All an author asks for is a chance. A chance, and the worshipful adulation of millions and the affirmation of our fathers (we have it from our mothers) and skyrocketing sales and awards and parades and magnificent statues looming before grand institutions named in our honor. We are a modest bunch. When I wrote The…
May I reintroduce you to my friend, Glenn McCarty? He has been writing excellently for Story Warren for many years. But now, he is on the edge of sharing something truly special. It is a book. A book for middle-grade human children. And it is wonderful. Let me count the ways. Wait! There is too…
I’m very happy to announce that James Witmer has been named managing editor of Story Warren. He’s been doing this for a while, but I wanted to wait till we relaunched our site to share the news. James has been a popular contributor and influential editor at Story Warren for many years. His gift for…
“Your family is the most potent art you’ll ever be a part of creating.” “No story I’ll ever create will ever have an impact in the world the way my family will.” “Your family is not an obstacle to the art you want to create in the world, it is the most potent art you’ll…
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I hope you’ll consider sharing your gifts with our readers here at Story Warren. See our submissions page here. Our managing…
An old man kneels by a fire, telling imaginative tales to eager children. They hang on his every word, transported from their world to another. Their world is beautiful, but broken. He speaks into their hearts words that string together to form new worlds, anticipating the one which will surely come. These are the seeds…
We are so excited to be the first to share the cover for the Outlaws of Time finale. Here it is! We can’t wait to read it! We are big fans of N. D. Wilson at Story Warren (and in my home). Find out how to win some free NDW swag below. Here’s my review…
It delights me to think that my daughter will be spending time with her attention focused on Sally Lloyd-Jones’ book, Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing. Why? I’ll tell you why. I’m getting ready to tell you why in just a minute. First, there needs to be a dramatic barrier to overcome. Sally Lloyd-Jones has…
The inimitable ND Wilson has just released another novel, Outlaws of Time #2: The Song of Glory and Ghost, and we’ll have a review for you on Friday! In the meantime, here is the review SD Smith wrote for Outlaws of Time #1: N. D. Wilson is the Master of American Magic. There is no…
Gina Smith (my wife) wrote a short review of The King of Little Things and you can read that here. We love the book as a family and have snuggled up many times in our cozy home in West Virginia to read it. So imagine our surprise when we learned later that Bil Lepp, the…
Gina Smith (my wife) wrote a short review of The King of Little Things and you can read that here. We love the book as a family and have snuggled up many times in our cozy home in West Virginia to read it. So imagine our surprise when we learned later that Bil Lepp, the…
Editor’s Note: This year (2016), Advent starts on Sunday, November 27! Advent is the Winter Lent. It’s a time of preparation for the coming (advent) of Christ which we will celebrate at the feast of Christmas (all 12 days, if you’re up for it!). In Advent, we enter into the longing of all of history…
