"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." -- James 1:5
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FIRST CHAPTER ONLINE
All year long, you've heard me yapping about my debut novel, Forgiving Solomon Long (one of the "Top 10 Christian Novels of 2005" according to Booklist, American Library Association) -- well, now we're about six weeks away from all my yapping about my second novel, Deliver Us From Evelyn.
My publisher, Harvest House, has now posted the first chapter online: Read it here.
Related link: MY SECRET IDENTITY (Pointing you to a new interview with me from my publisher, complete with embarrassing childhood photos and all sorts of private information. Please do not mock me. Much.)
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BOX OFFICE BONANZA
Several of the films we have been tracking lately -- including Walk the Line, Chronicles of Narnia and Hoodwinked -- had a fine weekend at the box office last weekend.
Hoodwinked, the CGI-revamp of Little Red Riding Hood, fell to second place with $11 million in ticket sales, with Glory Road and Last Holiday coming in right behind. The Chronicles of Narnia held on in the Top 10 for yet another week, pulling in another $6 million to come in at No. 7. Following its three big wins at the Golden Globes, the Johnny Cash biography Walk the Line saw its weekend earnings jumped 77 percent.
According to the Associated Press, the top 12 films grossed an estimated $97 million -- up nearly 17 percent from last year's $82.9 million.
Related links:
CONFIRMED: "PRINCE CASPIAN" (News of the next film in the Narnia series.)
THE SECOND CHANCE (Starring Michael W. Smith! Directed by Steve Taylor!)
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A HIT MAN IS HAUNTED BY A PREACHER'S DYING WORDS: "I FORGIVE YOU."
FORGIVING SOLOMON LONG (Harvest House Publishers), Chris Well
One of the Top Christian Novels of 2005 -- Booklist (American Library Association)
"A hard-edged, mean streets story -- in which God's grace shines all the brighter. Forgiving Solomon Long heralds a new day in Christian suspense." -- Brandilyn Collins, best-selling author of Web of Lies
Read the first chapter online
Buy now at ChristianBook.com
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Chris Well is a member of International Thriller Writers, Inc. Find him online at StudioWell.com or at his blog Chris Well: Learning Curve.
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