His name is Kepha, a Damascene prince and the only man Maakah had ever loved. I received my sub-edit (substantive–big concept to help with plot pacing, characters, and overall story content) in the fall of 2024. Both my editors felt there was something missing in Maakah’s character arc. I agreed and went to the Lord to find out what it …
Truth, Fact, & Fiction in Treasures of His Love – Part 4 (ITSOJ-Athaliah)
In January’s and February’s blog posts and February’s newsletter (sneak peek link below), I shared some distinctions between Truth, Fact, and Fiction in my first series, Treasures of His Love: Love Amid the Ashes (LATA), Love’s Sacred Song (LSS), Love In a Broken Vessel (LBV), and In the Shadow of Jezebel (ITSOJ). Today’s post will focus on the fourth and …
Truth, Fact, & Fiction in Treasures of His Love – Part 2 (Love’s Sacred Song)
January’s blog post detailed what was Truth, Fact, and Fiction from my debut novel, Love Amid the Ashes (LATA). Today’s post gives fun tidbits about book #2 in the Treasures of His Love series: Love’s Sacred Song (LSS). CLICK HERE to receive directly to your inbox the final two Truth/Fact/Fiction articles! Love In a Broken Vessel (LBV–coming 2/24/25 to my …
How to Write a Novel-Length Parable
I began telling Bible stories long before I started writing novels. And I learned to tell parables–tales used to illustrate moral or spiritual lessons–when I fell in love with the best-selling Author of all time. Who is that best-selling Author? According to Google’s AI overview: The Guinness Book of World Records reports the Bible has sold between 5 and 7 …
Cover Reveal – NOBLE: The Story of Maakah
The Mock Up–First Try: The cover you see at left (or above) is the “mock up” I received from my publisher on September 7, 2024–eleven months before the book’s projected release date. Beautiful, right? I loved it. However, as the author, I’ve formed a picture in my mind of “Maakah,” and I’ve described her in great detail in my book. …
Who Was Ahinoam? Part I
We’re all familiar with the story of Abigail and Nabal, her wicked husband, right? But who was David’s bride, Ahinoam? She’s actually mentioned for the first time at the end of Abigail’s story: Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife. David had also married Ahinoam of …