News at last! Today I got the email I’ve been anticipating literally since Spring—the email telling me Dronefall Three, Rainchill, is available to the reading public. Now, it’s still just the ebook right now, the paperback will be fast on its heels. But for those of you who can’t wait you can go get the… Continue reading Rainchill Is Available on Kindle!
How to Write Immersive Scenes
Good immersive writing is nothing short of pure magic. To be able to conjure up bold tactile images and surround your reader with your story in stereo—that’s what takes good writing to an unforgettable level. But how do you do it? Details, Details. I know you get a lot of modern writing gurus warning against… Continue reading How to Write Immersive Scenes
Happy Thanksgiving!
There are kind of a lot of things authors complain about. That’s understandable. Writing is hard. Editing is hard. Publishing is hard. Promotion is hard. Plots get tangled like those Christmas lights some of you have already gotten out. You get mediocre reviews, or bad reviews, or no reviews. You upload a cover and it… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
Rainchill Cover & Blurb Reveal
So, remember that, uh…thing that chased Halcyon for several grueling blocks at the end of Lightwaste? Well, you haven’t seen that last of it. Dronefall Three, Rainchillis finally in the process of being released. I’ve hit several delays, as usual. I realize I keep telling people “It’s coming out this month,” and not making good… Continue reading Rainchill Cover & Blurb Reveal
Then Autumn Took Hold…
It always happens sometime around the end of August. I’ll be standing in the sun, smelling the new-mown grass, the sunscreen and the corn pollen and then suddenly…I recognize something in the slant of the sunlight. And in the middle of the close summer heat, something deep inside me whispers, “Oh boy, here it comes.”… Continue reading Then Autumn Took Hold…
Christian Speculative Writers: Your Mission Matters
Don’t underestimate the power of this genre group. You probably do. I did. I have to admit that even though I am a diehard speculative lover not to mention an almost strictly speculative author, I only recently realized why it was so important. Fantasy, science fiction, and futuristic genres are still somewhat neglected in the… Continue reading Christian Speculative Writers: Your Mission Matters
Writing for Christ: The Content Question
I’ve got to admit it. I really just write what I want to write. There’s a lot of discussion out there about exactly where Christian authors should draw the line in content. There’s a lot of disagreement. I’m not going to give you a do/don’t list for this. Instead, I wanted to focus on… Continue reading Writing for Christ: The Content Question
Writing for Christ: Writing a Variety of Christian Characters
I won’t judge people who accidentally make their Christian characters too homogenous too harshly. I see why it happens. But because of my upbringing and experience, I wouldn’t excuse myself so quickly. I spent the first 20 years of my life attending a Presbyterian church—but before you assume anything, know that the pastor is… Continue reading Writing for Christ: Writing a Variety of Christian Characters
Writing for Christ: Writing Non-Christian Characters
My series on writing Christian fiction continues today with a very important and too often neglected subject. We’re here to discuss the non-Christian characters that appear in the stories we write. If you write enough books and stories, some time or another you’re going to want to include a character who is a non-believer. You… Continue reading Writing for Christ: Writing Non-Christian Characters
Writing for Christ: Including the Gospel
We now continue with our series on writing Christian fiction. Welcome back. I hope you got something out of the first post on how to write a realistic conversion arc. This post is about how and when to insert the whole Gospel into a story. As we’ll see, there’s a right and a wrong… Continue reading Writing for Christ: Including the Gospel