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Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #25

Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on 4/10 at noon Mountain with Stop #1 at… Continue reading Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #25

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The Story Behind the Story

Twenty years ago, I went on my first short term mission trip to an orphanage in Thailand. Ten years ago, I wrote a novel based on it. This week, 15 May 2024, that story is being published. Talk about a journey! But this story goes back further than that—to when I was just a kid,… Continue reading The Story Behind the Story

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How to Write the Perfect Novel in 49 Easy Steps

Have a brilliant story idea and spend the next day/week/month madly scribbling down/plotting out what is easily going to be the next big bestseller. No, not just bestseller. This is going to be the book that changes the world. This is going to be EPIC. Open a new document on your computer. Stare at blank… Continue reading How to Write the Perfect Novel in 49 Easy Steps

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Marketing for Introverts

I like to joke that there’s a reason I’m an author and not a speaker. Writing fills me with joy and comes easily. Speaking—whether to one person or (gulp) a crowd—has me struggling to breathe. I can mangle a spoken sentence with the best of them, think phones are pretty much the most terrifying invention… Continue reading Marketing for Introverts

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Sometimes you have to Go Back to the Beginning to See How Far You’ve Come

Back when I was eighteen, I went on a mission trip to Brazil with Teen Missions International Australia. It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. (And, side note, if you’re a teenager or have teens interested in missions, I would very highly recommend going on a TMI team.)We had a few… Continue reading Sometimes you have to Go Back to the Beginning to See How Far You’ve Come