Taylon had always liked to look out at the stars at night from the top of the castle where she lived. In fact, for as long as she could remember, the night time sky made her think about adventure in far away places. She would wonder how the night time sky would look like if she were on an island far away in the great southern sea. Would she see different constellations? Different worlds…different animals? Stars and comets and planets…..
One of my favorite tools to use in storytelling is to incorporate elements of truth or history into the story. That being said, have you ever noticed that a half-truth is more convincing than a blatant lie? Just take a look at some of the things Satan has said and done…he’s really good at twisting the truth into what he would like to have us believe. Now, from an entertainment standpoint, any fictitious story that has some basis in reality is much…..
I have always loved to read, and I have always loved music. I have also, for as long as I can remember, been completely mesmerized by the stars in the night sky…often wondering if there were any other civilizations out there for mankind to meet one day. While many of my childhood fancies have turned to dust (one of them being the idea of other civilizations in the cosmos….um…we can talk about that another time), the dreams of writing and…..
Why do we write what we write & how we write it when we do write right A recent blog post posed the challenge; Write a statement about the purpose of your book. I didn’t take long to respond with; Doing what I was told couldn’t be done. I like a challenge and I like science fiction. What I don’t like are stories that have to use vulgar language and sex to sell them. Don’t get me wrong,…..
When I first started on the HILL OF GREAT DARKNESS story line I had no idea where it was going to take me. Like many people before me, I just started to write. I did know, however, that I wanted to stay Biblically accurate and true to my faith. I remember when HOGD first hit the streets and I started telling everyone about it; “It is a Christian-based science fiction story” I would say. Their oft repeated reply was; “How…..
For me, one of the easiest ways to hook a reader into the story is to use a touch of truth in the mix. History is replete with story fodder and just begs to be used. That was the way Mr. Dan Brown created an incredibly readable novel a few years back with The Da Vinci Code. He took historical realities and twisted them into a fictional account of the past and then brought it into the present. While I was…..
Awhile back, my first adventure into the publishing scene had its first bump……. Yeah, you guessed it……. I got a bad review of HILL OF GREAT DARKNESS. Now, I don’t know about you all, but; I am loving every minute of it. I know…I’m just a little to the upside of insane. Translated that means positively crazy! But, hey…after all………………….. Not only am I a writer……… I am also a musician, public speaker, Bible teacher, and a mover of mass…..
The adventure of a thousand lifetimes has already begun… HILL OF GREAT DARKNESS is for those who want to go where no one has gone before and not have to worry about offensive language or any type of ‘adult’ situations. This book is a good fit for any age group! You see, I wanted to write a sci-fi (or as I like to say Chri-fi) story that glorifies the God of the Bible. So, you want to know a little…..
FROM THE ARCHIVES OF INSANEFAITHNOW Last week we spoke of HILL OF GREAT DARKNESS and the use of history in a work of fiction. Nothing really new there. I simply used an area of the world with which I was familiar and wove a science fiction story line from the disappearance of an entire civilization. Been done before…many times… Ever hear of Atlantis? Anyhow, this week we are going to look at the history behind the story that I am…..
Hello, everybody! My name is H. C. Beckerr and I am the author of Shadow of Tunguska. This is the long-awaited sequel to Hill of Great Darkness and I am so glad that you are taking the time to visit my blog page! This entire two-book project is very special to me and I am sure it will be one that will cause you to wonder anew the mysteries of our universe. I plan on using this blog to interact…