Bøger af Gilbert Morris

You Can Become a Successful Novelist Foreword by Jerry B. Jenkins This book will revolutionize the way you write and create stories! With step-by-step instructions from two publishing veterans, you'll learn the essential elements of plot, character development, dialogue, and setting. This book will give you the confidence to create stories that captivate readers and the knowledge to take your writing to the next level. What's Included in This Book: - Strategies to write gripping stories that readers won't be able to put down - Techniques to make your characters come alive on the page - Tips to realistically portray settings and dialogue > "You need to read this book if you want to be a better writer." -- Dallas Jenkins, creator of The Chosen "Reading this book is like sitting at the feet of two stellar teachers as they unpack the secrets to fiction writing." -- Steven James, Christy Award Hall of Fame author, and author of Story Trumps Structure "Practical, instructive, thorough, and useful for the new writer, old writer, and aspiring writer alike." -- Nadine Brandes, three-time Carol Award-winning YA author "The lessons you learn in this book will serve you the rest of your writing life." -- James Scott Bell, Christy Award-winning author, and author of Write Your Novel from the Middle "An amazingly valuable resource. This will now become one of my go-to resources when training writers, too!" -- Tricia Goyer, USA Today best-selling author and mentor at WriteThatBook.Club "Laube's additions to Morris's classic work are full of Christian wisdom and down-to-earth advice from someone who knows the industry inside and out." -- Kyle Mann, best-selling novelist and Editor-in-Chief, The Babylon Bee

Young Colin Winslow grows up feeling altogether different from the rest of his family. Not bold and rough like his charismatic brother, Adam, or headstrong and spoiled like his sister, Adara, he is a gentle soul with a special love for natural things. His interest in animals, medicine, and healing brings him in contact with a strange woman who lives in the woods, Meg Caradoc. 320 pp. 20,000 print.

What are cyborgs?The Seven Sleepers don't know. But they offer to help their new friend Rainor rescue his sweetheart from them, anyway. And does that ever get them into a pack of trouble.The city of the cyborgs is totally weird. In the first place, travelers who go in can't get out. The Sleepers can't get out. And what's with the cyborg people? How come they all wear these antennas on their heads? And who in the world are the annihilators?Watch Josh and Sarah and your other Sleeper friends tackle their rescue mission. And see them get the advice they need from Goel, their good leader, at just the right time.

The Texas Frontier provides for riveting adventure and inspiring characters as this historical fiction series draws readers into the struggle for freedom.

Lady Trent's sleuthing skills are put to the test in a Victorian mystery about mischief, murder, and a lost heir.

A wealthy widow of a nobleman, daughter of a famous scientist, and skeptic who only trusts what can be proven.

Each book in The Creoles Series revolves around one of four girls who become close friends while attending a convent school in New Orleans.

Book one of The Creoles Series, captivating novels from bestselling authors Gilbert and Lynn Morris, introduces Chantel Fontaine. Readers follow Chantel through the streets and swamps of Louisiana as she falls in love, faces the loss of both her parents, and searches for the baby sister she thought was lost forever.

For her sixteenth birthday, Damita De Salvado receives a beautiful slave girl, Rissa, but mistreats her, revealing Damita's prejudice and hardening Rissa's heart. When her family experiences financial hardships, Damita grudgingly sells Rissa to a mysterious Christian doctor, Jefferson Whitman, who is Rissa's adopted brother.

The Creoles Series tells the stories of four young women who attend the Ursuline Convent School in New Orleans during the early nineteenth century.

The Texas Frontier provides for riveting adventure and inspiring characters as this historical fiction series draws readers into the struggle for freedom.

The time has come. Goel, friend and leader of the Seven Sleepers, decides to send his teenage servants on one last mission before the great, final battle with the Dark Lord.Meantime, in his frightful tower, the Dark Lord hears some good news. An informer has been secretly planted somewhere among Goel's followers.The Sleepers set out, unaware of the perils facing them in the frozen Land of Ice, in the Caverns of Doom, and in the mysterious Land of the Magicians. Worse, they have no way of knowing that the Dark Lord's informer is in their very midst.But when disaster strikes, they become suspicious. Is it the beautiful guide, Glori? Is it the ugly dwarf, Beorn? Or...is it someone else?Join Josh and Sarah and their friends as their allegiance to Goel is tested by danger, fear, tragedy, and trickery.The Seven Sleepers Series includes: -Flight of the Eagles-#1 -The Gates of Neptune -#2 -The Sword of Camelot-#3 -The Caves That Time Forgot-#4 -Winged Raiders of the Desert-#5 -Empress of the Underworld-#6 -Voyage of the Dolphin-#7 -Attack of the Amazons-#8-Escape With the Dream Maker-#9-The Final Kingdom-#10 Gilbert Morris began a high school teaching career in 1956 after first pastoring several Southern Baptist churches in Arkansas. In 1962 he was named to the staff of Ouachita Baptist University, where he taught English and later served as department chairman. After twenty-four years at Ouachita, he accepted a position at World Evangelization College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He retired in 1990 to write and publish full time.

Dangerous jungle. Savage beasts. Cruel rulers. People desperate for help. And the Seven Sleepers face their greatest challenge yet.Savage beasts roam the dense jungle. Danger lurks at every turn. Goel once again has led the Seven Sleepers to a shockingly dangerous section of Nuworld.More deadly than the brutish animals and terrain, though, are the rulers of this jungle: a fierce race of women who enslave the natives and kill all who oppose them. The Sleepers join the battle, seeking to bring peace and lead these warriors into the house of Goel.The Seven Sleepers Series includes: -Flight of the Eagles-#1 -The Gates of Neptune -#2 -The Sword of Camelot-#3 -The Caves That Time Forgot-#4 -Winged Raiders of the Desert-#5 -Empress of the Underworld-#6 -Voyage of the Dolphin-#7 -Attack of the Amazons-#8-Escape With the Dream Maker-#9-The Final Kingdom-#10 Gilbert Morris began a high school teaching career in 1956 after first pastoring several Southern Baptist churches in Arkansas. In 1962 he was named to the staff of Ouachita Baptist University, where he taught English and later served as department chairman. After twenty-four years at Ouachita, he accepted a position at World Evangelization College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He retired in 1990 to write and publish full time.

Goel is sending Josh and Sarah and their friends on a mission in the Dark Lord's territory. That's nothing new. But why would he give them Roland Winters, of all people, as a helper'And that is only the first question. They will be asking more.What's so dangerous about going deer hunting in the king's forest' Who is this wizard Zarak they keep hearing about' What in the world is The Hunt of Death' Will Josh and Sarah themselves become the hunted ones' Does Goel really know what he is doing this time'Read The Savage Game of Lord Zarak and find out.

The Seven Sleepers are sent to foil the Dark Lord in Whiteland where they must destroy a special chair deep inside the wizard's palace.

In Book 10 of the Bonnets and Bugles series, Sarah Carter is the focus of the attention of two suitors, Tom Majors and Dewitt Falor, a bully who usually takes what he wants. What happens when Tom refuses to run when he is threatened with violence?

When Royal Carter enlists in the Union Army and his best friend signs up with the Confederates, the two young men struggle to come to grips with life's challenges.

As Fort Sumter falls, young Jeff Majors' father makes the difficult choice to move his family out of Kentucky and take them back to his native Richmond, Virginia. Jeff must bid his best friend Leah Carter farewell, but the two boys vow to remain friends. This bond is tested when Jeff joins the Confederate Army as a drummer boy, and Leah becomes a sutler in the Union Army.

Lady Trent must rely on her newfound faith to solve the mystery . . . and save herself.

Lanie Freeman and her siblings have survived the Great Depression without their father. They are convinced that he has been unjustly imprisoned. Lanie's strong-willed sister, Maeva, runs away to Los Angeles to find the one woman in a city of thousands who can prove their father's innocence. Nothing Lanie says can deter Maeva from her mission. Even as her family seems to be unraveling, Lanie's dream of writing becomes a reality. Lanie is on the verge of becoming a published author. Amid the excitement, she still feels a deep longing for something more, a yearning for love, a home, and a family of her own. When two suitors propose, it does nothing to quiet her heart. Lanie resigns herself to leave Maeva's safety and her father's future in God's hands. But can she trust God to show her the right man and the right plan for her life?

A historical and romantic adventure woven around the story of Florence Nightingale.Gervase Howard is in her mid-teens when her working-class mother dies and she must go to live with relatives in service to a wealthy, noble family, outside of London. While learning various jobs, she is drawn to the eldest son, Davis. Her fascination with him grows deeper, but more hopeless, since the two are separated not just by class, but also by Davis's love for Roberta.When Davis announces his engagement, he asks Gervase to join them as Roberta's maid. But instead Gervase becomes a companion to Florence Nightingale and accompanies her when the Crimean War breaks out and she is asked to create a corps of nurses. On the field, Gervase crosses paths with Davis, who has become disillusioned in his marriage and is drawn to her warmth and care. Both know, however, there is nothing more for them than friendship.Upon her return to England, Gervase receives word that Davis has been seriously injured in a fall and is asked to nurse him back to health. As he regains consciousness, he reveals shocking news that plunges them both into danger.

Raising four strong-willed younger siblings after her mother's death and her father's imprisonment, seventeen-year-old Lanie Freeman never knows what new adventure will roll into viewsuch as her brother's wild idea to turn the family's old truck into a traveling store. The Freeman Rolling Emporium could provide the financial security Lanie and her family so desperately need, or it could tear them apart. Yet it's only a prelude to other changes. Author Brent Hayden's arrival in Fairhope breathes fresh life into Lanie's dream of becoming a writer. And then the hammer descends Lanie's father is diagnosed with cancer, and the faith and unity of her family are stretched to the limit. And on top of this shattering news, a crisis is about to strike that will rock the whole town of Fairhopeand shatter Lanie's dreams of love. The Miracle continues the story of a young woman's valiant struggle to uphold her faith, her family, and her dreams during the height of the Great Depression.

Lanie took out her journal and dated it April 12, 1928. She started the habit of writing down everything that happened to her when she was no more than eight years old, and now she had six journals completely full. She thought about the prize at school, almost prayed to win, but somehow she could not. ';God,' she finally said, ';I'll do my best, and if you'll help me, that's all I ask.' Fourteen-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has high hopes for her future. Happy on the five-acre family homeplace, she dreams of going to college and becoming a writer. And with her father launching a new business and her mother expecting the fifth baby, the bright days of an early Southern spring seem to herald expansive new beginnings for the Freeman family. But her mother isn't as strong as she should be, and it's going to take time for the business to pay back the mortgage. When unexpected tragedy strikes, it is left to Lanie to keep the family together and hold on to their home. In a world shaken by the Great Depression, it is faith in God and love in a tightly knit family that will help Lanie and her siblings overcome the odds and create a future that promises the fulfillment of love. The Homeplace offers a warmhearted and inspiring saga of a courageous young woman who holds her family together through the Depression era.

Lanie Freeman had to grow up fast. Her mother died when she was just fourteen and now her father is in prison. The oldest of five children, seventeen-year-old Lanie has transformed into a surrogate mother and a beautiful young woman. Not only must she keep her family together, but lately she has drawn the attention of Roger Langley, son of the richest man in town. Tensions run deep between the Freemans and the Langleys. And on top of it all, Louise Langley accuses Lanie of trying to snatch away her handsome fiance, Dr. Owen Merrit. Dr. Merrit has long helped out the Freeman children, but Lanie isn't sure he even notices that she's no longer a child. Then Fairhope is thrown into chaos when the new preacher arriveswearing blue jeans and riding a motorcycle. In only a month, dashing Brother Colin Ryan shakes the entire town to the core of their beliefs. With the town embattled over the preacher, her family struggling to survive, and her own heart in turmoil, Lanie seeks solace in her writing. She pours out her heart to God, trusting his promises. But when things fall apart at every turn, will Lanie continue to trust? The Dream continues the inspiring saga of one woman's struggle to hold together her family and follow her dreams in the midst of America's darkest hour.