Today, I’m so excited to welcome Carrie Walker to the Brave Blog. Carrie is the author of Emma’s Hero, a brave book that celebrates the value of life. Welcome, Carrie! Let’s jump in. How would you define bravery? What is it? Where does it come from?Doing something that is important, even though it may be…
By D.T. Powell Modern Christianity shies from discussing homosexuality and other forms of sexual sin and deviance.Now, more than ever, Christians must look to the Bible for answers on how to approach these issues.Last week on the Brave Authors Blog, Aubrey Taylor, in her post, “Why Can’t We Talk About This?”posits, “the church of today…
Today we welcome to the Brave Blog author Lori DeJong to talk about her writing process and bravery. Welcome, Lori! Let’s jump right in. Do you consider yourself brave? Why or why not?I do in some ways, and in others, not so much. Anything medical sends my knees to quaking, from asimple shot to any…
by Aubrey Taylor One of the passions of the Brave Authors group is to take on difficult topics through fiction. OurBrave Blog touches on a variety of issues as well. If you caught my interview last week, you know that Ihave found my personal niche in German-perspective WWII fiction. However, challenging the typicaltropes of the…
Today on the Brave Blog, I’m interviewing Brave Author Aubrey Taylor. Let’s jump right in! Sarah: Do you consider yourself brave? Why or why not? Aubrey: Whether or not I am truly “brave,” writing has challenged me on a number of levels. Taking onthe Second World War from the German perspective means steeping myself in…
by Kathy Harris I Can Do Hard Things is the title of one of my favorite songs sung by one of my favoritefemale singers, Jennifer Nettles. If you haven’t heard it, check it out sometime. It’ssomewhat of a women’s anthem, and we can all use an anthem (or two) when we’regoing through life. Especially the…
by Julie Arduini A few years ago, I contemplated a new small-town romance series featuring a large family. Myinspiration came from watching This Is Us and wondering how could the writing team keep track of thecharacters and time frames.From that I created Surrendering Hearts, a six-book series featuring the Hart sextuplets. The premise isthe Hart…
Today, on the Brave Blog I’m interviewing award-winning author MaryAnn Diorio. Her novel In Black and White deals with racial prejudice in 1959. It First Place in Historical Fiction in the 2020 Christian Indie Awards. Today’s interview focuses more on MaryAnn’s writing process than this particular book, but I thought our Brave readers would like…
Ezekiel 36:25-26 “And I shall sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean – from all yourfilthiness and from all your idols I cleanse you. 26 And I shall give you a new heart and put a new spiritwithin you. And I shall take the heart of stone out of your flesh and…
Today we get the privilege of hearing from debut author Sherry Shindelar. Sherry’s historical romance Texas Forsaken releases today. Welcome to the Brave Blog, Sherry! Sarah: What was the last book you read that you felt was brave? Sherry: Lori Benton’s Mountain Laurel was very brave. In addition, I’ve read several brave books by you(Sarah…
