- Thu, Aug 18, 2011
- Writing
A Funny Story about Researching for Courageous (audio)
In this audio clip, Randy Alcorn talks about an experience he had while resarching the police and gang life in Albany, Georgia for the novel Courageous.
Resources: research
- Mon, Jun 20, 2011
- Prolife
What has the reaction been to your research on the birth control pill? (audio)
In this six minute audio clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "What has the reaction been to your research on the birth control pill?"
- Wed, Aug 18, 2010
- About Randy Alcorn, Writing
Randy’s Insights on Writing Inspirational Fiction
Don’t buy the myth that writing is easy.
It’s not. I heard one author say, “Writing is like giving birth to barbed wire.” Others say writing is 5 percent inspiration and 95 percent perspiration. Books that were easy to write are invariably hard to read. Some writers seem so natural, so effortless. Don’t be fooled. It takes a lot of effort to appear effortless. With everything else competing for your reader’s attention, you must work to earn it. Many people say they want to write a book, but what they really want is to have written a book. Big difference!
- Fri, Feb 05, 2010
- Writing
What has been the most challenging work you have written so far?
The most challenging nonfiction has been Heaven. The most challenging fiction has been Dominion.
