Category: Uncategorized
-
Boxing With Imagination
It all started when we bought some new shelving for our basement. I looked at all the empty boxes and packing material and thought it would be great to save it for our granddaughter’s visit over the summer. So I stored all the boxes and packing material in our garage until her arrival. The look…
-
Blog Recognized at Blue Ridge Conference
In 2010 I decided to start a blog about faith. After I wrote my first post I was hesitant to click the publish button, but I did and thus began my blogging journey. Now, sixteen years and more than one thousand posts later, I have been recognized for that work. Last week at the Blue…
-
Combines and Space Ships
You never know when inspiration will strike. The idea for my next book began more than fifty years ago in the cab of a combine. As a kid growing up on my parents’ farm, sometimes I would climb into the cab of our Allis Chalmers Gleaner combine and pretend that I was flying a space…
-
Books Receive 1st & 2nd Place Award
At the Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference in Destin Florida last Friday, both of my books received Christian Indie Awards. Race for Redemption tied for first place and Islands of Deception tied for second place. It was humbling to have both of my books receive this recognition. When I began my journey to publish my…
-
An Engaging, Personal Account of WWII
Since I released my first book Islands of Deception in 2023, I have met a lot of authors who share the love of the craft of writing. This year I’m trying to block out more time to read the stack of books I’ve collected from these authors and share them with you. Last fall I…
-
Author Showcase October 21
Looking forward to joining three other authors at the Charlevoix Public Library next week Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. We’ll all share our experience writing and our work. Light refreshments will be served and all authors will be available to sell and sign books after the event. Michael Balter is an Award-winning Charlevoix author. He has written two…
-
Episode 123: “Race for Redemption” with Author Chris Thelen – The Heart of the Matter
Who doesn’t love a good sequel? The characters feel familiar and we get that zing of being able to check in with what they are up to now. So, in this episode, Vicki Atkinson are delighted to be talking again with author Chris Thelen. We talked with Chris in episode 57 about his first novel,……
-
Visit the Michigan Locations Featured in the Islands Series Books
While Islands of Deception and Race for Redemption are fiction, you can experience the same sights and sounds that many of the characters do in the books. This post gives you a sampling of the locations.
-
Characters Coping with PTSD
Some characters in my latest book are coping with PTSD. This post offers some helpful resources for those who have experienced traumatic events.
-
Sequel Releases Today
I’m excited that Race for Redemption is now available for purchase. A big thank you to all you readers out there who encouraged me to write this sequel to Islands of Deception. So many of you told me how much you enjoyed the characters in my first book and that you wanted to know what…
Chris G Thelen, Author 