishing industry for several years for a variety of reasons. Those of you who've stayed with this blog…

                     Authors want readers. Otherwise, why write? Other than journal, diary, or note-taking, why go to the trouble, angst, effort, and decision to write a novel? And having written one, why not want others to share in your story? There is much that goes into writing a book. It's understood that non-fiction requires research, but…

  "And afterward,    I will pour out my spirit on all people.  Your sons and daughters will prophesy,    your old men will dream dreams,    your young men will see visions.  Even on my servants, both men and women,    I will pour out my Spirit in those days.  I will show wonders…

  Traveling in the proverbial desert, there is no end in sight. The circular reasoning of paths repeated, mirages giving false hopes, and the searing heat of weighing unthinkable options comprise the desert experience. For now, I'm there. Wherever that is. As a writer, I'm dry. As a human, I'm soaked in tears. As a woman of…

          Gone to Novel Rocket today. Please come visit me there.   Father, thank you for the words to say when none seem forthcoming. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.