I was very heavily influenced by Pat Conroy, although my writing style is vastly different. After reading "The Lords of Discipline," I traipsed off to North Georgia College and State University to see what all this military college stuff was about. I graduated a changed person, mostly for the better. The result is "Higher Honor" a novel following four cadets through their senior year where they learn forgiveness and honor are tough choices to make, but God's grace is always sufficient, even in the most horrible of circumstances.

Speaking of Conroy -- my tagline came from his autobiography, "My Losing Season."

I have been drawn back into the darker side of faith. Until "Light at the Edge of Darkness" with my story "Fair Balance" was published, I'd forgotten how much I love spiritual thrillers. Christian horror? You bet!I have been involved with a wonderful, diverse group of writers who are now known as "The Lost Genre Guild" (www.lostgenreguild.com) where my love for horror was brought out of the closet. My story "Fair Balance" a denomic thriller (for lack of a better description) is in their anthology "Light at the Edge of Darkness."

A novel based on that short story is in progress, thanks to National Novel Writing Month. Look for it in 2009.

I'm part of a small, but growing group of writers who believe that horror, spiritual thrillers, and some darker style fantasies can be written to show God's grace, mercy and power. The darker side of faith is a wonderful backdrop for showing how bright His light truly is.

To pay the bills, I am a writer for the Calhoun Times, located in the beautiful rolling foothills of Northwest Georgia, where I cover government and law enforcement.

If you have any questions, comments, or whatever, shoot me an email! I can be reached at spoken_iv@hotmail.com. Thanks!