Using story to connect YOU to the Master Storyteller
"You don't like memoirs, do you?" The question threw me for the proverbial loop. Where'd she get that idea? Because I really wanted to know, I asked. The answer shocked me. "Most of the ones you review don't get very good ratings." I hadn't noticed that. In fact, I could name several I'd … [Read more...]
About two chapters into the book, my server brought a fresh glass of Coke and said, "No good?" I shook my head. "Well written, but I don't think the princess trope is my thing." Still, at least the book contained a plot. So, I kept reading... Note: links may be affiliate links that … [Read more...]
I was twelve the first time someone challenged what I believed. She wasn't confident that a bunch of old guys hadn't just made up the Bible on their own. The heresy in that idea appalled me. That's when that yelling began. We stood there in her house, screaming at one another. I distinctly … [Read more...]
They knocked on the door just as I awoke from a nap--two women from my church. One carried a ceramic teddy bear they'd both worked on. The other woman gave me a sympathetic smile and attempted to offer verbal comfort. "Perhaps the Lord was telling you that you have enough children … [Read more...]
“What other books is she in?” Do all authors get that question? I wonder. You see, it’s one I hear almost every time a reader and I chat about a character he or she likes. We’ll talk about flaws and annoyances—fun fact: most of the time I’m annoyed abot the same things my readers are—and … [Read more...]
“Halstad House is like Grace Livingston Hill—you know, the good ones.” My daughter nodded. She knew exactly what I meant. “So like Found Treasure and The Obsession of Victoria Gracen?” Exactly like those two. We both realized that few people would understand what I meant, though. She threw out … [Read more...]
It began with a little green book. I liked the title. The Cost of Discipleship. A friend had given it to me with assurances that I’d love the book. Odd thing is, I don’t even remember the first part of it. I only remember when I got to the contrast between “cheap grace” and “costly … [Read more...]
