(Free for review from the CFBA Tour)   Robert Liparulo is a master at writing thrillers. He's also my friend. We haven't seen each other in years, and he's so busy we rarely email anymore, but one thing never changes: he's a treasured friend. So it's always a pleasure – and a…

                                      becalmed: "take the wind out of one's sails"; in a dead calm; "not wind enough to twirl the one red leaf" – Coleridge Every occupation, every adventure, every hobby, sport, and profession uses a language or terms all their own. While the language and terms might vary according to regional dialects, the…

                               For those who gave it all, we honor you. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you for your service. Thank you for fighting for freedom. The United States of America cannot thank you enough.                     Father, I pray for all of those who are actively serving this country today. I pray…

  Praise be to the Lord, my Rock.  who trains my hands for war,  my fingers for battle. . . . Deliver me and rescue me  from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies,  whose right hands are deceitful.   Psalm 144:1; 11 (NIV)

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  I'm reposting The Last Frontier of Christian Fiction . . . just because. How did you get here? No, really. How did you get into this life on planet earth? Yes, God breathed your creation. But after that? Those two people who are your parents—remember them? I know. Some of you don’t have the…

                                               It should be noted that when a novelist chooses to write in first person, he establishes his protagonist's voice. Opting to do the first person point of view limits the language, the actions, and all that the character does in order to stay in that character's skin. His perceptions drive the…

                                                                (Free for a review from the CFBA Tour)   Becky Wade's new release Undeniably Yours, published by Bethany House, fits snugly into that publisher's wheel house for romance novels. Unlike Becky's unnecessarily controversial first CBA release My Stubborn Heart, Undeniably Yours shouldn't present any outrage from the staid demographic of Christian romance…

                We often count on many future things. We make appointments. We look forward. We plan. We organize. We assume. But life is short and tomorrow never comes for some. One day it will be you and me. I confess I think about it too much. As novel writers, we touch on life and death…

       Are you willing to allow a story to develop? What dictates whether or not you'll stay the course if a story begins to drag? Can you pinpoint when or how the development of a story turns you away? Most who stop here stick with novels and enjoy story development. They don't mind a…