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TED DEKKER
Because Everyone Deserves a Good Story October 2013 Ted Dekker Inside His Creative Mind Voices 5 Essential in Fantasy Exclusive Q&A with Lisa Wingate A Word with Christy Award Winner Marilyn Sue Shank PLUS Q&A’s with Pamela Binnings Ewen & Keith Robinson FEATURES Oct 2013 Ted Dekker Lisa Wingate The Prayer Box Lisa Wingate spoke with FamilyFiction about her newest novel, her inspiration, and the transformative power of prayer. 5 New Voices in Fantasy Novels Patrick W. Carr, Robert Treskillard, Morgan Busse, Ross Lawhead & RJ Larson Find us online www.FamilyFiction.com www.Facebook.com/FamilyFiction.Edge www.Twitter.com/FamilyFiction Write to us | 402 BNA Drive, Ste 400, Nashville, TN 37217-2509 OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM DEPARTMENTS Oct 2013 CLICK TO Go SUSPENSE Pamela Binnings Ewen Plus New Releases SPECULATIVE ONE QUESTION “Who is your favorite fictional character of all time, and what makes them so special?” Keith A. Robinson Plus New Releases YOUNG ADULT Marilyn Sue Shank Check out a list of all new releases this month! http://www.familyfiction.com/books/new-releases/ Plus New Releases Watch recent book trailers here! http://www.familyfiction.com/books/trailers/ Find us online www.FamilyFiction.com www.Facebook.com/FamilyFiction.Edge www.Twitter.com/FamilyFiction Write to us | 402 BNA Drive, Ste 400, Nashville, TN 37217-2509 OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM CHILLING SUSPENSE for WINTER NIGHTS AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER! Investigating Iran’s burgeoning nuclear program for the State Department, Marc Royce must rely on an old ally to help him uncover the truth before global tensions are pushed beyond the breaking point by a catastrophic blockade. Strait of Hormuz by Davis Bunn When a nighttime explosion at a closed but still poisonous nuclear facility endangers everyone in the area, how far will security guard Kieran Mullaney—and his friend, lawyer Emily Hart— go to find out what really happened? Critical Reaction by Todd M. Johnson Thrust into a dangerous web of jealousy and intrigue in 1720 Switzerland, can math prodigy Leonhard Euler find the solution to a twentyyear-old puzzle and discover the truth about the mysterious death of his mentor’s brother? Elegant Solution by Paul Robertson Available at bethanyhouse.com, your local bookstore, or by calling 1-866-241-6733 WHO WE ARE OCT 2013 Issue 10 A publication of Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications Corp. [Nasdaq: SALM] 402 BNA Drive, Suite 400, Nashville,TN 37217-2509 Phone: 615.386.3011 Fax: 615.312.4266 www.FamilyFiction.com www.Facebook.com/FamilyFiction www.Twitter.com/FamilyFiction Deidra Romero Deidra Romero is a twentysomething blogger and bookworm. She loves good company, good coffee, and a good story. www.deidrawrites.com Editor | SHAUN HELTON Managing Editor | Deidra Romero DROMERO@salempublishing.com SENIOR ART DIRECTOR | PAULA ROZELLE HANBACK Contributors | C.J. 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Darlington Ted Dekker loves to explore truth when he writes. Whether he’s penning a thriller or co-writing a fantasy with his pal Tosca Lee, it’s his goal for every book. And with five million copies of his novels in print, he’s definitely making a connection with readers of all ages. OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM All of my stories essentially seek to understand and reconcile life as I have known it and life as it might be, free of anything but the truth, bearing the fruit of peace and love,” Dekker says. “For example, my Book of Mortals series is a trilogy which explores the entire awakening journey from literal death to wild, abundant life through the valleys of darkness which seem to separate us from that abundant life. I am, and always have been, obsessed with this journey. So I continue to write about it in ways that challenge me and any who might read these stories.” Growing up as a missionary kid in Indonesia surrounded by cannibalistic tribes, Dekker’s stories usually contain twists and always bring unique perspectives on good and evil, while frequently weaving in a vein of the supernatural. “I write what interests me,” he says. “And what interests me is seeing things differently than what is at first obvious and yet so often wrong. This means going beyond what is thought at first to be natural and often does include an element of the ‘super’ natural. My preference is to write the ‘super’ natural from a place that OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM feels organic and perfectly believable within the context of the story into which the reader has escaped.” Always one to experiment and cross genres, Dekker recently dove into the waters of self-publishing with his fourbook young adult series Eyes Wide Open. Over half a million readers downloaded the first book, which still amazes Dekker, who considered the stories an experiment he wrote just for fun. There will be more, too, as Dekker plans to publish another YA, Water Walker, in early 2014. Dekker says, “Eyes Wide Open introduces a character named Outlaw, the main character of my new solo release, and in Water Walker Outlaw once again plays a small role. “Outlaw is a novel like everything and nothing I’ve ever written,” he adds. “Most of it is first person, from the point of view of a woman who “All of my stories are mirrors— what you see depends on who you are.” was taken into slavery in the jungles where I was born and grew up. It’s a shattering and triumphant story of passion, betrayal, love and a whole new way of being in the world. More of a return to the kinds of stories I wrote early in my career, but this one is very personal for its setting. I’ve been working on it for two years. I’m so excited to see it finally come out!” When asked what common theme runs through all of his books, Dekker is quick to state: “Love. And an obsession with seeing through a totally different lens. It’s important to me because all of life is about letting go of the old ways of seeing and finding the new, narrow path so few find. I want the reader to find themselves in the story, which is really only a mirror of themselves. All of my stories are mirrors—what you see depends on who you are.” Even with all his success and “rock star” status in the fiction world, Dekker is a man who remains firmly grounded. In fact, he doesn’t feel he’s “arrived” as a writer at all. “The truth is, there’s nowhere to get as a writer; as anyone, really,” he says. “We are on a journey. Arriving is an impossibility. There is only being, now. Tomorrow is just another now. I feel no more accomplished now than I did after writing my first novel, which was never published.” OUTLAW Ted Dekker Outlaw Studios OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM EXPERIENCE FAMILY FICTION LIKE NEVER BEFORE AS LOW AS ¢ 83 an ISSUE Family Fiction Magazine for iPad® Take the magazine you love, everywhere you go. Available now on the App StoreSM DOWNLOAD NOW salempublications.com familyfiction.com Five New Voices in novels Rel Mollet Tolkien and Lewis have provided a wonderful heritage in Christian allegorical storytelling for writers today. Creating fantastical worlds, mythical creatures, heroic characters, and wicked villains, writers of fantasy novels fire our imaginations. Discover these five authors who follow in their footsteps. Patrick W. Carr Garnering rave reviews for his debut novel, A Cast of Stones (Bethany), former engineer and now high school mathematics teacher, Patrick W. Carr, has created the world of Illustra, introducing Errol, a young alcoholic whose life is thrown into turmoil by an old priest. The Hero’s Lot and A Draw of Kings continue Errol’s journey towards healing and purpose. http://www.familyfiction.com/authors/patrick-w-carr/ Robert Treskillard When his son wanted to learn blacksmithing and swordmaking, Robert Treskillard joined in with enthusiasm and discovered he was descended from a Cornish blacksmith. With his love for all things Celtic, it seemed natural to pen a series re-imagining the Arthurian legends. Look for Merlin’s Blade, Merlin’s Shadow, and Merlin’s Nightmare (Zondervan). http://www.familyfiction.com/authors/robert-treskillard/ OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM Morgan Busse Inspired by JRR Tolkien and Terry Brooks, Morgan L. Busse pens fantasy novels that intersect with faith. A Christy Award finalist in the Visionary category with Daughter of Light (Marcher Lord Press), the first in her Follower of the Word trilogy, Rowen Mar’s story is continued in Son of Truth and a yet-unnamed concluding novel that will release in 2014. http://www.familyfiction.com/authors/morgan-l-busse/ RJ Larson RJ Larson confidently stated she would never write fantasy fiction until a woman called Ela leapt into her imagination and stayed there. Imbued with Biblical allegory, RJ’s Books of the Infinite, Prophet, Judge, and King draw on the stories of Jeremiah, Jonah, and Israel’s mighty kings as Parne’s prophet, Ela, tries to turn her people back to the Infinite. http://www.familyfiction.com/authors/r-j-larson/ Ross Lawhead The author of the poem, The Ballad of Rhi Bran, woven through his father Stephen Lawhead’s fantasy novel, Tuck, Ross Lawhead is now the author of the Ancient Earths trilogy. Releasing The Realms Thereunder (Thomas Nelson) in 2011, Ross weaves a tale of an underground realm of sleeping knights soon to be awakened. A Hero’s Throne and The Fearful Gates follow. http://www.familyfiction.com/authors/ross-lawhead/ OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM Presented by Tyndale House Q&A LISA Wingate Lisa Wingate’s new book The Prayer Box (Tyndale House) follows the story of a troubled young mother, Tandi, and her relationship with an elderly woman, Iola. While caring for Iola, Tandi discovers 81 prayer boxes that span Iola’s life. What’s inside those boxes will transform her forever—teaching her something about grace and redemption. Where did you get the idea for this novel— two characters in drastically different stages of their lives, connecting on a very deep level? The Prayer Box is a book that came to be completely by accident…if you believe in accidents. I prefer to think that it was divine intervention. It was an idea that literally gobsmacked me out of the blue one day as I was sketching out some short book ideas at a publisher’s request. I looked across the room and saw a prayer box that had been given to me at a speaking event, and thought, What if the prayers of a person’s entire lifetime were recorded in prayer boxes? What would you learn if you opened those boxes, and how might it change you? The concept came almost fully formed. I knew it would be a story about a young woman whose life is in ruins, and that she’d end up being given the job of cleaning out an old house that’s also crumbling. I knew that inside the house she’d find eighty-one carefully decorated prayer boxes that are basically the chronicle of the life of the woman who owned the home. They would literally contain the story of a lifetime. Tandi has a troubled past. Can you tell us about her? Tandi is a young woman with a difficult and dangerous history. Like so many women who’ve grown up in chaotic and frightening family situations, she has unwittingly repeated many of the family patterns with which she was raised. She has created a toxic environment for OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM Special Advertising Feature “Prayer boxes have a long tradition in Jewish history and among early Christians, but other than occasional use or use as a novelty gift, they aren’t used that much in modern Christianity. Honestly, that’s a loss.” herself, thirteen-year-old Zoey, and nine-yearold J.T. Tandi’s lack of self worth and the absence of support systems have led her to make poor relationship decisions—to validate herself based on who she’s dating. She has no concept of herself as valuable to the world or to God. She loves her children, but has no idea how to raise them. Hatteras Island, where she spent time with her grandparents as a child, is one of the few places she has felt safe in her life, so it is the place she runs to when she flees an abusive marriage to a controlling older man and an addiction to prescription painkillers. The rental cottage behind Iola Anne Poole’s decaying Victorian house is a hiding place, but it quickly becomes a refuge and a place of incredible growth. Prayer boxes are not something you hear about or see every day. Can you tell us exactly what a prayer box is? Prayer boxes have a long tradition in Jewish history and among early Christians, but other than occasional use or use as a novelty gift, they aren’t used that much in modern Christianity. Honestly, that’s a loss. A prayer box is like a prayer journal, but it’s more flexible and lowpressure. Any scrap of paper you run across any time of the day will do, and you can drop it in your prayer box whenever you have the chance. Closing the lid is symbolic of giving it over to God and letting it go. Prayer boxing and the idea of taking the time to record our prayers, hopes, and gratitudes in writing (as Iola did in the book) is so very valuable. Wouldn’t it be wonderful, when a child graduates, to be able to give that child the box of hopes and prayers written by parents and grandparents during the first year of life? Or for a couple on their 25th anniversary to re-open the box from their first year of marriage? For years, I’ve given journals or prayer boxes to couples as wedding gifts and encouraged them to write down their hopes and gratitudes during their first year of life, then keep them. It’s a great exercise while they’re doing it and a precious keepsake for later. It’s also their story, preserved. Read the FULL interview HERE: http://www.familyfiction.com/authors/lisa-wingate/features/ OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM ONE QUESTION Oct 2013 C.J. Darlington “Who is your favorite fictional character of all time, and what makes them so special?” JULIE CANTRELL My favorite fictional character of all time is Pippi Longstocking! I can’t read a single story about Pippi without smiling. She is spunky, strong, kind, and FUNNY! She’s always getting into some kind of mischief, and she turns our typical adult view of life completely upside-down. She reminds me a lot of myself—a BIG imagination! MARY CONNEALY Abbie Deal from A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich. This book is, to me, the most powerful emotional experience of my life. Somehow Aldrich manages, through Abbie Deal, to catch me, the reader, exactly where I am in Abbie’s life. Every time I read this book about a pioneer woman who gives up everything for her children, it just hammers me. It’s so powerful, so perfect. Abbie goes through a life of sacrifice and comes to the end and realizes that it was right, that she didn’t give up anything. Those children were her true life’s work and her life was spent doing something beautiful. OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM ONE QUESTION Oct 2013 C.J. Darlington “Who is your favorite fictional character of all time, and what makes them so special?” KATHRYN CUSHMAN Frodo Baggins. What makes him special is that there is absolutely nothing special about him—he’s small, not particularly strong, not particularly brave. Although average at best, he gives every ounce of the strength he does possess to do the right thing. His journey is long and hard, and yet he moves forward step by step and never quits. IRENE HANNON Some of my favorite fictional characters come from musical theatre because in my “spare” time I love to perform. Anna in “The King and I” is a standout, and I’ve been fortunate to sing that role twice. She’s smart, strong, spunky, independent and courageous—plus, she has a caring heart. Hmm… come to think of it, she sounds a lot like my heroines! DEBORAH RANEY When I was a child, my mother read Johanna Spyri’s Heidi to us five children—one chapter a night, two if we could persuade her. Having only loving adults in my life, I had a hard time with Heidi’s grandfather (Alm-Uncle) being so gruff with her, but as AlmUncle warmed to Heidi, I warmed to him. He helped me understand that not everyone who speaks gruffly and appears uncaring is actually so. OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM Suspense Young adult Pamela Binnings EweN In Pamela Binnings Ewan’s newest book, An Accidental Life (B&H Books), she approaches an issue most authors would shy away from—infants who survive abortions. In her book, Pamela tells a complex story of desperation and hope. Where did you get the idea for this novel? About three years ago I saw an interview with Registered Nurse, Jill Stanek, on television. She was talking about a testimony she gave before Congress in 2000 about infants born alive during late term abortions, and left to die. Medical assistance was withheld. She also said that it was not uncommon for an infant to survive a late term abortion. In the hospital’s case, when a live birth occurred the baby was left in a ‘soiled utility room’ alone to die. As you can imagine, I was horrified. I’d never heard of such a thing, never even thought of the possibility An Accidental Life Pamela Binnings Ewen B&H Books that an infant could survive an abortion. But as I researched the issue, I found that what Stanek had said was a fact, and that this is still continuing today. That interview, and the research I did afterward, drove me to write An Accidental Life. I wanted readers to know that this was happening, and just as important, why. What do you hope people get out of this? I’m hoping that An Accidental Life will open eyes; save little lives. An Accidental Life is a love story and a legal drama centered on a tense murder trial. The two story lines deal with life-changing choices. My hope is that through the trial portion of the book, readers will understand that infants born during late term abortion are often capable of surviving, but in more cases than you could imagine—still moving, crying, struggling to breathe—they’re treated as medical waste and left alone to die. Particularly in the case of young women readers, An Accidental Life is a call to an awakening, then understanding, and then…change. Read the full interview online! http://www.familyfiction.com/authors/pamela-binnings-ewen /books/an-accidental-life/ OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM Suspense NEW RELEASES click on a book cover for more information Unlimited Davis Bunn B&H Books Dangerous Passage Southern Crimes #1 Lisa Harris Revell The Earl Walker Mysteries 3-in-1 Collection Chris Well Spyglass Lane Mysteries In Pursuit of a Princess Lenora Worth Love Inspired Suspense Trapped Fatal Tide Private Justice #2 East Salem Trilogy #3 Irene Hannon Revell Lis Wiehl Thomas Nelson The Soldier’s Sister Stranded Memory’s Door Hide and Seek Alaskan Courage #3 Well Spring Family Reunions Dani Pettrey Bethany House Publishers James L. Rubart Thomas Nelson Lynette Eason Love Inspired Suspense More new releases online: http://www.familyfiction.com/genres/suspense/books OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM Military Investigations Debby Giusti Love Inspired Suspense speculative Keith A. Robinson Keith Robinson’s latest book titled Elysium (Xulon Press) seeks to carve out a unique space in Christian fiction—a type of literature that is able to educate its readers and strengthen their faith while entertaining with a little Sci-Fi flare. Your new series, The Tartarus Chronicles is set in an underground world in the future. Can you tell us about why you chose this setting? Elysium belongs to a new genre of Christian fiction called Apologetics Fiction, or sometimes Literary Apologetics. As such, the goal of this series is to deal with the topic of why Christianity is unique among the world religions. In order to tackle such a hefty topic, I needed a setting that would be a microcosm of the world’s religions, yet at the same time be science-fiction (which is a completely untapped genre for Christian fiction—largely due to the theological difficulties inherent in the genre). So, I Elysium Tartarus Chronicles Keith A. Robinson Xulon Press created a fictional, underground world that is inhabited by humans who were accidentally transported there via mysterious portals. What was the inspiration for Elysium? As I previously mentioned, the goal of the Tartarus Chronicles is to demonstrate the differences between the major world religions and present a reasoned argument to show why Christianity is unique, and the truth. However, the trick of writing an apologetics fiction novel is to present the apologetics arguments in such a way that it doesn’t interfere with the pace and plot of the story. Therefore, I wanted to create a novel that largely centers around an unscrupulous character who learns he has only thirty days to live. As the story progresses, he begins to question what he believes about life after death. This plot is further woven into the overall narrative about a team of fugitives who are trying to reverse the portals to return the population of Tartarus back to earth. However, they are forced to dodge the government and other warring factions who are determined to steal the technology to further their own ambitions. Read the full interview online! http://www.familyfiction.com/authors/keith-a-robinson/books/ elysium-the-tartarus-chronicles-1/ OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM speculative NEW RELEASES click on a book cover for more information The Shadow Lamp Dark Halo Bright Empires #4 Angel Eyes #3 Aquifer Jonathan Friesen Zondervan Stephen R. Lawhead Thomas Nelson Shannon Dittemore Thomas Nelson The Living Room Robert Whitlow Thomas Nelson Dragonwitch King Tales of Goldstone Wood #5 Books of the Infinite #3 Anne Elisabeth Stengl Bethany House Publishers R.J. Larson Bethany House Publishers Sandstorm A Stark Brothers Tale Passages: Volume 2 The Marus Manuscripts 4–6 Steve Rzasa Marcher Lord Press Paul McCusker Tyndale House Anomaly Krista McGee Thomas Nelson Nightriders Marc Schooley Marcher Lord Press More new releases online: http://www.familyfiction.com/genres/speculative/books OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM Young adult Marilyn Sue Shank With a background in psychology and education, author Marilyn Sue Shank used her professional insight to write a complex story about a girl growing up in poverty and grief after the loss of her brother and grandmother. Marilyn captured the 2013 Christy Award in the Young Adult category with her debut book, Child of the Mountains (Yearling). Why did you choose the Appalachian Mountains for the setting? does Lydia speak that way?” I told her, “These are the voices of my childhood.” I remember many of my relatives speaking this dialect in the 1950’s and 60’s. The dialect isn’t spoken as heavily or as widely as it used to be. I hope to help preserve it through this story. I was born in West Virginia, close to the towns that are featured in the book. My father lived in Confidence Child of the Mountains is about a young girl and Paradise when he was a from the Appalachian Mountains who is forced boy. People on Paradise Hill, to live with her aunt and uncle after the including my father, liked to death of her brother and grandmother and the say, “You have to go through Confidence to get to Paradise.” incarceration of her mother. Where did you get the inspiration for this novel? That metaphor worked I was working at my computer on some perfectly for my novel. Lydia handouts for my college students when I heard was born in Paradise but a girl’s voice whisper inside my head, “My forced to live in Confidence as mama’s in jail. It ain’t right.” I thought, That she struggled to learn some important truths about herself was strange, and continued typing. I heard the voice louder, “My mama’s in jail. It ain’t right.” I and the people around her. continued typing. When I heard it a third time, A New York editor who “MY MAMA’S IN JAIL! IT AIN’T RIGHT!” I knew critiqued the first few pages this was something that had been given to me. I of Child of the Mountains at a opened up a new file and started writing. I had conference asked me, “Why no idea what the story would be about when I Child of the wrote those first few words. Mountains Marilyn Sue Shank Yearling Read the full interview online! http://www.familyfiction.com/authors/marilyn-sue-shank/features/ OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM Young adult NEW RELEASES click on a book cover for more information Martyr’s Fire Sigmund Brouwer WaterBrook Press KaiRo: The Journey of An Urban Pilgrim Judah Ben Moody Publishers Roby and the Two-Minute Miracle Charles Wayman Brashear CrossBooks The Greatest Love Story Karmen J. Buchanan CrossBooks Grace Unplugged Melody Carlson B&H Books A Simple Song: A Novel Melody Carlson Revell Books Paige Torn: A Paige Alder Novel Erynn Mangum NavPress Running Lean Diana L. Sharples Zondervan Past Darkness Laurel Woiwode Crossway Books Unleash Brock Eastman P&R Publishing More More new new releases releases online: online: http://www.familyfiction.com/genres/young-adult/books http://www.familyfiction.com/genres/amish/books OCTOBER 2013 FAMILYFICTION.COM AVAILABLE IN TWO FLAVORS! 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