It’s nearly impossible to write a novel with no sin in it. When part of the market you’re writing for includes Christian readers, you think more than twice before having a character sin. Yet other novels frequently contain lying (bearing false witness), coveting (envying), dishonoring a father or mother, stealing, assault, and even murder. Sin…
A Cup of Water
Summer Plans & My Disasters by Karin Beery ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
“Truth is stranger than fiction.” – Mark Twain It certainly can be, which is why there are several aspects of my life in my debut novel, Summer Plans and Other Disasters. If you’re not familiar with the story, here’s the short version: Callie has plans. She thinks they’re God’s will for her life, but nothing…
It Will Be Worth It All by Jarm Del Boccio ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
“I was a good girl. I helped my ima with the chores and took care of my baby brother Zaccheus. I was kind to those around me. I prayed to Jehovah and listened intently to my abba when he read from the Torah. I did everything I was told to do. From the outside, I…
September 2020 New Book Releases
September 2020 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Until I Met You by Tari Faris — Libby Kingsley dreams of a new life and a new library for the charming small town of Heritage, MI. Things get complicated when her big ideas…
Courting Danger by Nike N. Chillemi ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
I have a picture in my head, now that I’m living in the Sunshine State, that I want to bring a crime wave to the state I love, Florida…in fiction, of course. And Florida is the perfect setting for a mystery novel what with sun, the beach, tourists, hurricanes, and much more. So many possibilities….
Thick Chicks by K.L. Gilchrist ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Technically, I write contemporary fiction. However, my brand is fearless fiction for women of faith for several reasons. All my main characters are flawed yet faith-filled. And, well, their stories aren’t what I’d call traditional. My books have a kind of “brace yourself” element to them, but the Lord always prevails in the end. In…
Solitary Man by Eric Landfried ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
My novel Solitary Man is ultimately about the Gospel and the importance of proclaiming its message to the world, but it also shows how a friendship develops between two men with conflicting worldviews. I wanted the relationship between Doyle and Jonathan to be the true crux of the story, an unbeliever and a believer knowing…
Facing Tough Times with God & Family by Barbara M. Britton ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
I am in awe of the daughters of Zelophehad. Five orphaned sisters secured inheritance rights for women in Bible Times. I can’t imagine how difficult it was for these five sisters to go before Moses and all the leaders of Israel and ask for their deceased father’s land. This was a groundbreaking “ask” and radical…
Bell of the Night by Allison Wells ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
The story for Bell of the Night came to me years ago after researching New Orleans and discovering the photos of EJ Bellocq (nudity warning if you look him up!). He photographed dozens of District Girls from the Storyville neighborhood. Storyville was the legal Red Light District in New Orleans that was in operation until…
Walking in Someone Else’s Moccasins by Lynne Tagawa ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch famously makes a statement about walking in someone else’s shoes: “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until…