American - Author | January 13, 1951 -
There are writers, and there are readers who want something more. They want to get at the grist of life.
Frank Peretti
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We have a God who loves us. We are in the palm of his hand. He doesn't leave us, and He doesn't forsake us.
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I don't watch television.
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I'm just a slow writer. I'm picky and careful and fastidious.
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I don't know what idea is going to hit me when.
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I wanted to write a novel where the meaning is in the story and characters and the subliminal, in the shades and nuances. It's exciting to develop that as a writer.
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'Illusion' is a story of God's love and our hunger to find him when we're separated from him. If I can paint a picture of two people still in love after 40 years, that's a pretty good message.
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I'm trying to move a little more toward literary fiction while still retaining a popular feel.
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When you are writing for the Christian culture, there is a whole gamut of expectations.
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When I first started out writing the 'Darkness' books, there was, at least in my mind, a certain sort of rulebook we had to follow.
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A good book or movie or screenplay should be emotionally satisfying. When they're done, you want people to breathe a deep sigh and say, 'Wow.'
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The people that usually have the most trouble with my books are the ones that pick them apart from a theological point of view.
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