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Why Read Historical Novels?

In a recent Boston Globe article, practicing psychologist Nancy Harris writes: “When daily headlines are replete with domestic violence and international strife many readers turn to historical fiction to remind them that they are not alone in the struggle to...

Nevertheless

The stories of the Old Testament are unpredictable, gripping, emotional. Madeleine L’Engle, in her book,?Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, helped to answer why I like to read and write about the stories of the Bible. As a child, L’Engle...

Seeds

A new novel is forming in my mind. This is one of my favorite parts of writing: when a new idea comes. What was not there a moment before comes like a flash. Discovery is always a delightful shock: why did I not think of this idea before? It’s so obvious now. It...

Whitney Award Nominee

Light of the Candle has been nominated for a Whitney Award in the Historical Fiction category. Last year, my mentor Chris Crowe won the award for his YA verse novel Death Coming Up the Hill.