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 learned to...
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 feels...
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.
Historical Novel Society Review
Here is a review of?Light of the Candle?in the?HNR Issue 73 (August 2015)?by Fiona Alison: Set in 605 BC, Light of the Candle is the story of Daniel, a prince of Judah, and his friends Hannaniah, Mishael, and Azariah, who comprise the young Jewish nobility sent as...
Sequel to Light of the Candle
I am happy to announce that the sequel to my first novel,?Light of the Candle, will be published by WiDo. It is tentatively titled?Waiting For Light.
Fire of the Word
I've been busy?working on the revisions for my?historical novel, Fire of the Word, about the English noblewoman, Anne Askew. Although she lived over four hundred years ago, she is still remembered. Anne was a writer and poet. She wrote her own book, which was...
I’m Featured on “Writing and Wellness” blog
I am honored to be highlighted as the featured writer on Colleen Story's blog "Writing and Wellness". ?Check it out here!
Waiting for Light
Today I completed a draft of the sequel to "Light of the Candle." 84,000 plus words. 297 pages. I'm calling it, "Waiting for Light."
Press Release for “Fire of the Word”
WiDo Publishing? just announced my new novel, "Fire of the Word," to be published soon. Here is the link to WiDo's press release. Click here: SALT LAKE CITY UT May 22, 2015 When Carol Pratt Bradley discovered Anne Askew, a young English noblewoman imprisoned during...
