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A walk at a park
on a hot New Orleans day

Regarding Book 4, Silence to Singing.

I finished the second draft of a particularly thorny chapter (Chapter 4, “The Time Team’s Orientation”) that lays the foundation for both the main plot (“Operation Snake Hunt,” or, “Capture Karl aka Lord Tahei Charon to disable the evil Horned Edge”), and many subthemes such as the cheesy sexual attractions and ominous undercurrents in Lewis’s Time Team. As part of the orientation I also described the technology used in teleportation and to-be-enabled time travel. Right now this is full of big words and technical physics concepts. As I wrapped up today, I rejoiced to realize a concrete way to present the tech in a not-boring manner to the average reader who wants me to get on with the story. The “hard science” description will take place in an Appendix and also be posted on my website for anyone interested.

Today I want to work my 3rd draft of this chapter so I can move on.

What the Soul’s Warfare 4-book series is about.

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By Rosemary B. Althoff

The Hot Marble, The Cave Chamber, The Horned Edge, Silence to Singing.

New covers under construction.

Throughout the Soul’s Warfare sci-fi series, my main character, brilliant young physicist Lewis Brahmindura, fights an evil demon-backed plot to conquer two worlds—including Earth. Unfortunately, this very smart atheist tends to fight with his own strength, so he loses a lot.

Adventure, nature’s beauty, romance, humor, Christian faith, science, and spiritual conflict weave together as Lewis and his loved ones find themselves in very deep trouble.

If you’ve sampled any of the books, please rate and review them.

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A God-sized Goal, or BiHaG (Big Hairy Goal).

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Tell me: What is your Big Hairy Goal?

I want to show a whole lot of people worldwide that God is real and lovingly active in the broken physical world for those who seek Him.

To do this BiHaG, I plan to finish and market my sci-fi books (published via the Jurnee division of Winged Publications), and also begin a series of Church Sci-Fi Thrillers and market them, too.

Tell me: What is your Big Hairy Goal?

My BiHaG has already started with the Sci-fi Soul’s Warfare series.

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A collage of THE HOT MARBLE characters plus a nerdy Darth Vader.

Rosemary B. Althoff’s August 2025 Newsletter

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This morning I asked the question, “What makes my book stand out from others in its genre?” It took quite some thinking to come up with a reason why people should buy my Soul’s Warfare sci-fi books more than others in the YA sci-fi genre written by equally—at least!—competent authors. 

Like other YA and adult novels, my stories are fun to read. Reasonably well-written. Recently, I listened to the Audible version of The Horned Edge. I liked it. Last night I listened to the Audible version of The Cave Chamber. At some parts in the books, I shook my head at the mistakes of a novice author. At other parts I glowed at my brilliance.

Overall, I was entertained. That’s good. But what makes my books outstanding?

I finally thought of some reasons why people should buy my books in particular more than other choices.

  • The books’ science is real, and it advocates God’s creation rather than random evolution.
  • I openly show my characters wrestling with Christianity and the concept of Jesus as Savior and Lord of the universe throughout their adventures.
  • I proclaim a real hope both for right now and for our universe’s future.

So, in my marketing, I can emphasize these reasons to buy and read my books.

NEXT:

Here is the link to the entire August 2025 Newsletter. I describe my idea for a Church Thriller series, and more.

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