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You have to do what you have to do
Today I feel like calling for a desperate need of prayer. I don’t really need it, but I want to be delivered from this mess I’m in. It’s nothing special—I’ve just been flagging all the words so I can...
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Gritty, speculative Christian fiction
As you probably know, I read a lot [2-5 books a week]. I like Clancy, Cussler, De Brul, Dale Brown, Brad Thor, early Vince Flynn, W.E.B Griffin’s speculative Presidential Agent series, Baldacci’s Camel...
View ArticleStephen Thompson’s first 5 Crossfire novels on sale for 99 cents each“
If you’ve not read any of Steve’s Crossfire novels, you’re in for a treat These are radical, spec ops warfare, spiritual battles that test your credibility until you realize that, “Hey! I’ve had...
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Christian Book Marketing: Google’s tool is gone, what will I do?
I heard yesterday that Google’s Adwords tool for developing keywords that work is no longer. I went and checked this morning and sure enough it’s gone. That means that I have to rewrite about four...
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The need for a Christian ebook distributor for self-publishers
The Kobo brouhaha, where they forced Draft2Digital to pull all their releases and took down all self-published uploads, is part of a move by Apple, Amazon, and Kobo to block rape, beastiality, and...
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Questionable Christian content: “Guardian” by Kassandra Kush
This is a well-done story for a strange religious fantasy, but it hides a darker side. It’s the story of a girl falling in love with a demon who has repented and is hoping to get back into heaven....
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Review: “Known” by Kristin Warner: Why is this a Christian book?
In many ways this is a good book, as in entertaining and uplifting. It’s clean but barely Christian. The heroes and heroines are honorable and admirable. The bad guys are nasty. The end is good. On the...
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Review: Crossover by John C. Dalglish
A fun & suspenseful mystery [if you like that kind of thing] In general, I don’t. But the story brought me in and it was a pleasant ride. The characters were believable and, just as important,...
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Review: The Fourth Kingdom by the Swanns
This book is far superior to the first book I read from this mother-daughter team of authors. The writing and the editing are professional. The story is good. The bad guys are a bit stereotypical. In...
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The heathen/Christian update on the two books
I said I might have to do this. It turned out that the heathen book was just as bad as the so-called Christian book, BUT it was more religious. The Xian [the X is the Chi of Chi Rho—symbol of Jesus...
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The Chadash Chronicles: Fool’s Errand & Mystic’s Mayhem
An impressive bit of high fantasy ††††† [I don't have stars in this font] Or so I’m told. When David gave me copies to review he said something to the effect that as far as he knew I didn’t like high...
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Review: Curse Bearer By Rebecca P. Minor [The Risen Age Archive #1]
This is a very well done tale about a young woman, who is completely ignorant spiritually, violently oppressed by evil authorities, trying to save her father—who’s basically a sorcerer. His...
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Review: Becoming The Chateran by S. J. Aisling
Good old-fashioned high fantasy: 4 stars This story is a romp in the mire of fantasy with griffins, phoenixes, minotaurs, dragons, satyrs, centaurs, elves, and all the rest. Though it was sold to me as...
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Review: Arena by Karen Hancock
This is an amazing book. I’ve been told by many that it is one of the best. I don’t agree with that. The creativity and inventiveness is truly impressive. But I don’t read to be impressed. I read to be...
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Review: Two Hunters, Riesel Tales by Pruitt Roystonn
I’m supposed to be impressed–didn’t happen That’s two in a row, but Arena is a much better book. Arena has a solid Christian allegory going, though there’s no savior. Reisel Tales had nothing spiritual...
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Who knows your niche and how to market it?
THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM PART SEVEN OF MY NEW BOOK COMING OUT NEXT WEEK Who understands your market best? For us as Christians, we have a unique answer. The Lord knows our market. More than that He...
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Review: Dragon warrior and the Princess by Celesta Thiessen 4star
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. It was given to me as Christian fantasy/scifi. The first reaction was against the very low quality cover: blurred, mediocre font choice...
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Review: Surviving the Apocalypse At by Celesta Thiessen
There be zombies! Was I surprised. A strange Christian thriller. This is a Christian book, so I assumed it was about the “real” apocalypse coming soon. In fact, the Coming King is not even hinted....
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Review: Legends of Astarkand by Krystine Kercher
This had a few strikes from the start: amateur covers. The illustrations are very child-like and the type is extremely overdone. Plus, they are not consistent. I was pleasantly surprised! This is an...
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Review: Truth, book one in the Makilien trilogy by Molly Evangeline
The tale is a bit predictable. Like many stories of this genre, I would certainly like to see a more thorough world build. The descriptions are commonly glossed over. The map was at the end of the book...
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