SOON was the first novel where I used a rough outline. Usually I have characters and an idea and write as a process of discovery. Like working without a net.

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I've written enough books with real celebrities, such as Walter Payton and Hank Aaron and...

I've written enough books with real celebrities, such as Walter Payton and Hank Aaron and...

Fiction has a unique role in conveying Truth. In fact, only fiction that is Truth...

Fiction has a unique role in conveying Truth. In fact, only fiction that is Truth...

Actually 'Soon' has more than the Left Behind series, but I really believe less is...

Actually 'Soon' has more than the Left Behind series, but I really believe less is...

I don't see success as the goal. Obedience is the goal.

I don't see success as the goal. Obedience is the goal.

As for dialogue, I think it keeps things moving to cut to the chase.

As for dialogue, I think it keeps things moving to cut to the chase.

Good fiction must be entertaining, but what makes fiction special - and True - is...

Good fiction must be entertaining, but what makes fiction special - and True - is...

People are scared to death and they're looking for something beyond themselves.

People are scared to death and they're looking for something beyond themselves.

Of course, bad marriages are so pervasive that they have invaded the faith community too.

Of course, bad marriages are so pervasive that they have invaded the faith community too.

There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in...

There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in...

I put off writing the first Left Behind book for a year because I got...

I put off writing the first Left Behind book for a year because I got...

People want to find out what happens to the characters, and want to keep reading,...

People want to find out what happens to the characters, and want to keep reading,...

While writing my first 90 books, I was magazine editor, publisher, book publisher, executive, etc.,...

While writing my first 90 books, I was magazine editor, publisher, book publisher, executive, etc.,...

I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels...

I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels...

Funny, I don't feel any more powerful today than yesterday.

Funny, I don't feel any more powerful today than yesterday.

Books that do a tenth of what Left Behind has done are smashing successes.

Books that do a tenth of what Left Behind has done are smashing successes.

When you come to Christ as a real young person, I think when you become...

When you come to Christ as a real young person, I think when you become...

Writers write. Dreamers talk about it.

Writers write. Dreamers talk about it.

In the prequel we're going to tell about the characters before Left Behind, and the...

In the prequel we're going to tell about the characters before Left Behind, and the...

The Christian market has less competition and lower standards.

The Christian market has less competition and lower standards.

I love inventing worlds and characters and settings and scenarios.

I love inventing worlds and characters and settings and scenarios.