Resources
April 2024: From the Publisher’s Desk
I’ve rewritten this letter more times than I care to admit. Perhaps you’ve caught wind of the recent national news coverage regarding two missing women from Kansas. For me, it wasn’t just a story hitting close to home; it hit home. It all began when my husband...
The Space Between Words: How Geography Shapes Nonfiction Narrative
I was required to take a creative nonfiction workshop in college—an elective I anticipated with dread, only to discover that my expectations were quite misplaced. My understanding of nonfiction had been confined to cold, sterilized texts: encyclopedias,...
Author Spotlight: Fantasy, Faith and Fortitude
Sara Puissegur’s debut fantasy novel, the first installment in a gripping trilogy, releases August 19. Sara, a longtime college friend of mine, reached out to me last August as she finished drafting her manuscript. Shortly after I reviewed it and offered some high...
August 2024: From the Publisher’s Desk
It was the summer of 2012, and I was serving as an international missionary intern through the North American Mission Board in Mobile, Alabama, ministering to the Gulf Coast community in various ways. That summer was transformative. The boldness of the Holy Spirit...
There’s No Roadmap for This
This month, Verse & Vine is honored to feature Jeb Odom for our Author Spotlight. I found myself within the lines of his raw and moving essay, and I'm certain you will as well. Happy reading! --- I prayed and asked God to kill me if I couldn’t stop sinning and...
All Faerie Is Apocalypse
There is only a small sliver of the spectrum of light that we can see. If we could extend the ability of our eyes just a little further into infrared, we would see one another walking around as glowing wells of heat like gods. Extend it further up the spectrum and we...
Author Spotlight: Writing as an Act of Obedience
In a matter of months, Hannah Fowler's realization that God was calling her to write a book turned into a rough draft. From there, Hannah partnered with Verse & Vine for help writing revisions, editing, book design, and publishing. Three months after forging such...
Author Spotlight: A World Reimagined Through God’s Creativity
This month, Verse & Vine had the honor of chatting with Tara Villarreal, author of two adult devotional books and the newly released children’s book, And It Was Good, available on Amazon. Join us as we learn more about the art of engaging young readers and how God...
January 2024: Message from the Editor
Welcome!
I hope you find your place among the Verse and Vine. Whether our relationship is that of writing companions, editorial collaboration, or publishing consultation, my goal is to ensure professional quality service that leaves creative rights with you, the author.
As we launch this new passion project …
