Wednesday, April 3, 2019

When Research Hits Home


My current WIP (work in progress) is about anger with God from the standpoint of a Bethlehem woman who loses her child in Herod’s massacre of the innocents. I’ve been doing a lot of reading about first-century Palestine, and having fun tracking down connections and the impact of the historical context on my characters. I am also on the lookout for books that deal with my theme. The first one I turned to was Philip Yancy’s 
Disappointment with God.


It’s a book worth multiple readings.

The Feast of Tabernacles

You might think The Innkeeper’s Wife is long, but it's 20,000 words shorter than my original draft! I knew I had to cut something—a lot ...