I know I told you I wouldn’t have a drawing today, but I couldn’t bear the anticipation. So here it is: I’ve never been much of an artist, but you get the idea. I hope my writing does a better job portraying the story than this scribbling does. In any case, two lucky people will … More And Here’s Today’s Drawing!
One of my mentors once told me, “You can tell where the successful writer lives. His is the home where the lawn isn’t mowed.” I read somewhere else–I think it was the Bible–that Man cannot live by Pen alone. I kind of live by both credos. I love to write, but I can’t write all … More The Hole in the Floor and Other Grand Adventures
Recently I’ve been talking a lot about the writing project fellow author Céleste Perrrino Walker and I have been working on tsince the beginning of the year. We’re just about a month away from unveiling it. Yesterday I announced that I’m going to let two lucky people get a free ebook early on August 7 … More The Mystery Revealed: “Salome’s Charger”
Or maybe it means Almost Right Clean. But these are the closest things you are going to find to the real items. Yes, I’ve been talking about Salome’s Charger for more than a month now. And now than we are just about into August, I am happy to announce that our next drawing will be … More ARCs = ‘Ats Really Cheating…
I really have been trying to keep up with the blog these days, but things have been crazy in real life. Yesterday, I finally got the official go-ahead to move from my large office to my new, even larger office here deep in the heart of Texas. I’m currently about 90 percent of the way … More The Great Expanse…Or Moving In
Well, I wanted to give everyone a chance to get every chance possible to get into the drawing for Chosen today, and the person who won happened to be someone who put his name in weeks ago. Our winner is Joe Miller. So Joe, come on down. <applause. applause> Joe, I’ll be dropping you a … More Waiting…waiting…waiting…a winner!
No, I’m not calling you an idiot, so calm down. But I just wanted to make the point that this generation, regardless of Donald Trump and what the media might think, doesn’t have a monopoly on blockheads. Our giveaway tomorrow (make sure you sign up for the drawing on the sidebar!) is for Chosen, the … More An Idiot’s Guide to “Chosen”
Today I broke a sledgehammer handle in half. I also smashed a cast-iron tub into pieces. I’m doing manly things. Be aware, my day job isn’t that manly. I mainly shuffle papers, type on a computer when I’m not waxing oh-so eloquently in the classroom to bored students. But once in a while a guys … More Manly Things
Have you ever had one of those experiences when you have a good idea for a book, only to have someone write it before you can? Or worse yet, write an unbelievable science fiction story, only to discover that it is really happening? Well, thanks to my old writing buddy, Celeste, I’ve learned that one … More Hey, I Wrote That Already!
Fiction is the lie that tells the truth. —Abraham Rothburg I run into a lot of different people online, which is just the way I like it. Teaching at a small Christian university, surrounded by Christian students and fellow Christian faculty and staff tends to insulate one from the world. There’s the tendency to start … More Why Write “Christian” Fiction?
