(This article was first published by Blogging Authors) A few weeks ago, the Pittsburgh City Paper featured my book Amidst Traffic both in their paper and online. I achieved this for free by crafting a quality press release, requiring ...
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When I first published “Amidst Traffic” my goal was to write gritty and compelling stories that conveyed the depravity of the world in which we live. We live in a world full of fear, violence, rebellion and chaos. Christians have ...
Read More »You Can’t Keep Your Luggage: Publishing a Short Story Collection Versus a Novel
(This article first appeared on Terri G. Long’s website, author of “In Leah’s Wake”) I was 17 years old when I finished the first draft of my first novel, “Breathing God.” When I hit the end, I felt spent, like I didn’t have a ...
Read More »Podcast interview to discuss self-publishing
Tonight I’ll be doing a live PodCast interview with Victor Gardner on BlogTalkRadio.com. His show is usually geared toward politics and sports, but tonight he will have me on as a special guest to talk about “Amidst Traffic” and the ...
Read More »Half a Decade – A poem to my wife
I don’t claim to be a poet, but for my five-year anniversary with my wife, Heather, I decided I would write her one. Five years can feel like a really long time, but in the great scheme of things, we’re ...
Read More »A Christian-Shaped Hole in Literary Fiction
I’ll tell you a secret. I don’t like reading Christian fiction. That may sound strange to hear from an author who just released a collection of short stories riddled with Theological undertones. But it’s true. I find most of today’s Christian ...
Read More »A Love Letter from Iraq
Words really do hold a magical power. I’m approaching my 5-year anniversary with my wife Heather at the end of this month, and I wanted to share with you all a letter I wrote her (by hand) while I was ...
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