We often hear tales of authors having “lost” chapters that, for some reason, just didn’t make it into the book. For years, they sit locked away in some mysterious desk drawer, gathering dust until they are finally unveiled to the public in dramatic fashion. Well,...
I want to take a survey. Of everyone out there reading this blog post, how many of you would describe yourself as living “fully alive”? I’m wondering about this because I just finished my friend Ken Davis’ fantastic new book titled Fully Alive. The title comes from a...
Oddly enough, my office is my favorite room in the whole house. I say that it’s odd because if I’m in my office it’s usually just for one thing—writing. And writing is not my favorite thing to do. In fact, if you know me at all, you probably know that I don’t enjoy...
Every now and then, we get a listener question on the podcast that is so good I have to write a blog about it. This is one of those cases. This question actually came up a few months ago on our 4th episode, but it’s one that I get asked in one form or another quite...
The following blog post is Chapter 15 from Andy’s classic collection of short stories Return to Sawyerton Springs. Everyone around the dinner table smiled as Pat Ward put the last dish in front of them. “I know it’s not much…” The whole family laughed out loud....
By Bonnie Bartel Latino, this review originally appeared on Sunday, December 15 in the Mobile Press-Register. Andy released his first ever children’s book, The Boy Who Changed the World, and we’re all really excited about it! Check out this review from the...