Current Project

The current project I'm working on is...

https://thatsinglepreacher.blogspot.com/

I'm not able to write this week, but I plan on writing next week.

Writing on and with...

Other Novels

I have written one other novel.  It’s not a traditional novel.  It’s the Idle Talk Series.  I’m writing a series of short stories that look at how we talk and use language.

It’s called the Idle Talk Series.  Learn more here…

There is one published short story in the collection: Rumors.  You can purchase it here.

The collection I’m working on now is called Gossip.

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Stories in the Series...

In Progress…

Gossip

The series begins with Gossip.  It is about five friends who gossip whenever they get together to hang out.  It looks at all the gossip they share, where the gossip comes from, how the gossip affects others, and what happens when one person wants to stop gossiping.  Each following story in the series is discussed in some way in Gossip, whether the gossip is directly mentioned or a person from a future story is mentioned.

Five friends get together to fellowship, but often ends up gossiping.  Things are going fine until one of them becomes overwhelmed with conviction about gossiping.  When she tries to stop gossiping, she meets resistance.  The group will be divided into two groups, one that feels gossiping is wrong, and the one that feels “sharing” information is not wrong.  Will the circle of friends remain intact?

Tammy Andrews knows gossiping is wrong, but she cannot seem to stop doing it until she gets convicted after hearing a sermon about it.  She tries to share with her friends the evils of gossiping but meets with resistance.  It becomes her mission to get her five friends to stop gossiping, but she meets resistance.  Will she succeed, or will she be isolated from the group forever, and eventually become the subject of the remaining women’s gossip?

Available for Purchase…

Rumors

The second collection in the series is Rumors.  It is about a pastor and a gospel singer.  It looks at the rumor, how it got started, who spread the rumor, the truth, and the fallout from the rumor being spread.

A collection of short stories that examine how rumors in the church affect people.  A rumor is being spread about a prominent pastor and a popular Gospel singer.  One member of the church goes the extra mile to find out if the rumor is true or not.  But, the pastor’s spouse, doesn’t do the same thing.  On the same day that the pastor decides to address the rumor, the distress and pain of the situation is too much for the pastor’s spouse, and a tragedy occurs.

This heartbreaking story will have you examining how rumors affect your own life.

Coming Soon!

Accusation

The next collection in the series is Accusation.  It is about a young man and a pastor’s wife who had an affair.  It looks at how a lie can become the “truth” depending on who says it, how a false accusation can ruin a person’s life, and the fallout from the accusation.

A collection of short stories that examine how a false accusation can ruin a person’s life.  A pastor’s wife has an affair with a young man, and when it is uncovered, she lies to her husband about the circumstances of the affair.  The young man is thrust into a tumultuous situation that could end tragically if the woman doesn’t tell the truth.

Scandal

The next collection in the series is Scandal.  It is about a lady who knows everybody’s business and isn’t afraid to tell it.  She is holding a grudge against an ex and decides to spread some gossip about him, viciously leading to a scandal involving the man and an 18-year-old young lady.

A collection of short stories that examine how some gossip leads to a scandal involving a gospel singer, his manager, and his manager’s daughter.  the gospel singer’s ex is viciously spreading the gossip about him because she is a spurned love interest and is intent on getting back at him for dumping her.  She doesn’t care if what she says is true or not, she’s just hell bent on destroying her ex.  What kind of damage will this scandal do the singer?

Betrayal

The next collection in the series is Betrayal.  It is about a Women’s Ministry leader who is ministering to a lady at her church.  She shares something personal with the lady, and the lady “shares” the information with another lady from the church.  Before long, the gossip is spread all over the church, leaving the Women’s Ministry Leader feeling betrayed.

A collection of short stories that examine how betrayal can leave a person broken down and despondent.  A Women’s Ministry leader share some very personal information with a lady at the church who is seeking counseling from her.  the lady “shares” the information with another lady from the church.  The information gets “shared” until the whole church knows the information.  The Women’s Ministry leader is left betrayed, and the resulting fallout could cause her to be asked to resign her position and leave the church.

Forgiven

The next collection in the series is Forgiven.  It is about a pastor who gets embroiled in gossip.  Before long, he and his church are involved in a lawsuit that causes him to lose everything he has, including the church.  He is ostracized from the church community and must find his way back to God through repentance, forgiveness, and redemption.

A collection of short stories that examines being forgiven for sin.  A pastor gets entangled in gossip.  The person he gossips about directly blames him and sues him and the church he pastors.  He loses everything, including the church.  He begins a journey that will lead to repentance, forgiveness, restoration, and a call to preach on the impact of “tongue sins.”  He hopes his trial will help others before they destroy lives.

Backbiting

The next collection in the series is Backbiting.  It is about one of the ladies from Gossip.  She was excluded from the group of friends because she refuses to change.  She is determined to destroy the person from the group that she feels is responsible for her being an outsider, despite the validity of what she says about any of her ex-friends.

A collection of short stories that examines backbiting.  One of the friends from Gossip is back and she’s spreading rumors about her former friends, especially the one she holds responsible for her being kicked out of the group.  She is gossiping about anything she can think on the ladies.  Half of what she says has some truth to it, and the other half is false.  But, she doesn’t care.  She’s bent on destroying the friends who left her behind.  Will she destroy herself in the process?

Restoration

The last collection in the series is Restoration.  It visits the gossip from the first collection in the series, Gossip.  It looks at the outcome of the gossip that began the series.  A young lady tells a lie, causing a man to massively harmed, losing everything he had going for him.  The young lady tells the truth in the hopes that restoration can begin.

A collection of short stories that examines telling the truth and making amends for past mistakes.  A young lady finally tells the truth after the man she lies on suffers immense adversities.  She seeks the man’s forgiveness and tries to make amends for her mistake, hoping that restoration can begin.  Will the man forgive her and begin the restoration process?

My NaNo Novels

Here's a list of my NaNo Novels.

I began NaNoWriMo in 2004.  Here's a list of my past novels.

2004 - Captive By History
Website: Captive by History
Blurb
It is a story about love, friends, family, and college life. This is the story of how the grand daughter of one of the richest men in the state and a regular guy from a small town meet and start dating. It ain't easy for college students trying to study, date, and live life. Enjoy, Captive By History.
Word Count: 34,431

2005 - Flirting With Danger
Website: Flirting with Danger
Blurb
It is a story about love, family, friends, and so much more. It ain't easy being the Bishop's son and trying to date an older woman. Enjoy, Flirting with Danger!
Word Count: 97,189

2006 - Allegations
Website: Allegations (This is the one I finished.  It has become something better and greater.)
Blurb
It is a story about trust, betrayal, friendship, church, and ALLEGATIONS. This is what happens when CHURCH FOLK "SHARE" information. Enjoy Allegations!
Word Count: 38,377

Subtle Manipulations
Allegations is now... Subtle Manipulations. https://subtlemanipulations-ddb.blogspot.com/
Word Count: 86, 261

2007 - Resurrection Sunday
Website: Resurrection Sunday
Blurb
It is a story about human nature, the truth, and God's love.  A sexy woman goes to church to "meet" the new pastor but meets Jesus instead.  Come and join us for Resurrection Sunday.
Word Count: 25,786

2008 - That Single Preacher
Website: That Single Preacher
Blurb
It is a story about mothers, daughters, women, and men.  A well-known evangelist comes to town to preach a revival at a local church, and the first lady at the church tries to fix him up with one of her daughters.  But, the daughter she wants to fix him up with has no interest in That Single Preacher.
Word Count: 588

No this is not deja vu...
2018 - That Single Preacher
I'm working on this one this year because I didn't get started with it in 2008.  Looking for better results this year!
Website: That Single Preacher
Blurb
It is a story about love, forgiveness, change, restoration, and preaching.  A well-known evangelist comes to town to preach a revival at a local church, and the preacher will preach sermons that change minds and hearts, even the heart of one of the most stubborn men in the church... That Single Preacher.

Here's the link to my old NaNoWriMo (from 2004-2008) site... https://dboonenanonovels.blogspot.com/

New Blog...

This is my new blog.  It is my endeavor to write throughout the whole year, instead of just during November for NaNoWriMo.  This blog looks at those endeavors.

You can read all about what I’m writing for each of my novels.  I plan to finish the ones I’ve started and work on a new one for NaNo in November.

I’m a little late getting started because I took the month of January off.  But, I’m back in the swing of things now.  I’m looking to do some exciting things.