There are different kinds of gifts but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one…

                     Men can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Women can harbor joy or resentment for yet another year until the obnoxious holiday spreads its hearts and sensuous advertising via every means available to them all over again. Whether it's an important day to you or if it's a dreaded day, Valentine's Day…

  [I'm over here today, but that post has nothing to do with Valentine's Day. So here you go.]       Aahhh, Valentine’s Day. A day many men dread. And on which many more women become disappointed. Why? Because the expression of love sometimes has little to do with the depth of the emotion…

      Well-known television producer and writer Donald Bellisario, who is one of my all-time favorite producers, believes in the power of UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension). Long running series successes such as Magnum P.I., JAG, NCIS, and NCIS LA, have all given voice to the star-crossed, unrequited, or thinly disguised romance and sexual tension between co-star protagonists.…

                          The debut novel by Winter Austin (aka Winter Peck) is a romantic suspense titled Relentless published by Crimson Romance as a general market e-book. Featuring displaced Cajun Detective Remy LeBeau now working for the Dallas Police Department, there's a serial killer attacking women on the rodeo circuit called the Rodeo Sweetheart Killer. Remy's…

                    Most of you writers who are seeking publication, or who have been published, are far more familiar with various categories, genres, and definitions of the rules governing those specifics than I. It seems every year or so new names for individual genre classifications arise adding more confusion – and rarely clarity –…

  You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.  . . .  The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the penalty, whoever he may be. Galatians 5:7-8;10b

                                                  Up for review this week from the CFBA Tour is Ward Tanneberg's novel Redeeming Grace published by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. You know I'm an unabashed fan of large novels. I recently did a post on the value of sagas and epics over at Novel Rocket. Pointing out that the longer…

                                               We discussed the stereotypical villain on Tuesday, but isn't it just as difficult sometimes to write the protagonist? We've all read those stories where the hero is bigger than life. The largest protagonist in my world is Mitch Rapp, Vince Flynn's magnificent hero. What an amazing creation he is. Because of his…

                                       But whose? Hree are a few of the various perspectives of Christian (CBA) publishing people: If marketed well, you can sell anything. (In light of some of the mega-hits with shoddy writing, we could believe this.) Only the best writing gets published. Good writing, good editing, good story = published. (Wow.…