Sarah Garris's Blog – September 2010 Archive (8)

Frank Ryman is the detective in Dying on…

Das Medallion: "The Locket" - http://www.scarboroughbooks.com/

Sometimes a new author emerges onto the writing scene with a first book that has the makings of becoming a bestseller right off the bat. With Das Medallion: "The Locket," Kathryn Scarborough has written a book that has all the potential to do just that.

Das Medallion is a historical suspense that's full of intrigue and sure to keep readers on the edge of…

http://www.todayinscienceclass.com/

What do you do when your child comes home from school and asks questions about God versus what he learned today in science class? It's normal for kids to question beliefs and values and it's difficult to counter the information that's being fed to them every day in public schools.



Christian educator, David Millette, has written a brave new book, Today in Science Class: Ben's Big Bang…

There's Something About Daniel - http://www.robynstecher.com/

There's Something About Daniel: A journey with my son through complexity, life and love, written by Robyn Stecher, is both candid and compelling - a story of a mother's love and how she embraces the unexpected arrival of a child with special needs. Stecher never allowed the challenges that Daniel's life presented to cause either of them suffer.

Instead, Stecher…

Principle Centered Living - http://www.principlecenteredliving.com/

Principle Centered Living: 9 Reasons To Maintain Your Values in a Pressure-Filled World, written by Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams, is a book for our times. It explores the only question that truly matters - both in business and in life - "what is the best way to live?" Living an ethical life, void of distorted ways of thinking can keep us from falling victim…

Have you ever been disappointed by reading a book and then watching its film? Have you ever watched a film and then read the book that it was based on?

Many movies remain very true to the book. Others only follow the core of the book's story, while mostly taking poetic license with the plot and the characters.

There are many reasons that make these movies what they are. For example, the length of the movies is set to be between one and a half to two hours, while books…

Post-Apocalyptic books and movies have been getting quite a lot of attention in recent years; Movies like I Am Legend and Cormack McCarthy's book The Road for example have had huge success and critical acclaim. This has a lot of people wondering why there has been such a sudden increase in fiction of this genre.

Looking back in recent history you could easily identify the rise in apocalyptic fiction against the political era. For example the early 60s with the Cuban missile…

You have a great idea for a nonfiction book. Everybody thinks it's a great idea. But will a book publishing company think it's a great idea - enough to pay you an advance, commission you to write it, publish your book and sell it?

That will depend largely on your book proposal. Here's where you demonstrate persuasively that your idea has merit, and that the company will benefit from publishing your book. Of course, even a solid idea and a great book proposal can't guarantee…