Into the Fire
Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God
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One of my favorite Christmases was when I got a blue Schwinn bicycle with an illustrated book of Black Beauty. I remember posing in the living room with that full size bike holding my book for the camera. Dorky little girl that couldn't have been happier – unless of course that bike had been a full size…
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If you follow me here or join up with me here or link with me here . . . what? No guarantees. How many numbers of followers make your work more saleable? How many friends mean your work will sell big? How many linked-in, signed-up, tweeted-out, or googled-in networks will push your rankings into…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPJePk4IW_I Father, I worship your gift. Thank you, Jesus.
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First of all, there is nothing like prayer. I know we've all prayed for miracles, for God's will to be accomplished, for healings, for salvations, for every kind of mercy and forgiveness. And sometimes it seems we must wait or the answer is no. Most Christians will tell you at times we get disheartened.…
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We all have friends. Close ones. Faraway ones. Friends who’ve been with us, joined at the heart and soul, with commonalities and oppositions, just friends. Some believe as we do, and some do not, some hold the same opinions, and some do not. Some we use for counsel and some use us for the same.…
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Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ. Matthew 1:17 (NIV)
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Here's the latest from literary agent and good guy Lee Hough who's battled and survived brain cancer: Hello to my band of merry witnesses! Yesterday: The radiation oncology doctor came in – a great guy, someone we like. He went through the normal questions you always get asked at first, “Seizures?” No. “Headaches?” No. “Dizziness?”…
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. . . at who I am. Recently I attended a movie by myself. For whatever odd reason sometimes I enjoy going to the movies solo. This particular film shall remain nameless, but the one thing about this event that gives you a look at who I am happened during the previews to future releases.…
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How to write evil . . . hmm. Much of the evil portrayed on screen has become a stereotypical monster of either gargantuan physical or psychological proportions and usually with demonic overtones whether acknowledged or not. Novel evil varies from the subtle to extreme but often incorporates stereotypical personalities also with demonic overtones. Writing…
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Congratulations to you! You worked hard. You jumped through hoops. Risked and received rejections. Survived – maybe even flourished through – editing. Watched the cover art originate and be perfected. Wrote your Acknowledgments. Your book is released, and perhaps the next one, maybe a sequel or a series, is begun. You have a contract…
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