Book Review: Eye of the Sword
The Story:Where angels walk the ground and the future is told in song, does a man of low rank have a chance at love with a princess? Newly-appointed comain of Camrithia, Trevin, seeks to fulfill his duties to the king by searching for the missing comains and securing an alliance with the neighboring kingdom of ...
Read moreRevisiting the Classics: The Hobbit
The Story: Like most hobbits, Bilbo Baggins just wants to be left to lead a quiet, respectable life in his cozy hobbit hole. But Gandalf and his band of dwarves on a mission have a different idea. Somehow beyond his reckoning, Bilbo is drawn into their quest to reclaim the lost treasure of dwarf-king Thorin’s ...
Read moreScripture Scraps: Forgiveness & Prayer
Ah, my final prayer-journey Scripture Scrap. I think it only appropriate that this series of posts should end with a challenging one. I promise to accept the challenge if you do. Deal? Let’s take a look at what Jesus says in Mark 11:24–25. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you ...
Read moreBook Review: The First 50 Pages
The Premise: The first 50 pages of your manuscript are arguably the most important. They are the ones that potential agents and prospective editors will be reading, not to mention the ones your eventual readers will see first. They have to be outstanding, laying the foundation for the rest of the story and engaging the ...
Read moreScripture Scraps: Unprecedented Access
I’m finally getting into my last two prayer-related Scripture Scrap posts. They have been on my to-do list (which never manages to get finished, by the way) for ages now, but I’ve been horrendously busy. Part of that busyness has been wrapped up in fleshing out a totally new story, so I’m not complaining. There’s ...
Read moreBook Review: The Fiddler’s Gun
The Story: America is on the brink of war with England, and Fin Button is about to come undone. She’s had it with the dull life of the orphanage, and she’s ready to marry Peter and get away from rules, chores, and a life looked after by the ever-watchful Sister Hilde. But an unexpected friendship ...
Read moreScripture Scraps: Jesus Got Depressed
I haven’t been posting recently about my prayer journey through the Bible, not because I gave up on my reading plan, but mostly because I haven’t had a spare second to sit down and blog. But I’m back in action and ready to share my thoughts on another piece of my prayer plan. And this ...
Read moreRediscovering the Classics: Sense and Sensibility
The Story: The young Miss Dashwoods find themselves at considerable disadvantage after their father dies. Their half-brother’s neglect lands them at Barton Cottage, where eldest sister Elinor attempts to adjust her family to their new state of economy, and middle sister Marianne allows her wildly romantic sensibility to carry her into an imprudent, open courtship ...
Read moreBook Review: Sword in the Stars
The Story: Haunted by memories of a violent past, Alastair Coldhollow wagers his life on the hope that a sword will appear in the stars and the foretold Halfainin, the Pathwalker, would come. Meanwhile, tensions simmer between Anglinore and the murderous Gorrack Nation, threatening war on a cataclysmic scale. The fate of all could rest ...
Read moreBook Review: Breath of Angel
The Story: Young priestess Melaia’s world is turned upside down when she witnesses the gruesome murder of a stranger in the temple courtyard. Suddenly things Melaia long believed to be legend are coming to life before her eyes–and she finds herself caught in the middle of a blood feud between two immortal brothers. Resolution is ...
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