What if your art came alive?

Imagine a world where your art came alive, and your words changed the world around you.  Welcome to SKETCH, a YA fantasy novel by Sheila Nicole Renva.  If you're prepared to be blown away, watch the trailer below... by far the most incredible book trailer I've ever seen.



I know, you want to read this now, right?  But before SKETCH can go out onto the shelves and into your hands, Sheila needs your help to get it published!

Check out the IndieGoGo campaign for SKETCH below, and see how you can help get this book published... while receiving cool rewards along the way!

I contributed to SKETCH.  Will you?

Nightmare Academy

A couple days ago, I finished Nightmare Academy by Frank Peretti.  I just want to briefly say that this was an excellent book.  It's been a long time since I read a novel and thought, "This is why I want to write!" It was also one of the best examples I've seen of how a story can be the best way to express a message. 

In Nightmare Academy, Peretti paints a disturbing picture of a society stripped of its standards for truth.  What would it be like to live without right and wrong?  Without good and evil?  With a morality that is relative?  Also, this book deals with a chilling take on communism and world domination.  And if you're wondering what the connection is between truth, morality, communism, and world domination... well, you're just going to have to read this book.

As with all Peretti's novels, Nightmare Academy is a thrilling and intriguing read, that will grip you and keep you turning the pages way past bedtime.  But, I wouldn't recommend reading it at night...

...Because this nightmare is real.

Must-Have For Christian Fiction Writers!

Are you a writer?

Do you write Christian fiction?

If you do, then there's a book you have to read. Like, HAVE to read. It's this book below:

I don't care if you're a newbie writer or if you've been writing for many years. Whatever level you're at, you'll get something from this. 

As for me, this book gave me a MAJOR inspiration boost. The wheels of my mind just went flying. I had a piece of paper with me at all times while I was reading it, just so I could jot down ideas. And it also taught me a lot about writing. Here are just a few things I benefited from:

* Using the dumb puppet trick

* Tips on how to write descriptions

* How to handle profanity in Christian fiction

* How to introduce a character

* How to juggle lots of characters and plots in a big novel

 * Using the "or-else" component, or the "ticking time bomb", to add suspense in a story

* Including the hero's inner journey

Click here to buy the book on Amazon; click here to buy the book from the original publishers.

Thanks, Whisper, for recommending this book to me! ;-)