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On Writing Thrillers: That Magic Moment When A Story Emerges

There’s a magic moment for me, and probably other writers, when the story suddenly emerges from the writing.    …

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Ancient Books: The Devil’s Bible

I find that basing my writing on aspects of reality makes the fiction appear more real. Therefore I am always…

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Ancient Religion: National Geographic Apostles Article Supports Pentecost Research

Thanks to Werner Meyer for directing me to this article in National Geographic on the Apostles, which goes into the…

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Psychology Of Religion: Obedience

As part of my Master's degree in Theology at the University of Oxford (1994-1997), I wrote a thesis on the…

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Psychology Of Religion: Freud Museum, Hampstead, London

While researching my thriller, Ark of Blood, I read Sigmund Freud's final book, Moses and Monotheism, written in London in…

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Interview With Joanna Penn About Thriller Novel Prophecy By Natalie Wright

As part of the launch for my latest thriller Crypt of Bone [at the time of this interview, the book…

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Writing Religion, Scene Setting In Amazing Locations And More

For the launch of Prophecy, I did an interview on GhostWriterDad, a great blog for writers. Here are 2 of…

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Thriller Novel Prophecy: Author Joanna Penn Interviewed

In this short interview, I talk to Trevor Lund from RevTrev.com about my ideas for Prophecy [Ed. note: this book…

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