Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
During the summer months I was blessed by grandchildren in my home, with overnights and cousin time a big priority for them and for me. The grandkids blessed me with their love, and I blessed their parents with time off of parenting—a win-win for everyone, right? One three-week stretch was mostly dedicated to these blessings,… Read More
Do you think God has a purpose for you, for your life? We have excuses and reasons why God shouldn’t choose us: We’re imperfect! We’re not qualified! In this, we are not different from a lot of people in the Bible. God called Jeremiah to be a formidable prophet. Jeremiah had labeled… Read More
Like the branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions, but our roots remain as one. No wonder we refer to a list of our lineage as a “family tree.” We are unique, but connected—with distinguishable looks or traits that makes it impossible to deny our connection. There is something that ties you to… Read More
Writing historical fiction is much like weaving a tapestry. We choose our stories and gather our materials—in other words: Research! The WHO—the writer chooses the story. the WHAT—he reads it from every perspective and angle he can. The WHY, HOW, and WHEN—she searches for inconsistencies and unknowns among reports of events, reads works of scholars… Read More
I’ve been on my “historical fiction bandwagon” in the last few blogs: Increase Your Bible Understanding Through History Why read historical fiction about Biblical characters? Historical fiction is a fantastic tool for discovering a past event, but did you know that there is a part of the author in each book she writes? Historical fiction… Read More
Some people believe the term “Biblical Fiction” is an oxymoron, because how can the words Biblical and Fiction be joined together. The Bible is truth. And fiction isn’t—necessarily. That’s what historical fiction does—joins two seeming-opposites together to make something more accessible, like a history lesson or a Bible story. Good fiction helps its characters come alive… Read More
Do you read “who-done-its” or watch detective shows? God Chooses Imperfect People: Tamar and Judah is tailor-made for you. You can be a detective yourself as you read Bible stories. Look closely at the events, scenes, and characters to understand the whos, hows, and whys in the story. Detectives are taught to analyze without the overlay… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 