Learning from the birds
The mourning dove perched on the edge of the bird bath, dipped her head and drank. When the dove flew away, the blue jay…
Make Money Writing
Sources for Christian Fiction
We can presume that working writers interested in writing for any market, the Christian fiction market included, generally start by studying that market including by…
The Berry Angle
We almost waited too long. The berry bushes were nearly stripped of fruit by the time we arrived at the field, and the attendant…
Purposes for Christian Fiction
It seems like time to discuss the Christian fiction genre in a more broad-based way than looking at individual titles. This would mean discussing one…
Doe Snot
We’re big fans of words, which is no surprise, considering our profession as writers. We read a lot of fiction of all types. We…
Little Women as Christian fiction
For the past two months, I covered a particular line of Christian fiction available in today’s market. I may at some future date return to…
Your writing is at risk
The antivirus program had no doubt. The ever-changing virus definitions were outdated, even if only by a matter of hours, and the computer was…
Love Inspired Suspense Part Two
This month, I am continuing coverage of titles in Harlequin’s “Love Inspired” line of Christian romantic suspense novels. I am considering two titles each by…
Where’s the inspiration?
While individual writers have their own definition of inspiration, we think it’s fitting that one meaning of the word is the drawing in of…
Suspense – Part One
Christian fiction started with the lone title here and there. This actually lasted for decades, until two components of the market came together. Those factors…