Current Writing Project
I've had the honor of studying and writing about Emma Smith. I was asked by
the Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society to write a
biographical novel about this great lady in order to show her life
(specifically the years she shared with Joseph) from a more accurate
perspective, and to also illustrate the human experience in a way that is more
appropriate and respectful than many books that have been done in the past.
The myths, misconceptions, and prejudices about Emma are as endless as they
are absurd. I'm grateful for the opportunity to help get the story straight on
her behalf. Satan's vengeance on Joseph Smith has surely been to create such
prejudice and discord in regard to his family, and especially his sweet wife.
It has been a challenging and rewarding project, and a great honor. I've come
to love and respect Emma deeply! A film on Emma has been made by the same
society and will appear in many theaters through the spring and summer of
2008. It should be available on DVD in the fall. The release date of the book
is still uncertain. I encourage you to support the film and the book and to
spread the word, since all proceeds go to the purpose of gathering the
posterity of Joseph and Emma and uniting them in the cause that Joseph gave
his life for. Also, now available on DVD is "The Times and Teachings of Joseph
Smith." (You will find my endorsement on the cover.) This is a sister project
to the Emma film, and its proceeds go to the same cause.
I am also working on a three-part story (which is different from a
three-volume story) about a musician named Jayson Wolfe. I wrote this book
some time ago, but it's so long that I've held it back. Unable to divide it
comfortably into smaller books, we've finally made the decision to divide it
into three parts, which should be released within a six-month period of time.
All things are subject to challenges and opposition, but the plan is to have
them released in August, November, and February (2008-2009) so that readers
will get the whole story without waiting too long. Once you read it, I think
you'll forgive me for having to break it in pieces. Better this than having it
collect dust at my house. Hope you enjoy it!