Fiction writing

  • Summer Romance Books: Big Love and More on Sale

    Summer is here, and it’s time for beach reading! “Big Love” novella and other e-books are on sale. A fun excerpt introduces “Big Love’s” protagonist, Berly, and previews her upcoming interview in Chicago.

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  • Big Love and Architect Frank Lloyd Wright

    The novella “Big Love” features a key scene in the Usonian style home, Samara, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright in West Lafayette, IN. The author highlights the peaceful and relaxing atmosphere of the home, influencing the protagonist’s emotions, and explores the connection between architecture and mood.

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  • Small Doesn’t Have to Mean Cheap!

    Well, as Berly Charles could tell you, tiny houses aren’t necessarily low in quality. Tiny can be large. Tiny can be luxury. Tiny can be va-va-va-voom! Berly is the female lead in my novella, “Big Love,” now out from Scrivenings Press. In the story, she builds tiny houses for residents in Indianapolis who need or

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  • Look at all these new releases!

    Many new books are being published in May. Here are some of them!

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  • Who Is Berly Charles?

    Who is Berly Charles? The heroine of my novella, “Big Love.” Here’s an insight into her motivations.

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  • Meet Nathan Rafferty — “My friends call me Rafe” — from my novella, “Big Love,” available now on Amazon.

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  • What do I mean by “Big Love”?

    What is this “Big Love” my character is looking for? I let her tell you in her own words.

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  • Lots and lots and lots and lots of new book releases!

    In addition to my own new book release (Big Love, a RomCom novella from Scrivenings Press), there are a BUNCH of new books releasing this month from my friends and fellow authors in American Christian Fiction Writers. I’m betting you can find at least one! https://acfw.com/acfw-new-releases-april-2024/ Michael Ehret loves to play with words and as

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  • A Great Idea for Using Tiny Houses!

    See a great video featuring a tiny house community for veterans in Kansas City. Something similar happens in my novella “Big Love,” which also focuses on a similar charity build and contemporary romance, in a humorous way.

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  • Samara Is A Real Place

    Samara Is A Real Place

    I knew I had to have this almost magical place where the natural attraction these two feel for each other could be easily intensified. It’s a novella, after all, there wasn’t a lot of time.

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