Writing Update January 2023

This update will be short and sweet, because I want to get back to it. Why, you ask? Aren’t you a writer? Destined to fill page upon insufferable page with useless fantasies and bland dialogue? Well, yes…

Writing Update December 2022

Christmas is only a day away. Ready or not, the presents should be wrapped, the seventh trip to the grocery store completed, and the house cleaned (mostly). Snow for Christmas? Well, for many of us, that’s an understatement.

Hopefully the stress of the season doesn’t get you too down. With all of the effort to make the season perfect, we can often overlook the need to pause and reflect on what truly matters. We’ve all heard it before, that Christmas should be a time for rest, quality time with family, and a reflection of what the Creator God did for his people…

Troy Hooker's Christian Author Writing Blog November 2022

Writing Update November 2022

Bring on the turkey! I’m ready for a full day of eating all the fixin’s, and then groaning about it later. Hey, there’s antacid for that, right? This month I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo. That is, National Novel Writing Month. Of course my wife Stacy talked me into it, and upon much protest, I […]

The Shadow of Ranger Devore Part 4

Tales from the Cave The Shadow of Ranger Devore, Part 4 The wind picked up outside the little cabin. The two-day torrential downpour had only quit hours ago, but now it was looking like another storm was gearing up for the Sierra Nevadas.  Storms of this magnitude weren’t typical in the summer months in Yosemite, […]

The Shadow of Ranger Devore, Part 2

Tales from the Cave The Shadow of Ranger Devore, Part 2 Sarah watched Ranger Devore disappear past the bleary yellow-washed light of the austere motel. There was a swagger to his walk, even in the pouring rain. The pulling on the driver’s side door handle startled her.  “Sarah, unlock the door!” Josh called through the […]

The Shadow of Ranger Devore

Tales from the Cave The Shadow of Ranger Devore, Part 1 Every year visitors and hikers are killed or go missing in the national parks. Several serial murders have been carried out over the decades in many of them. Still, hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the parks every year to hike and enjoy […]

Meet Rosauro, Wizard Illustrator for Descendant Publishing

“Rarely does a publishing company encounter such visual talent like this.” Meet Rosauro Ugang, graphic design wizard, drawing master, new dad. And the magic behind Descendant Publishing’s illustrations. We first encountered Rosauro back in 2018 when publishing The Watcher Key. Taking a chance, we hired him for the project of designing an illustration for the […]

Lior: the Land of the Descendants

It is here, in the land of Lior, where good and evil meet, and the Light challenges the Darkness. Deep in the heart of the darkest corners of Lior, a lone blue Light pierces the cold blackness. A hooded form stands resolute against the stifling cloud, his strength waining… In Hebrew, Lior means “light.” And […]

Meet Sam Forrester, main character of The Descendants of Light Series

“Sam Forrester, you are going to be faced with challenges here you never anticipated…” Challenges. Jack Sterling’s words would soon become an understatement. Little did they know that they would both have to confront the most terrible evil. “Challenges, such as, well, whatever you struggle with will be amplified here tremendously.” He sipped his coffee […]