I was an average student. I received a D in reading in sixth grade. I’m still a slow reader. History wasn’t my favorite subject until I was introduced to historical fiction by my mother-in-law, Edith. After that, I was hooked, not just on fiction, but on facts and details. First, I was fascinated by California …
“In a world of fugitives, the person taking the opposite direction will appear to run away.”
Contrary to what most people might think, I have had more freedom to write in the Christian publishing world than I did in the general market. In the general market, if a book succeeds, most publishers want a repeat performance. They gave out “tip sheets” for what they wanted in a story. I had one …
Hadassah was a light in the darkness for those who didn’t know or understand who Jesus is. It wasn’t what she said because, in the beginning, she said very little. It was the way she lived her life that impacted others. That is still true today for all of us who believe in Jesus. People …
When I became a Christian, I couldn’t write. Then, later, God opened the door through the story of Hosea. I could almost hear Him saying, “You’ve been writing about ‘love’ for years. So, write about love – MY kind of love.” It was a year of hard work and revelation. My desk faced a wall …
** SPOILER ALERT ** This is a question recently asked, and the simple answer is God would have found a way to save all those He already knew belonged to Him. Marcus would still have gone off to Judea to find answers and found God, but he might have married someone else. Julia’s struggle …
**SPOILER ALERT** In the original manuscript of A Voice in the Wind which was intended to be a stand-alone title, I had Hadassah die in the arena. It was my first novel in which I was writing blatantly as a Christian and not doing an allegory (Redeeming Love). My editor, Karen Ball, was …
** SPOILER ALERT** Each character in A Voice in the Wind represents a different way of thinking, during Roman times, but also during ours. Marcus was an Epicurean. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die! Julia went one step further and was a Hedonist, devoted to pleasure and self-gratification as a way of …
A Voice in the Wind has had four covers over the last twenty years. The first depicted characters Atretes, Hadassah and Marcus. The second was dark blue and had a faint shadow of Roman columns behind the large print title. The third is maroon and black with Hadassah praying in the center. The last cover, …
It is unlikely A Voice in the Wind will ever be made into a movie, but it’s still fun to dream. I’ve come up with various lists over the years of who would play which role. Someone asked me this question the other day and off I went again into my movie-casting dream world of …