Recently, my friend and I toured Ernest Hemingway’s home in Key West, Florida. The visit left me inspired and amazed by his accomplishments. This Nobel Prize-winning author published seven hefty novels between 1926 and 1952. I brought home three lessons that I recommend for all new writers: What a legend. Fans loved him so much…
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A Balancing Act
Last Sunday night, I teetered on the edge of my seat in front of the TV as two seventh-generation members of the Flying Wallendas successfully traversed a 1,300-foot tightrope strung 25 stories above Times Square. While harnessed to a wire above them, they had eschewed a net. It took Nik and his sister, Lijana, 37…
Why did I start writing Christian fiction for teens?
All my life, I’ve written for someone else—grade school teachers, college professors, newspaper editors, magazine publishers, corporate managers and high-tech clients. I was established. Why would I want to give up a steady salary to wear out my keyboard in the risky book publishing industry? God. Yep, He nudged me. In fact, He all but…