A Guest Post by Henry O. Arnold We are told that words are powerful, that words matter, that a spoken thought has a ripple effect in the world whether for good or ill. The main character in my novel A Voice Within the Flame is Samuel, the last great judge and prophet...
A Guest Post by Henry O. Arnold The Invention of Tragedy The invention of tragedy as a form of dramatic storytelling often is attributed to Aristotle and the ancient Greeks. The basic construct of a tragedy is that the protagonist—the one with outstanding...
A Guest Post by Henry O. Arnold The Bible as an Entertaining and Instructive Book John Milton of Paradise Lost fame wrote in a letter to a friend, “Why is the Bible more entertaining and instructive than any other book?” I say it is because the stories are addressed...
A Guest Post by Henry O. Arnold Human Love for Order Human beings love order. When our world descends into chaos, we quickly begin the task of restoring a semblance of it. When the larger world around us becomes chaotic, we are fearful of being sucked into the wider...
A Guest Post by Henry O. Arnold Conflict and Drama When our girls were young, they would badger me with requests such as, “Daddy, tell us a story about when you were bad.” I think our girls learned about the reputation of my younger days by listening to family stories...
A Guest Post by Henry O. Arnold My parents gave me my first Bible on my eleventh birthday with the inscription written in my mother’s hand: “To our son, with the hope that this book will serve as your guide all the days of your life. Our love and prayers will always...
A Guest Post by Henry O. Arnold William Faulkner once said that, “Writing a novel is like building a chicken coop in a high wind: You grab any board you find and nail it down fast.” Writing a novel an be a long-term battle in a headwind, and when you are writing an...
A Guest Post by Henry O. Arnold I wonder if there is such a thing as “total accurate history.” History is the compilation of facts that help explain events we want to remember. But is it possible to have all the facts, even in today’s world with our advanced...
By Marisa Stokley, Director of Marketing, WhiteFire Publishing Group The First Steps Beep. Beep. Beep. Never in my life had I imagined a sound would become so significant. But those beeps indicated that my newborn daughter was breathing, and thus in her ability to...
By Marisa Stokley, Director of Marketing, WhiteFire Publishing Group Clouds and a heavy gray overtone colored the sky as the gigantic Atlas truck pulled out of the perfectly suburban neighborhood on August 4, 2006. My attention followed it as I contemplated what would...
By Marisa Stokley, Director of Marketing, WhiteFire Publishing Group For the longest time, words of a certain theme were associated with my first name. Meticulous. Mature. Hardworking. High-achieving. Serious. As the eldest child and only daughter in a family of three...
By Marisa Stokley, Director of Marketing, WhiteFire Publishing Group Trust. Blind faith. Belief that something bigger is at play than what can be seen before you. Confidence that another person has your best interests at heart. Conviction that you will be able to...
By Marisa Stokley, Director of Marketing, WhiteFire Publishing Group From a young age, often we are part of conversations about identities. We are given them from the moment we come to be—a new baby joining a family as a daughter or son, sister or brother, niece or...
Responsibility Versus Being Responsible:A Lesson in the Minutiae For the longest time, words of a certain theme were associated with my first name. Meticulous. Mature. Hardworking. High-achieving. Serious. As the eldest child and only daughter in a family of three...
