Into the Fire
Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God
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You may recall a comment which accused me of lumping readers into black and white stereotypical categories and not giving them much credit in my post here: http://hopeofglory.typepad.com/into_the_fire/2011/04/when-story-trumps-writing-.html. I make an effort to speak with all kinds of readers to ascertain what they want, expect, and look for in their choice of novels.…
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Okay. Enough rattling around in the head, and things start to work loose. So I had to let it happen, you know? Novel number ten is on its way. No matter that eight and nine aren’t done. I had to get the first few words down. You can only subdue it for so…
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"I am the resurrection and the life." John 11:25 (NIV) Happy Resurrection Day.
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Cowering and hiding behind the hysterical yelling crowd of men and fewer women, some sobbing with tear-streaked cheeks and hands held over their chests, I watched in fear and horror as I caught only glimpses of the bloodstained man with swollen features who kept crashing heavily to the ground unable to sustain the weight…
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You’ve heard writers speak about cadence, rhythm, syntax, and the sound of the words as they’re read in stories. I want to discuss “sound”. Many of us crazy writers hear the voices of our characters in our heads. How they speak, the words they use, repeat, and emphasize when they talk, how their…
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Well . . . I finished it. Of the eight Randy Singer novels I’ve read to date, my favorite is The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney. Unfortunately, Fatal Convictions published by Tyndale Fiction is my least favorite of the group and was a chore to finish as I mentioned in a previous post. In…
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Writers sometimes forget it isn’t all about the writing. Of course it is to us when we’re working on a piece, but for many readers the writing is a sideshow to the main event of a novel. For writers, it takes a rare and sterling story to cast aside what some view as…
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It’s easy to ignore that big picture when you’re young. It’s the here and now that matters. It’s the current drama, crisis, trauma that occupies space and time. When you’re young. Youth slips away like a warm breeze you barely notice until the air turns crisp, and you reach for a sweater and…
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I kinda hate to suggest this, but I’m thinkin’ it’s true. If you’re a male blogger, you’ve got more potential to reach both genders than if you’re a female blogger. There. I said it. I’m not suggesting men don’t read blogs written by women, but just to browse? Huh-uh. I think men read…
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"Therefore since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone – an image made by man's design and skill." Acts 17:29 (NIV)
Into the Fire 