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Saturday, January 14, 2012
Many modern novels are strictly entertainment. I was told in one writing class, “Don’t write to get across a message. Write to tell a story. If there is a message, it will come out.” What is the point of writing if there is no message?
In response to this advice I started Characterbooks.net. I have just printed my fourth full length book packed with Biblical lessons for all ages.
The first book I published is The Three Promises which began the day after the Titanic sank, just 100 years ago. It is based on the orphan trains that took children from the east and placed them in homes in the west from 1854 until 1929. But this story has a strong spiritual side to the plight of two orphans, Charlie and Sarah Whiteneck.
The sequel to this story is The Greatest Gift of All. It takes Charlie and Sarah through struggles and lessons in their new home in Schuyler, Nebraska.
The Mysterious Gray House tells the story of a family whose wildest dreams actually came true, and the lessons their learned from it.
The Mystery in Grandpa’s Will takes place in Virginia Beach, VA. A man is dying and concerned that willing his wealth to his grown children will ruin their lives and perpetuate their hatred of each other. So he devises a plan that is to bring the family together or they get nothing.
Check these out at characterbooks.net.
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