Welcome
Do great stories mean more to you when they’re true? Are the risks more perilous, the setbacks more crushing, the overcoming more courageous? In the end, the people in those stories go beyond what they’d ever dreamed possible for themselves.
I pray you’ll experience that same “go beyond” when you read my books.
I write immersive biblical fiction. My deepest desire is that you’ll enjoy a gripping story while going beyond what you know about the people, cultures, and inventions from biblical times. My books will immerse you in stories at the intersection of biblical and global events. You’ll experience the Bible, history, and life (then and now) in a new light. Enjoy!
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About Lana
Twenty years ago, a man said my writing was a sword and to keep wielding it. That comment galvanized why I write. Words can change the world—especially when applied for good.
I’ve seen that firsthand. As a master’s level counselor. As a clinician and educator. For the past fifteen years, I’ve been a freelance medical writer by day and a faith-based writer by night.
Writing is an adventure—much like hiking, my favorite hobby. Often humbling, always exciting. You’re never the same afterwards. In one way or another, you go beyond what you were before. I pray the same happens when you read my books.
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The Bible, archaeology, and other sources are brimming with fascinating history and politics that provide the backdrops for my books.
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Recent Blog Posts
How Do You Reconcile Free Will and Freedom?
We celebrate freedom on the fourth of July. Or so it seems. Our postmodern society tends to equate freedom with free will. And assumes it’s entitled to both. Regardless of how it abuses one or the other. So many people today think free will means the freedom to do whatever…
Which is Better: Advice or Counsel?
I’m still processing all the incredible teaching and advice from the author course I just finished. I trust those industry experts’ advice. Why? Because their results prove their advice works. They’ve demonstrated it in their lives, their clients’ lives, and I’m [just] starting to reproduce it in my life. Also,…
Why Perseverance Matters so Much to God
“Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.” “Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential.” “Potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.” Those are three of my favorite quotes from Angela Duckworth’s book Grit. I leaned into them this month while taking my most…