Author's Notebook

Deborah Gatchel March 11, 2025

Today, authors have four options when it comes to publishing their book: Traditional, Hybrid, Self Publishing, or Independent (Indie) Publishing.To publish traditionally, I would need to find an agent to represent me. My agent would then approac...

Deborah Gatchel February 26, 2025

Fear Not

Matt 6:25Phil 4:6-7Is 35:4, 41:10The Bible says 365 times, “Do not be afraid.” One for every day of the year.Nope. Less than 175 times. And some of them are encouraging verses like:Jael tells Sisera, “Don’t be afraid. You can hide in my tent.”Ki...

January 12, 2025

Don't Stop in the Middle

John 113 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”4 When Jesus heard that, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”5 Now Jes...

Painting by Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob.

Deborah Gatchel July 07, 2024

A Timeline for Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

One of my favorite parts of writing historical fiction is researching in order to build an accurate picture of the characters' lives. In this series, I share some of the insights I've gathered. Check out the book links below to hear your favorite Bib...

Deborah Gatchel November 13, 2023

Know God

It could be that, as you have read these stories you have felt “something” tugging you toward God but you do not know Him or how to obey Him.The Bible tells us that everyone has sinned (Romans 3:23). Sin is anything we think, say, or do that is contr...

Deborah Gatchel February 05, 2023

What do BCE and CE mean?

What do BCE and CE mean and why don't I use BC and AD?The designations, BCE and CE correspond, year-for-year, to the more widely used, BC and AD time delineations.BCE stands for Before the Common Era and CE means Common Era.Around 500 CE, a debate ra...

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