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C is for Curse – A Swan Lake Anthology
I’m thrilled to announce the publishing of my newest short story, “A Swan Alone,” in the book C is for Curse: A Swan Lake Anthology. It’s is on sale, $0.99 for the ebook until October 2nd. Click here to snag it now. It’s also available in paperback. When I decided to take on the Swan Lake retelling, I wasn’t all that familiar with the tale so I immersed myself in it. I spent time trying to understand the characters and unravel the emotional beats. I found a world of magic, love and betrayal that touched my heart. What came out is the story of Evangeline, a lonely girl searching out…
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B is for Beauty
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B is for Beauty
Have you ever wanted something so bad for so long that you pretty much gave up on ever achieving it? That is how I felt about ever being a published author. It’s been a long and winding couple of years on my journey of writing fiction, but it’s finally happened and I want to share it with you. I know my typical focus on this blog is Bible studies and spiritual growth, but for those of you who enjoy fiction, I’m excited to announce my first published short story, Beau and the Crone. It’s the story of a young Prince who loses more than he bargained for when he trades…
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C is for Curse – A Swan Lake Anthology
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Book Review: Lost in the Land of the Midnight Sun
I used to dream of meeting the authors of my favorite books when I was a kid. Now, as I embark on a writing journey myself, I have met some really amazing authors in various groups on the internet. I first met Christina Cattaine back in March through a podcast she co-hosts, the Christian Indie Writers Podcast. I’ll include the details at the end of this post, but let’s get into my review of Christina’s brand new novel, “Lost in the Land of the Midnight Sun.” Main character, Angelica, is a troublemaker according to her father. He is the High Priest and has high expectations of his daughter, who feels…
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Reflection: On Fear and Fiction
It’s been a while since I’ve posted on the blog but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing. After devotional blogging through the Fruit of the Spirit this summer I decided to focus on fiction. In October I reviewed some of my favorite classic Christian fiction, Hinds’ Feet on High Places, Redeeming Love, and Pilgrim’s Progress, in preparation to participate in National Novel Writing Month. Since the mid 90’s NaNoWriMo has grown from a group of friends writing in a cafe to an international community of thousands of writers who participate in writing a novel (at least 50,000 words) in the month of November. I’ve been wanting to write fiction for a…
