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Back From Massachusetts

Bryan and I spent the last week or so traveling around the Boston area, doing research for my latest writing project. A good friend recommended Concord, so we stayed several nights there and fell in love with the town! We toured Orchard House, the home of Louisa May...

On Why I Write Historical Novels

While I was doing research for my new project, I read King Solomon’s words in Eccelesiastes: “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any...

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...