Into the Fire

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

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  •                                                                        I don't know how unique or unusual it actually will be, but this latest novel I'm working on is a…

  •               When you're anticipating having that 2-yr.-old kind of mindset on Thursday . . .    Father, you've protected me my entire life. I could always be my own worst enemy. And yet, there you've always been. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

  •         As much as we wish they weren't for various reasons which shall follow, novelists rely on reviews to help promote and sell their novels. It's a fact of life.  As you know, romance is the genre for millions of readers and because of that, there are multi-millions of books they can…

  •     Beautiful music. Takes you away from everything else for a little while.    Thank you is never enough for the beauty you made sure we still were able to find and have. You could've taken it all away because of our betrayal, but you chose to give us chances to see and realize…

  •                                   Novelists are often asked many different kinds of questions about writing their stories. The answers can be as different as the people themselves. Each writer has his or her own methodology even if it's the seat-of-the-pants style of…

  •        The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat and cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify Him.      The fifth…

  •                     Well, it seems I've written some climactic scenes a little early in the current story I'm writing. I never set a specific word count for my stories, but this one has strangely gotten a lot of emotional scenes happening too soon. Hmmm. Wonder where it's…

  •                                                         This is my review of Karin Kaufman's straight up excellent novel about spiritual warfare/the supernatural, Book One of the Teagan Doyle Mysteries, posted on 11/20/2020 under the…

  •                         Most of us would agree that a good character must be present in a novel to make it worthwhile reading. Just as there have been iconic film stars of old that still get recognition from black and white photos of them, characters in…

  •   I'd never heard this song until recently. Good pop love song.    Father, may all who make music know from whom their talents/gifts come. Thank you for each one. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.