Author as Proxy

Latayne's shadow falling into a jail cell on Machaeus, site of the imprisonment of John the Baptist. Author as Proxy I was about thirteen years old when a bus took a dozen of my Mormon friends and me from our hometown in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Manti, Utah. There...

One Call. You.

You can make an enormous difference about Coronavirus with one phone call. You’ve been stocking up on non-perishable food, paper products, and disinfecting supplies? Good for you. Biblical. Wise. Look at this chart and read this article and see where your risk factor...

Novella Workshop: Short or Long Fiction?

I write both nonfiction and fiction, and coach writers in both genres, too. I’ve often told non-fiction writers who want to be published to start by crafting articles. That way they can build up both credibility and credits. Then, when they’ve gained an audience and...

Novella Workshop: Repetition as a Stylistic Technique in a Novella 

One of the most acclaimed novellas of all time is one many people have never heard of.  Black Water, by Joyce Carol Oates, was published in 1992 and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, but it is relatively unknown.   It’s loosely based on the incident in which...

A Study of Angels

An Application of the Correspondence and Connective Theories of Truth By Michael Strawn and Latayne C. Scott           The subject of angel activity on earth is a “hot issue” both in theological and secular circles.            One common misconception held...