BOOK REVIEW: Behind the Stories

 

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by: Linda Mae Baldwin

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Title: Behind the Stories
Author: Diane Eble
Publisher: Bethany House
ISBN: 0-764-22463-8

Did you ever wonder how your favorite Christian author comes up with ideas for her novel? How did his call to writing come about anyway? Would you be surprised to learn that many of them struggle, not just in their writing careers but also in their walk with the Lord?

Diane Eble has done readers and writers a wonderful service by conducting interviews with Christian novelists, then compiling their comments into a reader-friendly book. It is an encouraging, eye opening journey as authors reveal a behind the scenes look of their writing.

Similar in some aspects to Chicken Soup for the Writers Soul , it is also completely different.

The book is comprised of eleven chapters with a few testimonies shared in each chapter.

1. Say Yes to God – Bill Meyers, Sharon Foster, Randy Alcorn
2. Uniquely Gifted – Jim Walker, Robin Jones Gunn
3. Everybody Needs Somebody – Judith Pella, Melody Carlson, Jamie Langston Turner
4. Dream God’s Dreams – Karen Kingsbury, Catherine Palmer, Jane Peart, Alton Gansky, Lawana Blackwell
5. Not By My Strength – Janette Oke, Linda Chaikin, Lori Copeland
6. Redeeming the Past – Patricia Hickman, Lyn Marzulli, Robin Lee Hatcher, Angela Elwell Hunt
7. Obedient to One Voice – Patricia Sprinkle, Bodie Thoene, Terri Blackstock, Athol Dickson
8. God’s Stretching Places – Francine Rivers, Jan Karon, Jane Kirkpatrick, Anne de Graaf, Lisa Tawn Bergren, Beverly Lewis, Peggy Stoks
9. Perseverance and Hard Work – Dee Henderson, Gilbert Morris, Jack Cavanaugh
10. Success: True and False – T. Davis Bunn, Liz Curtis Higgs, Jerry B. Jenkins
11. God’s Gracious Ways – Diane Noble, Penelope J. Stokes, Deborah Raney.

No matter if you are a reader or a writer; there is something in this book that will touch your soul.