Today I'm trying something different. Sometimes, I'm working on a story that has all my attention, and I don't want to shift gears and writing something else (like a blog on bananas--spoiler alert this is actually coming soon). So instead, I'd like to enlist your help. Below is a prologue for a story I'm working on The Boy Who Chased the Sun. It's short, and I want to know if it draws you into the story. I'd also love any thoughts on anything from the below, including charact

Early in his ministry, Christ heals Peter's mother-in-law: "And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them." Matthew 8:15. Who exactly was she minstering to? To minister is to attend to someone's needs, but what were the needs of Peter or anyone else around? We aren't given much context, but let's consider the scenario. Imagine the verses like you were there. Jesus walks in, touches her, and she is healed. It would be a life-changing

For most of you, this is your first time seeing the new blog and site. Isn't it great? Definitely a step up from where things were. It took a bit longer than I was hoping, but here we are, ready to launch a new website, a new brand (doesn't the logo look great???), and a new beginning. If you're new to Prolific Writing, let me give you a brief history: I put together Thirteen Crossroads Publishing back at the start of 2015. It was my way of premiering as an author and startin