Into the Fire

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

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  •     The astounding beauty of Brian Culbertson's work. This song "The Journey" is one of those songs. He's an artist.    Father, thank you for the tremendous talent you've given Brian. Please keep him creating beautiful music and may he know you're the absolute source of it. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  •                       The Last Exchange by Charles Martin is his latest novel.  Every now and then a reader needs to reconnect with a favorite author and go in that direction after immersing him/herself in another genre. At least I do. I need to remind myself why…

  •   Go now, write it on a tablet for them,    inscribe it on a scroll, that for days to come    it may be an everlasting witness. These are rebellious people, deceitful children,    children unwilling to listen to the Lord's instruction. They say to the seers,    "See no more visions!" and to…

  •             Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi is Book One in the Special Agent Alexandra Martel Series.  FBI Special Agent "Alex" Martel is on loan to Interpol when she meets CIA man Caleb Copeland who winds up saving her life from a fierce attack while she's on her way to meet…

  •           Race is my one and only mystery/police procedural that was so hard for this love story writer to tackle. But I did it! Finally. After starting two other novels during the process of writing this one! After I finished this one, I completed the other two (Seeing . . .…

  •     This is as important in publishing as it is in any field where influence opens doors. It is more often than not who you know in the biz that gets those tough doors to open for you.  Let's take the thriller genre. Who's one of the main publishers of some of the best…

  •   Wow. Beautiful. Hope you love it.    Father, some music just speaks of your beauty, ministers amazingly. May each one gifted with the abilities to create and make music know from whom that talent comes. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

  •                     This is from my e-book Destination. From the chapter titled Light in the Darkness Seemed like no matter how early or late he went to sleep at night, he would wake up at or right around 5 AM. But just the same with the summer…

  •   "Who has gone up to heaven and come down?    Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak?    Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son?    Tell me if…

  • ATTENTION/ALERT: Publishers, Authors, Writers, Blurb Specialists, Etc.  DO NOT write too much in the back cover copy or on the flaps of novels!  ENTICE – NOT EXPLAIN!  How many times does the back cover or the flaps on the hard covers reveal TOO MUCH OF THE STORY?  RUINS IT!  I don't want to "know" the…