Finding Faith Delays

I always planned to release Finding Faith this month and worked very hard to do so, but I've hit a few delays. I've ordered two proofs now, but on each the cover is much too dark. I really love this cover so I want to get it as perfect as possible. That means at least another week or two before it will be available. I have to wait a week to get each proof. I'm going to order my third one tomorrow and hope it looks good, otherwise I'll have to make some adjustments and try again. But hopefully it will only take one more try. I will post as soon as I get a proof I'm happy with and approve it.

Pirates & Faith Writing Experiences

Now that I've finished Finding Faith and it will soon be available, it's amazing to look back. It has taken me six years to write and publish my Pirates & Faith series. I've learned so much and have gone through so much in that time. It has definitely shaped me as a writer. This morning I just finished writing "My Journey and Experiences Writing This Book" sections on my website for A Captain's Heart and Finding Faith. It was interesting for me to go back in some of my journals and read about planning and starting those books since they were both unexpected. I never planned to go farther in my series than The Pirate Daughter's Promise and Every Tear. But here I am at the official end of the series with four books. You can read the stories of each of the books and what it took to write them here:

http://www.mollyevangeline.com/about-my-books.html

Finding Faith Cover and Trailer

After working really hard on them last week and over the weekend, I'm very excited to share the cover and the book trailer for Finding Faith. Enjoy! :)

I'm Still Yours

Once in a while you discover a song that really touches you. That happened recently when I bought It Is Well: A Worship Album by Kutless. I bought it mostly for the song What Faith Can Do and then I heard I'm Still Yours, the very last song on the album. It is a wonderfully powerful and thought provoking song that is especially meaningful at this moment in my life. It also says a lot of the things I try to say in my writing. It certainly touched me and my family so I wanted to share it here for anyone who has not heard it.

Another Interview

I was interviewed again by inspirational romance author, Stephanie Boles, on her Regency Whispers blog, this time talking a little bit about A Captain's Heart and Finding Faith.

http://stephanieboles.blogspot.com/2010/03/featured-author_20.html

The Pirate Daughter's Promise - Review

I was honored to have The Pirate Daughter's Promise reviewed by Angie on her product review blog, My Four Monkeys. You can read it here.

 

http://myfourmonkeysproductreviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/pirate-daughters-promise-by-molly.html

Fantasy Writing

I don't want to write too much about it yet, because it's still a ways in the future, but I just recently got the inspiration for a brand new fantasy novel to write after I'm finished with my Makilien Trilogy. I may even have the title already, but I'll keep that to myself for the time being. As it is right now it will be a standalone book. No series this time, though I'm definitely open to inspiration.

 

In the last months I think I'm coming to realize that Christian fantasy is my favorite genre to write. It's not a surprise really since my favorite books are fantasy. The thing about fantasy is it's so easy to plot. I have no pressure at all to make sure anything is historically accurate. I can create absolutely anything. The only thing you have to worry about in writing fantasy is creating good characters, good plots, and making sure you're writing it well. I enjoy being free to be as creative as I want to be without having any restrictions and boundaries I have to work around.

 

Another thing I love about writing fantasy is it gives you the opportunity to portray Christian truths in very interesting and powerful ways. The most recent fantasy series I read, The Door Within Trilogy by Wayne Thomas Batson, is a perfect example. I thoroughly enjoyed his portrayal of Christianity within the interesting world he created and hope to delight readers in the same way with Makilien and any future fantasy novels I write.