Tag Archive: Suspense

Feb 28

Short Story Excerpts

On Mondays, I often post devotions or personal anecdotes. On Fridays, of course, we have the Character Tour posts. I’ve spent a lot of time brainstorming on how best to use my Wednesday slot. I haven’t consistently posted on Wednesdays because I just don’t know what to do with it. Then, a couple of months …

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Feb 01

The Character Tour: Hide and Seek (Giveaway!)

Today is an exciting day for me. We get possession of our house today. Yay! We’re bringing in a cleaning crew to deep clean the house before we move in–the previous owners had cats and I’m allergic to cats. Deep cleaning is a must. Movers will be dropping off our household goods on Tuesday. We’ll …

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Jan 18

Character Tour: Dark Hour

We made it to another Friday-who’s ready for some fun? I love sharing Splashdown Books with you guys (and not just because I get to host a giveaway each time!), because Splashdown prints books in a genres that I hold dear: speculative fiction for the Christian market. This week, it’s a joy to welcome Greg …

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Oct 16

A New Project

Last week I got to start on a new project! That’s right, a new novel is under way. The excitement (and nervousness) that comes with any new project is an absolute thrill! I spent a couple of weeks getting to know my characters (twins separated at birth) and learning about a place I’ve never been …

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Oct 06

A Supernatural Faith

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One of the most equally exciting and discouraging things an agent said to me at the ACFW conference was that she only knew of one house looking for supernatural suspense (whether that was MLP or not, I’m not sure). That’s right. I write contemporary supernatural suspense—think Frank Peretti, or if you’re into the more current …

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Jun 23

Review: Winter by Keven Newsome

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I love it when I have the opportunity to read and review a novel that is in the same genre as what I write. Suspense is great—supernatural suspense is better! I love seeing the other side of our God, the side that challenges us as humans, that goes beyond what we can rationalize, the part …

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Jun 19

What Makes Suspense Different? (And a Winner!)

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Suspense was not my first pick when I started writing fiction. Yes, most of my novels and stories at the time had suspense undertones, but they weren’t specifically suspense. At least, I didn’t think they were. Then I wrote The Impossible Choice, and realized that my heart was drawn to creating suspense, even if I didn’t …

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