(Feature image provided by Knold) Can oil and water mix? Can they become the same substance? Or, at the very least, can they be packaged into a single product? Several years ago, when I was thinking of proposing to my ...
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Recently, I had the pleasure of having “Amidst Traffic” featured in the Summer 2013 issue of IN Community Magazine (North Allegheny Edition). You can read it below or click on the above link for a better viewing experience. I’m thankful ...
Read More »Why I Write
A while ago a book-reader friend of mine shared a link to her pastor’s blog, specifically an where he discusses the reasons for why he writes. That prompted the question: Why do I write? Why do I have such a passion for this ...
Read More »Moving Beyond Bitterness
Going into self publishing, I knew what I was getting myself into. Especially with a short story collection. I knew that self-publishing was a tough gig, and that doing it with a story collection would make it even tougher. The ...
Read More »Book Review: Taking Flight by Adrian R. Magnuson
Book: Taking Flight Author: Adrian R. Magnuson Publisher: Pink Fish Press “Taking Flight” takes off with a strong premise: A 13-year-old boy named Jeremy goes off on a fugitive road trip with an elderly man named Harry who is on ...
Read More »Should you dismiss Christian Literature based on its genre? A response…
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 ...
Read More »The unfair criticism of self-published authors
I typically hate when people use the word “unfair” in their argument. It has a childish tone, that of someone who isn’t able to deal with reality and resorts to complaining about it instead. But when it comes to books, ...
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