Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “writing craft”
Failure. It’s an ugly word, isn’t it? Though editors and authors don’t even speak the word, most of us wrestle with it internally. Amid the rejection letters from publishers, agents, and the constant editing, confidence can get pretty worn down. Do you know how WD-40® got its name? 39 incidents of failure before the 40th perfected attempt of a Water Displacement compound, …
I was at a major roadblock on Miriam a couple of weeks ago. I had tried to blame it on interruptions and poor time management, but the truth was…I was simply terrified of trying to pour a landslide of information into a nickle-sized hole. That’s when the Lord led me to a little file tucked away on an author’s loop–a link I’ve never visited …
Think of your favorite biblical hero. David? Moses? Paul? Now, imagine some grouchy biblical novelist (like me) writing David’s story—but giving the beloved king a terrible flaw. Maybe he bites his fingernails or incessantly clears his throat. What if Moses had a receding hairline? Not a problem while he’s a prince of Egypt—wearing a wig all the time—but certainly a …
My friend, Laura… In a lifetime, each of us meet a few special people that leave lasting impressions. Laura Frantz is one of those lasting impression people in my life. From the first moment we met, I was captured by her passion and authenticity. She has a wide-eyed enthusiasm for Jesus that overflows in every word, every gesture, every breath. I’m …
Egypt lauded Ra’s lovely chantress, whose heart was stolen by an ambitious priest named Potiphera.
In the powerful prequel to In Feast or Famine, Katesch was taken from her beloved son to become Pharaoh’s Songbird of Memphis. Her influence gains favor for an ambitious young priest named Potiphera. Drought scorches the land. Conspiracies thrive. Loyalties shift. Lives are lost. Can sacrifice free the Songbird from her gilded cage?
