About Christian Fiction Blog

I've gotten a few emails with questions about this blog, so I will answer a few now.

No. I will not call myself Dee Dee. I have a good friend with that moniker.
Yes. I have an article coming out in June in Spirit Led Writer. Not sure about one for Precious Times this summer.
No. I haven't forgotten. I have a second book to promote for this month. Hint. You have to cross a river to get to it.
Yes. I am behind with my interviews. I'll catch up directly(for the southerners.)
What else...Please sign in to my tagboard. I'd like to know who stopped by.
Yes. I would love any discussion ideas for the blog.
Yes. Please sign up to my mailing list. I have some treats in store for those who already have.
Yes. I dropped Blogsnob. I got too much x-rated content on there. update: I think I will come back. I have to send them a copy of my screen to see what I mean.
Yes. I plan to change my news board to something I am creating on my own.
No. I do want you to comment even if you don't agree with me.
Yes. I'm still writing...

Writing to see what the end gon' be,
Dee

Christian Fiction Back In Full Effect

Don't know why I had a white angel taking over my blog, but God sent her home. You can view ChristianFiction again.

See what I mean about spiritual warfare. :)

Dee

f a i t h * i n * f i c t i o n: Day 7 of Gilead - Beautiful. And a Call to CBA Retailing

f a i t h * i n * f i c t i o n: Day 7 of Gilead - Beautiful. And a Call to CBA Retailing

Me and Judge Glenda Hatchett

Judge Glenda Hatchett 

Shameless plugging of my interview with Judge Glenda Hatchett.

Let me warn you I uploaded it to my yahoo geocities spot, so beware of the ads on the right hand side. Just close them.

Good vs. Good, Politics and Peretti's Monster

Ok. This weekend I had to do some recovery. Just got back onto solid foods mainly potato soup. Thanks to the old man that sells redskinned potatoes, vidalia onions, and the largest, sweetest tomatoes I have ever smelled. (He keeps me healthy.)
Anyway...

So I had a huge chunk of time, while laying in bed and squeezing all the rubber out of my trashcan to ponder this question:

Can Christian Fiction be plot driven and have a deep enough structure to deal with our faith in a real and timely manner?

Yea. I know. Frank Peretti's Monster.

But I'm not talking a couple running from an evil in the woods. I'm talking about characters finding themselves in situations that they are partly responsible for, situations that both parties have good reasons to be in and thus, lies the main conflict (i.e. a pro life senator alienates a daughter suffering complications from having a secret abortion, who was raped by his brother, or church member being alienated from his church congregation for being a democrat)

Are these type of books too boring, too deep, or too political to write about? Or do we want to just know what happens next on the surface?

Writing to see what the end gon' be,
Dee

Christian Fiction Authors & Seven Figure Contracts

Check out Chris Well's snippet over at CCM Magazine about two christian fiction authors with incredibly large book deals. He's thinking about changing his name to Jerry Kingsbury. :)

Wow...

May Book of the Month #1: Grown Folks Business

Grown Folks Business Early Release 

For May I have two books of the month and this is why...

Victoria Christopher Murray contacted me today to let me know that her book, Grown Folks Business,which was slated to be my June book of the month has had an early release.

Hello again:

I realize just a few weeks ago I contacted you to tell you about my new novel, Grown Folks Business, coming out in June. Well, Grown Folks Business is in stores now. The early release took me by surprise, but it's a good thing...

Many blessings,
Victoria

I hadn't read the book, yet, because my shipper had a communication challenge. However, my good friend, Tee C. Royal, president of RAWSISTAZ book club--one of the largest and coolest clubs I might add--gave me a top notch review.

This version has been shortened for blogging purposes:

Happily in love with her husband, Quentin, Sheridan Heart is caught off guard when one morning after breakfast, Quentin tells her he's in love with someone else...a man. Her world stops as she tries to grasp the fact that her church-going, loving, and sensitive husband isn't quite who she thought he was. She must temper her two children, adjust to the attitudes of her parents, and learn when to ignore those of her church and community.

GROWN FOLKS BUSINESS is to be lauded for its relevance to our changing world... Victoria Christopher Murray is one of my favorite authors, not just in the Christian Fiction genre, but she is known across genres for her ability to help the reader connect with the characters, offer compassion, and open one's eyes to all facets of a situation. Because of its subject matter, it should be read by everyone, not just by those merely looking for entertainment as it offers so much more.

Reviewed by Tee C. Royal
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

Don't worry. Next week I will share with you the second book of the month.

To read an excerpt of Grown Folks Business click the title.

First lines...

"There's no other way to stay this, Sheridian, I'm in loving with someone else."