Writing Update: Can You Guess the Title of Book Two?

Today I’m having a Facebook party to announce the title of book two! About the party: The party is a relaxed get together on Facebook to both celebrate the six-month anniversary of A Time to Die and to announced the title of the second book in the Out of Time Series. There will be giveaways,… Continue reading

Adventuring Author: Russia Report

Where does one begin after they’ve just watched God mold hearts and answer prayers? How does someone sum up the miracle of the red sea or manna from heaven? The truth is: it can’t be done. Daylen’s and my trip to Russia was sprinkled with miracles, inspiration, and nearness to God.… Continue reading

I Didn’t Write My Book With the Gospel Message

That’s right. The gospel message wasn’t my focus with A Time to Die. The curse of being an author of Christian fiction is that, no matter how you deliver the spiritual message, you’re going to get reviews that say, “It was so preachy! I was drowning!” and “There wasn’t enough spiritual focus.… Continue reading

Music Behind A Time to Die

Half my inspiration comes from music. After all, the sense of hearing makes up 1/5 of our human forms of perception. We’re created to be inspired by sound. So, on that note (pun intended), I thought I’d share the playlist I listened to while writing A Time to Die. At first,… Continue reading

As This Celebration Ends, Let the Next Begin!

The two months of celebration are coming to an end…sort of. Do you really believe I could ever stop celebrating? 😉 Can I just say…you all know how to party! These weeks have been so fun taking you Into the Book. You’ve jumped into the stories like Jane and Michael into… Continue reading

Inside the Book: ~Emotigraphs~

Follow me. For the next two months, we will wander onto the unknown paths of A Time to Die. I expect we’ll meet new characters, foreign places, wondrous inventions, and maybe a little danger… —————————————————————————————————————– Invention Exploration #2 — Emotigraphs   What happens when you mix a photograph with an emotion? That’s the question that spurred the invention… Continue reading

Inside the Book: ~The Clocks~

Follow me. For the next two months, we will wander onto the unknown paths of A Time to Die. I expect we’ll meet new characters, foreign places, wondrous inventions, and maybe a little danger… —————————————————————————————————————– Invention Exploration #1 — The Clocks   There was once a time when only God knew the day you’d die. Now look at… Continue reading

Inside the Book: ~Ivanhoe~

Follow me. For the next two months, we will wander onto the unknown paths of A Time to Die. I expect we’ll meet new characters, foreign places, wondrous inventions, and maybe a little danger… —————————————————————————————————————– Location Exploration #2 — Ivanhoe   Welcome to Ivanhoe! The city where you haggle prices, walk tightropes, and challenge others in the barter-combat Arena. That… Continue reading