Recruits is book 1 in a three-book sci-fi series for young adults. Readers often ask me how I come up with the storylines for the second and third books. Before I begin writing the second or third book in any series, I ask myself two questions that twine together like braids: How do I raise…
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Romantic Twists in ‘Recruits’
In Recruits, my upcoming sci-fi novel for young adults, 17-year-old twins fall in love. There are three issues at work in this scenario. First, everybody loves a good romantic angle. Well, okay. I love a great romance. I love how it spices up even the taut friction of a solid thriller. Second, it was two guys,…
Behind the Scenes of ‘Recruits’ Sci-Fi Novel
Very early in my career, I wrote three YA sci-fi novels using the Thomas Locke pen-name. A couple of years later, Bethany House Publishers decided the stories had been successful enough to re-issue the trilogy as one big fat book, Dream Voyagers. I had plans in place to continue with a new series. Then Janette…
Why Book #3 in Legends of the Realm Series is on Hold
I realize that some of you may be expecting book #3 in the Legends of the Realm fantasy series, following up on the events in Emissary and Merchant of Alyss. Instead, my publisher, Revell, is launching an entirely new Young Adult Sci-Fi series, Recruits. The team at Revell and I had a series of long…
The Latest Happenings in My Writing Life
Lots is going on in my writing life! The Emissary film project is ongoing, and I’ll share details about that as things unfold. Merchant of Alyss, Book 2 in the Legends of the Realm series, comes out January 5, 2016. There will be at least one more book in the series, but I haven’t started…
Discover how
it all began
in this explosiveprequel to Trial Run
Journey into
the Realm
with this ebookshort from Emissary
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