I try not to play the victim or Woe-is-Me card when my work is rejected or when it receives a poor review. But recently I experienced a rejection that made me pause and ponder on the state of literature, Christian ...
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In case you missed it, I was interviewed by John & Kathy (The Ride Home) on 101.5 WORD FM to talk about Amidst Traffic. Even if you didn’t catch it live, you can still listen to the recording online ...
Read More »Jump: Chapter One (A boy on a journey of faith)
I’ve been working on my next novel, “Jump,” which is about a boy who grows up in a fundamentalist Christian household where his parents test his faith each year by forcing him to jump off the tree in his back ...
Read More »Amidst Traffic is now available as a FREE Sample Download!
Hey everyone! I’ve created a FREE Sample Edition of “Amidst Traffic” for readers to try out without having to pay anything! I decided to use a different cover image for the Sample Edition so not to confuse buyers. The FREE ...
Read More »Pitt News: Pitt grad applies degree to find religious connections in book
The Pitt News recently published a feature article on Amidst Traffic. Quinn Keaney, the journalist, did a great job articulating my intent for the book and adding a good amount of context and personality to the piece. Story after the break…
Read More »Christian Cursing in Fiction
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 ...
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