Author Interview

Meet Stephen Bly

Stephen Bly has authored 100 books and hundreds of articles. His book, The Long Trail Home, (Broadman & Holman), won the prestigious 2002 CHRISTY AWARD for excellence in Christian fiction in the category western novel. Three other books, Picture Rock (Crossway Books), The Outlaw's Twin Sister (Crossway Books)...

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Spine Chiller Thrillers

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

I have a confession to make. Once upon a time I scoffed at the notion of writing character-driven novels. I used to think plot was all that mattered and that character-driven stories were those sleepy, plodding tales that were more pretentious than readable. But that was before I began working on my first novel under the guidance of a Writer’s Digest School writing mentor.

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Multicultural Fiction

Summer Reading

Outside of Christmas time my best reading time is the summer. I search high and low for good diverse reads both large and small. However, the past three years i’ve been blessed to receive recommendations from bookclub Back On Murderpresidents, bookstores, and my blog community. I wish to share them with you. Be advised: regardless of your culture these books are universal for anyone to enjoy across denominational divides and ethnicity.

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Reviewers Corner

Three Reviews

Kelly Klepfer brings you the latest reviews on the hottest books!

Frenzy by Robert Liparulo

The Blue Umbrella by Mike Mason

Asking For Trouble: London Confidential series by Sandra Byrd

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Devotional

Make Your Selection Please

While trying to sort through a problem, I do two things: pray and eat candy. One feeds my soul and the other, my sweet tooth. Both come from heaven.

On one exceptionally busy day, I was bothered by a particularly pesky problem. So as I buzzed through my to-do list, I prayed—at the stoplight, while waiting for the dry cleaning, while going through the car wash. I didn’t pray in generalities, but prayed very specifically because I wanted God to get it right. Hopefully, He would agree with my solution, give His blessings, and everything would be grand.

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