The Runaway Prophet (Morgan James Fiction) by Michele Chynoweth. Morgan James Books. 308 pages. Writing Christian suspense isn’t easy. As someone who writes and reads it, I am constantly looking for good examples of others who do the same. The problem is that some writers get caught up in sharing the spiritual aspects of the … More Review: “The Runaway Prophet” by Michele Chynoweth
I don’t write romance novels, nor do I read them, although some of my books do include romance elements in them. For the most part, I write suspense novels, Christian suspense to be exact, but I try to include a little bit of everything in there. I always try to balance out suspense with humor, … More Why Good Relationships Are A Bad Thing
Well, not literally. But essentially, my latest project has me writing what equates to two books at once. And it’s not easy. In Tesla’s Ghost, I tell the story of a secret notebook kept by Fritz Lowenstein, the assistant of Nikola Tesla recording strange goings on that happen as the famous inventor and his team … More The Challenge of Writing Two Books at Once
I had one of my prodigies writing a blog recently in anticipation of National Novel Writing Month, stressing over the rule of writing a 50,000-word novel during the 30-day month of November. She finally came to the conclusion that she should use it to help her finish projects she already had started and wanted to … More By Hook Or By Crook OR… Git ‘er Done
This morning I broke down and revisited my Amazon sites to read reviews (mostly positive) on my books. Work on Tesla’s Ghost is struggling right now, and I needed a little encouragement, so reading words of affirmation always helps me. And it got me to thinking how most of the books I write are about … More The Words You Speak While You’re Asleep
Hoplite (Alien War Trilogy Book 1) by Isaac Hooke. 254 pages. I’ve been a good boy, read some heavier books lately, so I decided to treat myself to some military sci-fi. It’s usually divided between the navy fleet battle stories and the infantry ground pounders. Hoplite is pretty typical of what you will find in … More Review: “Hoplite” by Isaac Hooke
Ours is not to reason why…or how. Just do it. That’s what Nike says. In case you haven’t heard, November is National Novel Writing Month, and I plan on doing it once again. The event calls for participants to write 50,000 words of a novel in the 30 days of November, then turn them into … More It’s NaNoWriMo Time Again
If you’re a regular visitor to my blog, have read my Great Adventure Manifesto, or have read one or more of my books, you’re probably aware that I’m a Seventh-day Adventist Christian. My background includes ten years as an editor for a Seventh-day Adventist publishing house in Idaho, as well as another five as managing … More It’s Not So Odd Being Peculiar
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. Simon & Schuster. 320 pages. I spent last Thursday evening at our school’s University Days, the event when high schoolers from all over come to our college and consider whether they want to be students here. While I was wandering around the gym, looking at the exhibits from the … More Review: “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough
Last night was the long-awaited season premiere for The Walking Dead that answered the question: Who was Negan going to kill? I won’t include any spoilers here, because I know there are probably some readers out there who haven’t seen the episode yet, and I hate it when that happens to me. But on top … More It’s the Kobayashi Maru All Over Again
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