I ask myself, what made Elijah so powerful? We first meet one of God’s most incredible prophets. Yet, there is no background of his family, age, appearance, or what made him desire to be a mighty prophet of God.Now Elijah...
Author: Anthony Barbera
When Your Characters Come Alive
When your characters come alive, writing is exhilarating! My labor of love lately has been new characters and plots! It's an aspect of life I very much enjoy—beginning a new story.They say that a writer's life can be solitary. Most...
Fall In Love With Your Characters
WHEN YOU SPEND YEARS WRITING A NOVEL OR A SCREENPLAY—you'd better fall in love with your characters.
Elijah’s Historical Background (Mighty men & Women of the Bible)
If you don’t know the record of Elijah’s contribution to our Biblical history, a brief summary is in order: Elijah means “Yahweh is My God.” Eliyyaha, in Hebrew, lived in the 9th Century BC and took on the invasion of...
5 VITAL STEPS BEFORE YOU WRITE YOUR FIRST NOVEL
Writing Your First Novel? You've talked about it for years. Well, let's stop procrastinating and get to work, shall we? Would you like some tips before you begin?Here are some ideas that might help. Having completed five novels and three...
Book Review: Barbera’s Christian Mystery & Second Chance Love Story “The First Rains of October”
Local author’s new book, The First Rains of October brings literary sentiment to the area. By Colin Ortstadt –Sonoma Sun.The first sentence of Anthony Barbera’s novel, The First Rains of October, reads like a Lee Child thriller. “When August St....