Resources by Topic: Writing

I wrote it because I wanted readers to see that at the heart of life is the choice of what we believe. 

The Liz Taylor reference ties to the earlier one in which, on earth, Ben Fielding has no clue who Hudson Taylor is, and Li Quan has no idea who Elizabeth Taylor is.

The box was based upon an experience a friend of mine had in Moscow back in 1990 where they were passing out free Bibles to people.

One example would be the problem of evil and suffering that plagues Ollie in my novel Deception. 

A story rewritten may best express my feeling about the book.

There has been much interest in making Randy's book Deadline into a movie. In fact, the screenplay has already been written.

The present wrong is because of a combination of people’s ignorance (i.e. lack of omniscience) and injustice. But here’s the good news: God is neither ignorant nor unjust. He knows exactly what’s going on here.

It’s certainly easier to write about the places I know.

My writing is a ministry, because ministry is service, and every aspect of our lives is to be a service that glorifies our Lord.

It takes about 1.5 to 2 years to write a book. Assuming you have a publisher interested in your book, the book would need to sell between 10-12,000 copies in order for the publisher to break even.

“We live in a time where the Bible is increasingly minimized,” says Randy Alcorn. “I am committed to doing everything I can to uplift and honor God’s Word. The best-selling author of more than forty fiction and non-fiction books, including Heaven, The Treasure Principle, and Safely Home says, “The Bible is the lifeline of my work.”

Sunday night Nanci and I returned from the Christian Book Expo in Dallas where I did a number of book signings, and was involved in three upfront presentations/panels. 

I have always loved stories, and the Bible is the greatest story ever written. The unfolding drama of redemption is a story, but it is a true story. When we write fiction, what we are doing is making up a story as, what J.R.R. Tolkien called, ‘sub-creators.’ Creators with a small ‘c.’ We are made in his image, so we can invent a story, and that story, though invented, is not ‘false.’

To those who ask me about the challenges of writing, I learned long ago that I should never wait for inspiration or a good beginning.