"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do" (Ephesians 2.10 NIV). I received this gorgeous little book as a gift in the mail. It came at the perfect moment. As a creator (writer & publisher), I sometimes get lost in the tedium of creating and forget why I chisel out words day-to-day. Creating … [Read more...] about Book Review: ALL THAT IS MADE
Jesus Went on the Naughty List
The culture's manufactured Christmas Spirit includes being good enough to earn our holiday blessing. Kids may lose their presents if they are bad. But if they are good, they will have gifts under the tree. The other component of this fake Christmas Spirit is by doing good works we automatically become good people. We buy coffee for the person behind us and, suddenly, we … [Read more...] about Jesus Went on the Naughty List
Chieftain’s Daughter Giveaway
Win a Signed Copy of Chieftain's Daughter, Book 2 of the Violet Moon Series! I will be doing a giveaway of Chieftain's Daughter this Sunday for one lucky new subscriber and one lucky subscriber who is already on my newsletter list. I'll contact the winners Monday to get their mailing address. So if you are not a subscriber to my monthly newsletter, look for the signup link on … [Read more...] about Chieftain’s Daughter Giveaway
Spiritual Themes in Kayne West’s New Album, Jesus Is King
Spiritual Themes in Jesus Is King I've listened to Kayne West's album, Jesus is King, about a dozen times and I just downloaded it this morning. I can't tell you what these songs mean to me. For 14 years, I have been writing, speaking and proclaiming Jesus Christ. Is anyone listening? Does anyone know the value of Who I'm proclaiming? Then Kayne West comes down like a … [Read more...] about Spiritual Themes in Kayne West’s New Album, Jesus Is King
6 Easy Ways to Promote Writers
Promoting your Favorite Writers is Easy! Did you know that writing a book is an extremely lonely career calling? Writers sit at their keyboards all day, imagining stories in order to both entertain and bless their readers. They lay their hearts bare, so the beauty and brokenness of humanity is displayed. Though writers spend hundreds of hours on their work, it is never good … [Read more...] about 6 Easy Ways to Promote Writers
6 Steps to Creating a Character Arc in your Story
The Character Arc is the heart of every fiction story. How I Experienced my own Character Arc I write a lot of books. I format, edit and design book covers for each book; therefore, I do a lot of clicking with my mouse. I recently began working on an anthology with forty other writers. I had to copy and paste their words, format their work, add images to the pages, … [Read more...] about 6 Steps to Creating a Character Arc in your Story
The Renaissance Washing: 8 Ways to Renew your Heart
The Renaissance Washing "But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs … [Read more...] about The Renaissance Washing: 8 Ways to Renew your Heart
Book Review: Heroes of the Realm
I am so honored to be one of the "Heroic Backers" of Realmscapes Heroes of the Realm: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology! This anthology was produced by Realm Makers and paid by the "Realmie" community! The contributors of this anthology are some of the crème de la crème of speculative fiction Christian writers today, including Kathy Tyers, L. Jagi … [Read more...] about Book Review: Heroes of the Realm
