“The tree grew near the back fence at a thirty- degree angle. Angel had no idea what had knocked the oak over, but it stayed rooted at that odd slant. Someone had also chopped off the top of the tree, leaving one single branch that pointed straight up. Angel walked up the trunk of the […]
Behind the Scenes: Collaborative Writing – The Writer vs. The Visual Artist
Janeen: I’m a plotter. I believe in to-do lists and set routines. I like to work alone so I can control things. God has a sense of humor, since I’m in a long-term creative collaboration with a visual artist, Julia Busko, who has a very different perspective. Julia: The best way to describe my process […]
Behind the Scenes: How the tale of a lonely burro inspired author Yvonne Anderson
The Story in the Stars, the book that launched my Gateway to Gannah sci-fi series, was inspired by a little nonfiction book I ran across about a decade ago, originally written in the 1880s but reprinted almost a century later. It proposed the theory that when God created the heavens and the earth, He arranged […]
Behind the scenes: a Story of Hope by Morgan L. Busse
Many times I am asked where I get the ideas for my books. Some ideas come from a question like “What if we could see people the way God sees people?” Or a character shows up in my head and his/her story is so intriguing I have to write it. However, Heir of Hope came […]
Things I want in a middle-grade Christian fantasy, by agent Sally Apokedak
I get a lot, a lot, a lot of Christian middle grade fantasy in my inbox. And I would love to sell some of that. Here’s how you can move to the top of the slush pile: Pay attention to the mechanics If you have trouble with verb tenses or points of view or misplaced […]