Story Behind the Story: Jennifer Slattery

by | Mar 11, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

My Operation First Novel finalist, Impossible Choices, initially started after a heart-wrenching story told to me from a dear friend. A woman who had in many ways mentored me when my daughter was young was now in need of support. After almost two decades of marriage,...

Story Behind the Story: Paul Baines

by | Mar 9, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

  My story is Alpha Redemption, published by Splashdown Books on September 1st, 2010. It follows Brett Denton as he takes part in a prototype speed-of-light mission to Alpha Centauri. Having lost his family in a tragic accident (for which he blames himself), he...

Story Behind the Story: Victoria Burks

by | Mar 7, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

One night I dreamed the basic plot to this book. It was as though I was watching a live performance of a play, the main characters’ images clear in the dream. Not one to dream often, I asked God when I awoke the next morning, “Why did I dream a dream like...

Story Behind the Story: Anne Greene

by | Mar 2, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

  During a long visit to the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland I became intrigued with why Highland Clans no longer occupied the Highlands. You’ll find the surprising answer in my book Masquerade Marriage. I’m of Scottish ancestry as are so many Americans, and...

Story Behind the Story: Caprice Hokstad

by | Feb 28, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

  I don’t usually take events from real life and make them into a plot. (If you knew my plots, you’d know this was a good thing!) But I do try to push plots in a certain direction to make a point. Like “How can a slave girl with no physical...