A guest post by Valerie Howard I’ve been publishing realistic Christian fiction stories for 15 years, but the book I’m talking about today was by far the most challenging for me to write. My newest book, Dragonfly Summer, tackles some pretty heavy topics—mental health, anxiety, the life of former prisoners, trauma, and painful family secrets—…
a guest post by Linda Shenton Matchett While researching my latest series, The Resistance Chronicles, which features four siblings and their cousin who join various resistance groups in Scandinavia and northern Europe during World War II, I discovered that 99% of the physicians in Norway resigned from the medical professional association to prevent it from…
Today on the blog, we have an interview with Beth Steury. D. T.: Hey Beth, it’s great to have you with us today. Diving right in, what’s a topic you feel is underrepresented in Christian Fiction? Beth: In general, the hardest parts of real life. Although I do feel the landscape is changing for the…
A guest post by Paula Peckham As a Christian, I’ve often wondered how non-believers deal with hard times, such as the death of a loved one, or a devastating event like divorce, abuse, or loss of a job. Christians can bring our problems to God and draw on our belief in teachings from the Bible,…
D. T.: Today on the blog, we have an interview with author Rebecca Reed. So, Rebecca, first, would you tell us in what ways do you think you’re brave as an author? Rebecca: I’m not sure how “brave” I am on purpose, but I’ve always had a bit of an edge or extra grit in…
This week, we have an interview with author Ashley Thompson, author of her recent Christian romance release, His Liberating Flame, Book 1: Escaping the Past. D. T.: Great to have you back with us, Ashley. Would you share the first line (or your favorite line) from your latest/featured book/ Ashley: “He was effortlessly gorgeous and…
A guest post by Sherry Shindelar Texas Reclaimed is a story of victory, redemption, and the rebirth of trust. It is a story of courage and of freedom from the chains of the past and the chains of addiction. It is a story that honors the Civil War soldiers who survived their wounds, only to…
Mental health gets pushed under the rug far too often in Christian circles. It’s an uncomfortable subject for many. But we live in a fallen world. What we see and interact with is dying, breaking down. It’s far from what God created it to be, and we all feel the effects of what happened in…
A guest post by Karen Ferguson Have you ever been in a group of people with a different worldview than you and hesitated to share God’s truth about a matter? I sure have. When I was working at a community college many years ago, sitting in high pressure board meetings, it would happen often. It’s…
Today on the blog, we have an interview with Laura DeNooyer, author of The Broken Weathervane, a dual timeline women’s fiction novel. D. T.: It’s great to have you with us today, Laura. Let’s jump right in with the first question. What would you consider to be a “brave” topic in fiction? Laura: Besides tough…