Author Archive

Reality Check #1: Charisma Sells

So. A while back I promised some revelations about the inner workings of Christian publishing, for which you’ve all been exceptionally patient. I do appreciate it, as I’m trying to get this silly novel in shape. But I’m excited about some of the discussions going on post-ICRS on the CBA landscape, and I just can’t stay silent ’bout some unavoidable
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To Writers of Christian fiction…

Last week at ICRS, an author told me something I probably should have realized a long time ago, which is that I’ve built myself a reputation as the guy who hates CBA. And another friend gently suggested that there are even some authors who apparently consider themselves the brunt of my negativity about the safe boundaries CBA has built around
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Life as research: Confessions, Part 1

You know what I love about being a writer? No, besides all the beautiful babes. Seriously! It’s that you’re never wasting time. Any time you spend paying attention is helping you become a better writer. No time spent just observing is time wasted. No time spent reading is wasted. No matter what you’re doing as a writer, you’re doing research.
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So I just surfed over to amazon and bought me some Schwann’s Italian Style Lasagna (which is way better than that phony non-Italian style lasagna) basically because I can–but really, I just wanted to see how it shipped. Of course, I had to buy 8 of them to get free shipping. I suppose next I’ll be buying Jesus frying pans
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Christian v. Artist

"Christian artist"? "Artist Christian"? It’s become a pretty crowded bandwagon with lots of dueling banjos, but there are still a few slapping away at the old twangy topic. What are we: artists or Christians? Today, I invite you to go check out a post about the controversial new Christian movie "Facing the Giants" (not yet released) by Dick Staub who’s
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