Some of my earliest influences have been the writings of C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. Later in life I enjoyed the writings of Frank Peretti. I was intrigued by his description of spiritual warfare and it got me thinking about what my own novel would look like. Then I read William Paul Young's book called "Shack" and it got me thinking about the different roles the Holy Spirit plays in the life of the believer. I then started my own novel while I read a book about the Holy Spirit. The result has been my first novel called "Closet, and then the seq more...