Blog of Author Charles Martin

Gina Holmes of Noveljourney.com fame was kind enough to interview me and then transcribe it–which makes me wish I had said much less. She made it a lot of fun, asked some insightful questions and has now posted it on her website. She even included an audio excerpt. Thanks, Gina. Blessings on your work.

Southern Living “Read of the Month”

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Posted in Press Reviews on Thu, April 06, 2006

“When Crickets Cry manages to deliver a poetic love story, a heart-pounding medical thriller, and a spiritual epiphany, all while smoothly introducing charming characters and twists that keep the pages turning.”

The April 2006 Edition of Southern Living chose Crickets as their “Read of the Month.”

Frank Peretti

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Posted in Press Reviews on Thu, April 06, 2006

As a kid, reading was not my strongsuit. I was too antsy. Found it hard to sit still. When I finally did, I fell in love with Louis L’Amour, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Twain, and others. In high school, I stumbled upon a ski-maker from Oregon, or some such place, who had written a book called, This Present Darkness. I think I read it in a day. It made an impression then and still does. Recently, Frank was interviewed in Crosswalk.com and he talked about what he’s currently reading.

Crosswalk.com: What fiction writers do you like right now? Obviously Ted Dekker, right?

Peretti: [Laughing] Sure. I’ve read just about everything Michael Crichton has written. I enjoy his stuff; it’s real cinematic, and it’s inspired. He writes this technical stuff, which most of the time I find fascinating. I like the way he structures his stories, so he’s a big influence on me. Another writer I read is published by Westbow - Charles Martin. He wrote the book The Dead Don’t Dance. I loved that book. It was a beautiful tapestry, or beautiful painting of a character… of where he lived … it was such a wonderful refreshing glimpse into the heart of this character that I just savored every moment of that book. I was ready for that, you know, you get into this thriller genre and action genre, you start shallowing out. It just starts to be same old, same old; you just miss a really good read, a real heart deep. I try to get heart-deep and I think I did when I did Visitation. Right now I’m reading all there is to know about making movies. I want to be a director and a screenwriter, so that’s what I’m studying right now.

Frank, you’re a great encouragement to me. Thank you, a second time.

Reader Comments for Maggie

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Posted in Reader Comments on Sun, January 15, 2006

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Reader Comments on When Crickets Cry

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Posted in Reader Comments on Sat, July 16, 2005

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The Dead Don’t Dance Sequel

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Posted in Book Research on Thu, April 28, 2005

Months passed, I kept turning the idea over in my head and soon realized I had found a bit more of the story still untold. I, like many of you, wanted to read the rest of the story. I found that much of my downtime, what might also be called ‘daydreaming,’ was spent following a few of the characters around in my head wanting to know what they were doing, where they were going, why and what happened to them after the last page.

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