From time to time, a book comes along that has the ability to touch our hearts and warm our spirits. I’m extremely pleased and excited to tell you about debut novel Walking Between The Stones by good friend and award winning author Pamela Trawick. A woman of rare wit and talent, Pamela Trawick’s style is compelling and has …
What are You Willing to Do to Gain the World?
For the average person, the political season brings up a whole host of emotions, mostly negative. We view politics as a necessary evil imposed on our lives for a time, and then wave a sigh of relief when it’s over. This sentiment is understood. But what do we do with it?Most of us despise the rhetoric, the slanderous accusations and …
An Interview with Love Inspired Author Jane Choate
Today I’m happy to introduce you to my writing colleague and friend Jane M. Choate. Jane is a prolific writer, including short stories, children’s stories, a contributing author to a number of magazines and her series of Christian romantic suspense books written for Love Inspired Suspense. Jane dreamed of writing from the time she was a small child when she entertained …
An Interview with Bestselling Romance Author Amanda Cabot
I am extremely happy to introduce you to fellow writer, friend, mentor, and coordinator for the Front Range Christian Fiction Writers, Amanda Cabot. Amanda is the bestselling author of more than thirty novels including the Texas Dreams trilogy, the Westward Winds series, and Christmas Roses. A former director of Information Technology, she has written everything from technical books and articles …
An Interview with Contemporary Inspirational Romance Writer Candee Fick
Today’s spotlight is on my friend and writing colleague Candee Fick. Candee is the wife of a high school football coach and the mother of three children, including a daughter with a rare genetic syndrome. When not busy with her day job or writing, she can be forund cheering on the home team at football, basketball, baseball, and Special Olympics …
An Interview with mystery writer Marilyn Leach
As part of my author spotlight, today, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to my friend and fellow writer, Marilyn Leach. At the age of nine, Marilyn wrote her first play with a childhood neighbor–a mystery called The Ghost and Mr. Giltwallet. Since that time, she has been writing in various formats for various audiences, as a hobby and as a livelihood. …
Discover the Adventure–An Interview with Cowboy Romance Writer, Jill Haymaker
As mentioned in a previous blog post, it’s my pleasure to occasionally spotlight people who are making an impact on the world of contemporary fiction. Today I have the extreme pleasure of introducing you to Jill Haymaker, a friend and fellow member of Front Range Christian Fiction Writers. She will be talking about the second book in her Peakview Series, Breakfast for …
Historical Research: Fact or Fiction?
Regardless of the genre, most writers I know do some amount of research to maintain integrity and authenticity in their material. It just comes with the territory. Even when the story is mostly a fictional tale, there is usually something that requires a Google search or query of an expert. While the genre I write is primarily contemporary suspense, I …
The Writer’s Journey, A Search for Friendship
In many ways, a writer’s journey becomes the reader’s journey. Writing is more than just putting words on a page. It’s an opportunity to find the story within a story, digging to find the nugget that makes the story come alive for the reader. If done well, it creates a connection between the author and the reader—that “Aha!” moment where …
Meet Best-Selling Romantic Suspense Author Leslie Ann Sartor
Welcome to the inaugural Author Edition of Discover the Adventure. As promised, twice monthly, I will have the pleasure of spotlighting various authors who have carved out a place for themselves in their various genres in a question answer format. Today I have the extreme pleasure of introducing you to Leslie Ann Sartor, a fellow member of a writers’ group that we …
Ten Principles to Overcome Envy and Jealousy
Have you ever wanted to be like someone else? Have you ever wanted to be like that person so badly that you found yourself salivating at the thought of having their skill or popularity? Maybe you’ve said something like, “If I could just sing like her … .” or “If I could only kick the ball like him … .” …
A Real-Life Story of Faith and Valor
Foxe’s Book of Martyrsdedicates less than a page to the Waldensians of the Cottian Alps west of Turin, Italy. Yet, their real-life story of valor and enduring faith in the midst of persecution in Europe throughout the second millennium AD touched and encouraged my heart so much that I wanted to bring their story to life in a contemporary suspense …