by Darlene N. Böcek | Jul 15, 2016
At what point should a writer write to please the people, and at what point should a writer write what should be said? A lively discussion on this topic was recently on Steve Laube agency’s “What’s Wrong with my Book” blog post by Tamela...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jul 11, 2016
All Christians are in a state of flux… ALREADY/NOT YET: We are righteous already, but not yet. We are seated in the heavenlies already, but not yet. We are experiencing eternal life already, but not yet. We are sinless in God’s eyes, but not yet in the...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jun 12, 2016
Playing Saint by Zachary Bartels, which came out in 2014, gets top score in my book. As a pop Christian novel, it does an excellent job of intertwining history, intrigue, character development and theology. The protagonist is an up-and-coming tele-evangelist...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jan 22, 2016
Write a blog post entitled “100 Things to Do Instead of Editing your Novel” Find articles and blog posts about how to edit your novel (see Lists) Comment on those blog posts in detail Read books about editing your novel (see Lists) Take your kids out to...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jul 27, 2015
Research Sources TRUNK OF SCROLLS is this kind of Novel.