Into the Fire

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

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  •       I'm prone to write a lot of description because I want my readers to see my characters, physically and in actions, both subtle and overt. I want them to feel like they're reading a movie. This is my style. Others write with a staccato beat, sharp and quick. Brandilyn Collins with her…

  •                     First novels. This is mine. All 744 pages of it written originally in long hand notebooks. The Glossary of Terms (at the suggestion of my brother) consumed 3 and 1/4 of those pages in order to enlighten the non-racetrackers who would read it since horse racing – like many occupations – has its own…

  •                               The second September CFBA Tour features Jordyn Redwood's debut medical thriller titled Proof and published by Kregel Publications. I received this novel free for an honest review.   Jordyn Redwood has put her medical experience to extracurricular use by helping authors answer those tough medical questions on her blog. I've inquired of…

  •   Thanks so much, Kirk. Appreciate you. http://swingsandkeyboards.blogspot.com/   God, please continue to bless and encourage the Kraft family. Keep them in your protection and multiply your provision toward them. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  •        Okay. Does the NFL ever start without a little controversy? This year amidst the neverending putrid saga of the Rex Ryan Jets or the ridiculous over-hyping of the Jerry Jones' over-rated Dallas Cowboys, there is the typical dispute between yet another union and management which has given us an ugly picture of…

  •              So what does it for you? What makes you want to read a novel? If you've never read an author, what will entice you to read his/her novel?   Father, help us who write to entice for all the right reasons. To honor you above all. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.…

  •   "Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.' You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred? You also say, 'If anyone swears by the…

  •   Truth and Lies. Which is which?   http://www.ijreview.com/2012/08/14581-president-obamas-top-ten-biggest-lies/   God, help us. Please. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  •   Obama’s Sneaky, Deadly, Costly Car Tax By Michelle Malkin  •  August 29, 2012 09:17 AM Photoshop credit: Doug Ross My column today looks at the latest radical maneuver by the Obama administration — slipped through yesterday while much of the media’s attention was on Hurricane Isaac and the RNC convention. GOP leaders of the…

  •                              Libby Holden has lost touch with most everything meaningful in her life since her young daughter Lacey's death several years before the story begins. She blames her husband Greg and estranges herself from him until her marriage is one in name only. Her two college-age sons are traveling out of country on a…