The title of this blog post is a question authors get a lot during interviews. I can’t speak for others, but more often than not, it’s an impossible question for me to answer with absolute certainty—or even at all. On a very rare occasion, a book has sprung from some deeply personal experience (A Promise Kept, Beyond the Shadows, The Forgiving Hour), but mostly my stories are simply products of … [Read more...]
The End
On Monday of this week, I typed THE END on the book that will be my 79th release (releasing early 2019). I immediately began what I call my "read and polish" stage. This is my last attempt before sending it to my editor to get rid of typos and about a thousand justs as well as to catch any glaring errors. In Julie's blog post on Tuesday, Write, Read, Revise, Repeat, she shared her process … [Read more...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
My last blog post was all about my goals for 2018. Although I didn't know it when I wrote that post, things were about to change. Three days later, I wound up in the ER in a lot of pain. Five days later, I had surgery. I've been recovering ever since. It's been rockier than I expected, but I think I can safely say I've turned a corner. First goal to be adjusted was my plan to knock out 5 of … [Read more...]
A Few Goals for 2018
The first month of the new year is awfully close to being over already. Amazing, isn't it? But it isn't too late for me to share a few of my goals for this year. So here goes: Read Through the New Testament Three Times In 1997, I began the practice of reading through the entire Bible in odd-numbered years and reading through the New Testament multiple times in even-numbered years. Last year I … [Read more...]
My One Little Word for 2018
Since 2004, I have made a practice of asking God for a word for the coming year, a practice that I had heard someone in a small group at church mention. It has amazed me how the word that comes to me as an answer to that prayer has played such a part of the year that follows. Sometimes I've received a single word. Sometimes I've received a phrase. Always what I've received has been meaningful, … [Read more...]
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