Meet my sweet friend, Angela Hunt. She’s been one of my author heroes for many years and become a friend more recently. When I first got the crazy idea that MAYBE God wanted me to write biblical fiction, I read three series to help me decide: Mark of the Lion Series (3-bk series) by Francine River, Chronicles of the Kings …
3 Types of Retreat Every Author Needs
Before I describe the stress of an author’s life–and the dear authors who helped relieve my stress last month–let me say it’s an honor to do the thing I love most: write about God’s Word. When others are encouraged by my stories and/or devotional thoughts, it’s icing on the cake. When writing becomes a career with contracts, deadlines, and rising …
Review of Woman from Lydia by Angela Hunt
Meet My Friend! When I attended the Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference in 2008, I was forced to decide between a fiction mentoring class or a fiction intensive class taught by Angela Hunt. I chose the mentoring class to work “hands-on” with my manuscript and signed a publishing contract three months later. It was the right choice, but I also purchased …
Review of EGYPT’S SISTER by Angela Hunt
Book Description Five decades before the birth of Christ, Chava, daughter of the royal tutor, grows up with Urbi, a princess in Alexandria’s royal palace. When Urbi becomes Queen Cleopatra, Chava vows to be a faithful friend no matter what–but after she and Cleopatra have an argument, she finds herself imprisoned and sold into slavery. Torn from her family, her community, and her elevated place in …
Guest Review of JUDAH’S WIFE by Tina Chen
Judah’s Wife by Angela Hunt About the Book Seeking peace and safety after a hard childhood, Leah marries Judah, a strong and gentle man, and for the first time in her life Leah believes she can rest easily. But the land is ruled by Antiochus IV, descended from one of Alexander the Great’s generals, and when he issues a decree that all …