No one was more surprised than me when I finished my first book. After so many false starts, I wondered if this one would end up on the unfinished pile too. But something felt different. The vision and drive weren’t the same as before. There were things I knew about this story that had to be written. I felt the mandate from God.  But the truth is, I had no idea what I was doing. What I had written was okay—solid characters, believable dialogue—but there was still a lot  of room for...

There's a very real pressure on indie authors to do it all and do it now. Many of us write, edit, publish, and market our own books. We...

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? I've always liked to write. My best friend and I would spend hours writing in...