One of the reasons I am beginning to write fiction is perhaps what government officials might call “plausible deniability.” (smile). In non-fiction, even if it is written only third-person, the very inclusion of ideas means that you are giving them some...
I have been active on the HBO Big Love message boards recently, and one person who identified himself as a Mormon asked why I wrote the books I have written. I”‘m pretty sure that what he was getting at was an explanation for the books I”‘ve...
What an unusual week for me. Last Sunday night the HBO series Big Love depicted for the first time in major media a scene from the secret Mormon temple endowment. It was tastefully done and apparently not completely gratuitious (plot-wise.) It provided an...
A recent column by prominent LDS writer Orson Scott Card (known best by us non-Mormons as an outstanding sci-fi writer) identifies “feminism, environmentalism, gay activism and militant atheism” as having enormous influence on our culture. While most...
I'm preparing a series of blog posts requested by Zondervan's Academic Blog, Koinonia which will appear in about a month. I'm very honored to be writing a week's worth of posts. I am also excited to be able to give academics a fresh way of looking at Mormonism...
In a couple of weeks on NovelMatters (a website where I and other Christian novelists share insights) I will be introducing a discussion on branding — the concept of making oneself unique and identifiable because of his or writing style, genre, or subject...
