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I am not always able to finish a weblog (chapter) in this series every day. This series takes longer to write than past weblogs when I was doing commentaries. Sometimes I find it necessary to “sleep on it” overnight and then return to it with new eyes the next morning.
This series has one thing in common with past studies. I still have to wait for inspiration and revelation. So sometimes I have to wait for revelation before I may continue a series.
At times I am interrupted by telephone calls or visitors, and the weblogs just have to wait their turn. It’s the nature of things here at the office.
I do plan to write my own “Cliff Notes” to help you understand some of the background of what I am currently writing. I often use a character to quote something from history or to use words and phrases that someone wrote or said many years ago. I think that a chapter-by-chapter explanation of these things would be helpful to many of you.
I am formatting Light from the Crack as I go, and putting it into book form. So far I have written 115 pages in that format, so it is already about the size of an average spiral-bound book in my arsenal. I still have a few chapters to go before reaching the end of this story. No doubt there will be sequels and perhaps even prequels. Theoretically, I could write an entire novel from the perspective of any number of the characters introduced in the current novel.
Such material would give a character’s background—sort of a “how did he get here?” story. Each of the disciples in the current story all have their own story, challenges, development, etc. before joining the fellowship after Joseph finished teaching. I can only give a little background for a few of them in the first book, and I have done this in a progressive way, a little at a time.
These are some of the thoughts that I have pondered in recent weeks. The point is that I have no lack of material to write about. It’s just a question about how many novels should I write in the series. I assume that all of them will be connected in some way to the first (current) novel.
Meanwhile, of course, I will continue to write Bible commentaries, but at a slowed pace. The FFI’s are currently studying Haggai. I think that Hosea will be next, though I can never be sure ahead of time. My biggest problem is that there is too much to write and never enough time. Your problem, I suppose, is that I can write faster than you can read. But I’m trying to resolve that problem by slowing down my typing speed to 50 words a minute. My normal speed is 105. Back in my typesetting days, I used to go at 110, but now my fingers are getting old.
Dr. Stephen Jones has been writing blog posts since 2005 on a variety of topics from Bible Studies to World News, and he has been writing books since 1992. Dr. Jones' most important writings came after God brought him back into the full-time ministry in 1991. It is here that all his earlier years of searching the Scriptures began to come into clear focus. He combines a knowledge of the Old and New Testaments with a personal revelation of God that began and developed during the "wilderness" period of his life, which he often refers to as God's True Bible College... Read More
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