Road to Nineveh Launches on Facebook Live
On January 4 at 5pm CT on Facebook Live I’ll be reading from my newest thriller, Road to Nineveh. You are welcome to join me as I officially launch the novel, which is book #4 in The Lighthouse...
Clothing and Writer’s Block
It has been said that Victor Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misrables, wrote in the nude to overcome writer’s block. According to legend, he asked his servants to remove all...
Tension and Conflict in Fiction
Next time you read a work of fiction, pay attention to how the author develops and maintains conflict and tension. This is especially important in the genres that promise tension, namely, Thriller,...
No Stinking Outlines
I’m frequently asked about how I start writing a book. The two most common of these questions are: How do I get ideas for a book, and do I outline the book before starting to write. I’ll address the...
Character Names
Out of the blue, the opening lyrics to Sympathy for the Devil by the Rolling Stone came to mind as I sat down to write the newsletter this month. “Please allow me to introduce myselfI'm a man of...
Taking the Gloves Off of Christian Fiction
Those of you who have followed me for more than a day realize that my novels are Christian fiction – Christian thrillers to be more precise. Technically, this means that the books support Christian...
Chronology of The Lighthouse Series
I get asked about the timeline of my novels in The Lighthouse series. Because the three major novels total nearly 500,000 words, I think folks believe the stories must span decades, at the least....
The Snare Silver Award 2023
So many of you have joined my newsletter list in the past few months, you may not know that The Snare, won a Silver Award in the Christian Mystery/Thriller category of the 2023 Illumination Book...
The Snare Audiobook Sample Chapter 22
The Snare is book three in The Lighthouse series of Christian thrillers. The protagonist, Charley Austin, is the 18 year-old son of Clay and Sheryl. In this scene he returns home for Thanksgiving...
The Chase Audiobook Sample Chapter 3
The Chase is book two in The Lighthouse series of Christian thrillers. In this scene, Sheryl, the 30-something protagonist, has just learned she is pregnant. At first excited, she now hesitates to...
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