Into the Fire

Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God

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  •                               Ask ten people their definition of utopia, and, depending on their belief systems, you're likely to get ten different answers. If you ask a Christian what utopia is, they most likely will say heaven. They might add that mankind isn't going to find it on earth. If prodded – or allowed -…

  •       Name one week of the season of football where phantom and/or bad calls did not ruin or affect the outcome of a game. One week. And these guys – and fans – had the nerve to question the calls of the replacement refs of last year? For football fans like me, it's…

  •   Woe to the city of blood,   full of lies, full of plunder,   never without victims! . . . Nothing can heal your wound;   your injury is fatal. Everyone who hears the news about you   claps his hands at your fall, for who has not felt   your endless cruelty?  …

  •                       This is one of the latest legal projects of the ACLJ. "Defending" the Cross: "An atheist group has filed a lawsuit to have the Ground Zero Cross removed from the 9/11 museum in New York. Their claim? The existence of the Cross has brought on headaches, indigestion, even mental pain. These claims…

  •                           I can't speak for all writers, but I can surmise that many of us have gone through the inferiority blues when it comes to our manuscripts. We had great intentions, and we wrote that story with fervor. We stepped away from it, and when we returned, we were slammed with the fear…

  •                                         How about the letter "n" for today? never nauseating neutral night nudge negligent negate namby-pamby nefarious notorious   Father, words are never enough when thanking you. I'm always desperate for you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  •                  Writers, have you lost your voice? Has your voice changed? Young writers working on their first projects often question "voice". What does it reference? How do I determine mine? Experienced authors and other publishing professionals have written unlimited articles giving definitions of writers' voices, explaining how everyone has one, and even how to…

  •        Revenge is the third entry in the Degrees of Darkness Series by Winter Austin, published by Crimson Romance and due out November 11th (2013). We're reunited with Remy LeBeau attempting to put his past behind him once and for all by returning to New Orleans where all but two of his former…

  •   "But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage. Though we are slaves, our God has not deserted us in…

  •                         What does it take, if anything, to get you to help yourself to a novel you've already read? I have only one series of novels where this has happened to me, although I confess to be considering re-reading Vince Flynn's books. Why only two books of a three book series? For the first…