Lana Christian, author
Immersive stories from history
Welcome
Do you love novels based on true stories? Do you find the risks more perilous, the setbacks more crushing, the overcoming more courageous? If you’re like me, you just said yes.
I love to read—and write—those kinds of books.
I write stories that immerse you in the people, culture, politics, discoveries, trials, and celebrations of an era in history.
My deepest desire is you’ll enjoy a gripping story while going beyond what you know (or think you know) about the story’s characters and settings. Immerse yourself at the intersection of first-century biblical and global events … the mid-1500s’ clash of religion and politics as seen through the eyes of a nun and a midwife … and more. Enjoy a “go beyond” experience that leaves you a little different from when you first picked up the book. That theme undergirds all my novels. Join the adventure of “living history” with me!
Recent Achievements
Bethany House Aspiring Author Award
UNW Distinguished Faith in Writing Award
1st runner-up: MN Christian Writers Guild Written Word Award
Invited blogger: ACFW, Traces of Faith
About Lana
When I was losing my life’s greatest battle, God saved my life. Literally. A few years later, He nudged me to start writing novels.
I’d spent decades writing for the medical community … but creative writing? God has a sense of humor.
More about that later. But for now, a quick snapshot of me:
- Science, history, and archaeology geek
- Love true stories of grit and “going beyond”
- Adore secret staircases, houses’ mysterious third floors, jazz music, and chai tea
- Hiking is my favorite exercise and vacation
- Master’s degree in counseling
- Clinical laboratory scientist
- Believe in “I can” regardless of what people say
- Moved cross-country (alone) 3x to be treated for a near-fatal case of Lyme disease
- Beat the odds to LIVE
- Can’t ride roller coasters (neck injury)
- Live to create “aha” moments in writing
- Pretend I live in the mountains (but actually live on the 4th floor of a building on flat land)
- Believe many problems can be solved with common sense (and chai tea), but God can solve every problem
Writing is an adventure—much like hiking. Often humbling, always exciting. You’re never the same afterwards. In one way or another, you go beyond what you were before. In ways large or small, you overcome. I pray the same happens when you read my books.
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Recent Blog Posts
You Can Trust God With Your Passions
The Bible tells us to trust God with everything. Our head knows that’s all-inclusive, but our heart says it’s OK to squirrel away bits of our life beyond God’s reach. Surely we deserve to be sovereign over something. We shouldn’t need God’s help with everything. In fact, the notion that…
What is Truth? Why We Need to Know
People yearn for what’s true, authentic, and reliable. That seems to be in short supply in today’s overabundance of instant news. It posits itself as truth. But with so many spins on each story, they can’t all be true. Similarly, the entertainment industry capitalizes on movies “based on true events”…
5 reasons to Trust God’s Narrative Instead of Yours
A week ago, God protected me from a terrible accident. You may know I’m out of remission with Lyme disease. On March 3, I bundled up against the cold solely to deposit a check my church had mailed me to help defray the cost of my medical expenses. (Insurance doesn’t…
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