Though we tried to make everything PERFECT for Potiphar’s Wife FB Live Release Party, some things we just couldn’t control–like the hotel’s spotty internet connection. Some of the Q&A time was pretty chopped up, so I thought we’d give a fuller version of ALL the questions submitted. The week before the book’s launch, my newsletter subscribers (affectionately called, “newsies”) offered some …
Why Was Joseph Content – And How Can I Be?
I found this picture of young Joseph on Wiki Commons. He looks so content, doesn’t he–dreaming of his brothers’ sheaves of wheat bowing down to his? Do you remember the dream? It made him Enemy #1 to his brothers and was a big reason they sold him to Egypt… “Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his …
Writing the Bible’s Bad Girls
I’m going to tell you a secret–that probably won’t come as a surprise. I’ve never been drawn to “nice” girls. It was an issue when I chose friends as a kid. I liked my ornery classmates–maybe because I was a little spicy myself. I wasn’t really a “bad girl”–per se. Well, not until later. But Jesus let me crash into …
The Hyksos And Their Toys
Did you realize it was the Hyksos–the foreigners who ruled Egypt from around 1800-1550 B.C.–who brought horses to Egypt? Until I began research on my first biblical novel in 2001, I thought Egypt only had camels. That, too, is false. Egyptians used donkeys because they were more sure-footed on the banks of the Nile and easier to manage. The Bible …
3 Secrets to Research Success for Potiphar’s Wife
After people read my books, they often ask, “Where do you get all your research?” I wish there was a single, magic well of information that we could simply plumb for depths of ancient historical knowledge. But there isn’t. 🙁 Research comes in fits and spirts. Long days (and nights) and lots of skimming books and online info. I love …
When Young & Old Characters Marry
All my books have a romance thread. In any great romance, I want to see the heroine and hero marry. For me, it’s Novel Writing 101. Several years ago, I pitched a story to my publisher–before I did a lot of research on character ages–and then found myself in a terrible fix when it came time to write the book. It …
