As for dialogue, I think it keeps things moving to cut to the chase.

When you come to Christ as a real young person, I think when you become a teen-ager either you rebel or you search, doubt, and wonder.

SOON was the first novel where I used a rough outline. Usually I have characters and an idea and write as a process of discovery. Like working without a net.

While writing my first 90 books, I was magazine editor, publisher, book publisher, executive, etc., so I was established in publishing. three of my seven or so books were biographies of sports stars and really opened doors for me in that area.

Actually 'Soon' has more than the Left Behind series, but I really believe less is more.

No life is messier than one in ministry

I was raised in a Christian home and, in fact, my mother led me to Christ as a youngster.