Just in time for Christmas, my new novel is finally here! Goldenguard, a nostalgic, Americana fantasy about a man who must return home to save the friends he left for dead. For full details on the novel, click here. Ready to get your copy? There are currently three options: The Kindle e-book version is only … Continue reading Goldenguard is Now Available!
Goldenguard's release date is just one week away! Next Saturday, November 26th, it will be available in print and ebook. Click here for more details on that, but before that comes out, I wanted to share with you guys why I write books at all. I mean, let's get the obvious out of the way: … Continue reading Why I Write
If we don't listen to Christian teachings on why we shouldn't judge, this secular song just might work.
It’s been six years since the release of my first novella, Ferryman, and many of you followers have seen the chaos of my writing journey, always kicked left and right like some pinball machine. At last, however, I have a new book, a full-length novel that I can introduce to you all: Goldenguard. Goldenguard is … Continue reading Introducing my New Book: Goldenguard
How Jesus loves us through the bullet holes we shoot into him.
Remembering the best of Carman's Christian music career.
What does an animated Christmas comedy have to do with our current pandemic? I’m glad you asked, my hypothetical friend! I recently watched Arthur Christmas for the, oh, 30th time? 40th? I forget. It’s a great, touching, and hilarious Christmas film that deserves to be a new classic, alongside Home Alone, Rudolph, and the like. The … Continue reading What “Arthur Christmas” Can Teach us About the COVID Pandemic
Not only is The Dragon Prince awesome, but it can teach Christians how to write morals in their stories.
Ask me what my favorite Pixar movie is, I'd say The Incredibles. Twist my nipples really, really hard and I'll tell you it's Ratatouille. Hey, I like food movies. But Ratatouille really is a grand film, and one of the reasons is the way it sets up, and knocks down, its opponents. I thought of … Continue reading Ratatouille: How to Write Good Opponents/Villains
I have never liked “Good Good Father.” It’s main chorus is juvenile and repetitive, and the second stanza of “And I’m loved by you, it’s who I am…” is a grammatical eyesore. Loved is WHAT you are, not who. Your name is not Loved By You. Child-friendly lyrics, simplistic melodies, and overabundance of “Oh” and … Continue reading An Open Apology to Christian Music I Used to Hate
Fencing With Ink 