Joy in the Details by Gail Kittleson
The 1647 Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, "What is the chief end of man? (Not politically correct, but we get the meaning.) The answer certainly applies to our busy modern lives: the chief end of man is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. But what does it mean to glorify [...]
The Nine Plots: Character vs. God
Not the most common novel theme out there, I imagine the Character vs. God plot line was most likely inspired by the Old Testament book of Job. This plot has three basic elements: your character comes face-to-face with God, they interact, and your character walks away a changed man. The [...]
Published a New Book? Send a Press Release – On Sale Now!
Did you sign a four-book contract with a major publisher? Has your newest release just hit the book stores? Will you be speaking at a local writers event? Then brag about it! Stop waiting and hoping for people to notice you – send an effective press release that will get people’s [...]
Foreshadowing Done Right with Carole Brown
How was I to know our destinies would forever be entwined together? If I’d but have known what would happen, I’d never have agreed to meet him at that café. As a rebellious teenager, I didn’t realize what would happen to me. As an adult, I should have known and [...]
Book Review: No Other Will Do by Karen Witemeyer
Men are optional. That's the credo Emma Chandler's suffragette aunts preached and why she started a successful women's colony in Harper's Station, Texas. But when an unknown assailant tries repeatedly to drive them out, Emma admits they might need a man after all. A man who can fight--and she knows [...]