Reason #71: The insights of Representational Research

What follows is the second of a five-part series that Zondervan published on their academic blog, Koinonia.  The subject matter may repeat some previous “365” posts, but I will nonetheless publish them for those who might not want to scroll...

Ah, Sweet Fame, You are so Fleeting!

What a terrific weekend this was for me! I awakened Saturday morning to the news that my new novel, Latter-day Cipher, had hit the 8,000 ranking on Amazon.com.  Wow!  For a Christian book from a new novelist, God really did a wonder.  In addition, it was #15 on...

Interview with Latayne Scott on Pop Syndicate

Today on the Web magazine Pop Syndicate, the editor conducted what she calls “a virtual sitdown” with me concerning my writing. In the interview, I shared with her an incident that occurred when I was writing both Latter-day Cipher and The Mormon Mirage. I...

Does traditional publishing take the author’s artistic freedom?

I've was asked to review lots of self-published books when I was a reviewer for several print magazines. Usually — not always, but usually — the self-published books were less polished (and thus less satisfying to the reader) and often had grammatical or...

The Satisfaction of Writing

In the process of writing, I straighten up my mental house. Thus, much in the way that a computer catalogues and makes searchable the bits on a disk or hard drive, my books write me.

First Reader Review of The Mormon Mirage, 3rd Edition

I am humbled and honored by the first review of The Mormon Mirage, as posted on Barnes & Noble: The Mormon Mirage Clears the Air  by Thresholds Reader Rating:  See Detailed Ratings March 28, 2009: When I began The Mormon Mirage by Latayne Scott I had very little...