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Have you ever longed to "star" in your own short story? Is there a long lost friend or family member you wish you could see again? Do you have a secret dream you would love to have come true?

I am offering to write a short "wish fulfillment" story for anyone who is willing to provide me with the inspiration and information needed.

Rules: Simply go to my website: www.thevictorbook.com (see Wish Fulfillment Tab/Short Story Guidelines) and copy and paste… Continue

Thirty years ago I was in my early 20's and working as John Styll's secretary at Contemporary Christian Music Magazine (CCM) when it was known as the Christian version of Rolling Stone magazine in Orange County, CA.

John was the editor and I was his receptionist/administrative assistant. At the time he hired me, the magazine had just changed its look from newsprint to a more professional-looking glossy magazine with Andre Crouch gracing the cover. During the course of my employment at CCM, we w… Continue

I don't think it's any coincidence that I have all these people in my life and background. When I used to work for Contemporary Christian Music Magazine back in the early 80's, Stephen was a contributing editor. I found his management's address in New York at the back of one of his latest novels and wrote a letter to him and received a very nice, personal handwritten letter back, providing me with his home address in Oxford, England to send him a copy.

Of course, my writing doesn't even come cl… Continue

Ever since I was a kid writing Steve Austin (Six Million Dollar Man) short stories with my best friend Lisa, I dreamt of having a book published but I never had the "big idea" until I was about 22 years old. I was listening to Amy Grant's latest album "Fathers Eyes" and in particular to her song entitled "Fairytale" when a particular verse caught my attention: "...two princes wages the battle for eternity but The Victor has been known from the start...

Being a J.R.R. Tolkien fan, an image poppe… Continue