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Behind the Grit and Grace: Unpacking Annie True and Brave with Author Jody Day

Step back in time to the rugged beauty of early 1900s West Texas, a place where faith was forged in the crucible of hardship, and courage wasn't just admired—it was essential. Annie True and Brave is a story that draws us to a powerful historical narrative that...

Defying Tradition: Barbara M. Britton on the Bold Daughters of Zelophehad

In midst of interesting biblical stories, some remain less explored. Such is the compelling saga of the Daughters of Zelophehad. These five sisters whose courage, faith, and audacious petition for their inheritance forever changed the legal landscape of Tribes of...

Crafting a Kingdom: Exclusive Chat with O.R. Sykora on Faith & Fantasy in Son of the Mountain King

Today we're chatting with O.R. Sykora about her critically-acclaimed debut novel, Son of the Mountain King, an allegorical Christian fantasy that is packed with symbolism. Let's get right into it: In the early chapters, the character of Grumwold is portrayed as a wise...
The world has changed forever and so has fashion

The world has changed forever and so has fashion

The most classic treatment of clothes in The Blackburn Chronicles is the uniform of the those belonging to The Order of the Sword and Scroll. Crimson cloaks and armor breastplates worn by the knights harken back to the centuries old origin of the powerful society. Ashton Wells, spy for the Order, favors a knight’s blade over the more modern tracer gun.

Charlotte Blackburn, the heroin of the series goes through a tremendous transformation from debutante to dissenter and later…t

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Weapons of light

Weapons of light

Creating the weapons for my YA Steampunk novel, The Tremblers took me on a fascinating path. The invention of destructive devices was vexing and addicting all at once.

Weapons of light — Tracer Guns are the weapon of choice for the soldiers of the Peaceful Union. Powerful blasters that syphon the glowing purple energy from the massive Tesla Domes caging the city-states are feared by the average citizen. Constantly realibrating to the dome’s pulse, they are outlawed to everyone but the soldiers of the government.

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