Good x Great: The Ultimate Excellence in Fiction
We’ve talked about good books recently. We’ve talked about great books recently. Today we’re going to take a look at what happens when we combine these two concepts to produce…
Read moreAs Great as it Gets: Literary Excellence in Fiction
How much does literary excellence really matter? Probably (dare I suggest, somewhere about the fifty-page mark of a three-hundred-page church library loan?) we’ve all asked ourselves this question. (Not that…
Read moreAs Good as It Goes: Spiritual Excellence in Fiction
Spiritual excellence in fiction is something we at SAW Publishing are passionate about! We define good books—spiritually excellent books—as literature that is “wise unto that which is good, and simple…
Read moreThe Case for Reading
How good a case for reading can you actually make? Now, all you reading-enthusiasts, don’t begin screaming things at your computer. It’s a fair question. Society as a whole, is…
Read more2021: Three Resolutions You Can Still Make
Do you actually have a very long list of resolutions you can still make, after such an unpredictable a year as 2020? I think all of us have probably come…
Read moreWhat It Said at Home
Well, I can’t believe we’ve actually come round to the final Monday of 2020—and the final edition of our short story downloads! Our pilot story for this series was “Nellie’s…
Read moreAs the Heavens Are Higher: Fact or Fiction
“Did you base As the Heavens Are Higher on a true story?” If my life had a FAQ page, this one would be pretty near the top. (Ranking second…
Read moreThe Journey to Good and Great Books
We were driving from Virginia, through Pennsylvania, and across the Canadian border. “Why don’t we run over to Vermont?” suggested a fellow-traveller. “I’d love to show the kids that place…
Read moreAre You Reading Age-Appropriate Books?
As a child, I used to get laughed at for trying to sound grown-up. One of the phrases I considered effective was “age-appropriate.” I applied it to literature. To Beatrix…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites Reflections—and Coming Soon
Good morning everybody! And Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! (Yes, it’s on a Monday in Canada—why not?) Today my thankfulness list includes some bullet-point blessings from the Five Fall Favorites blog party…
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