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About Me
My name is Sarah Fall, and I've been writing Inspirational Romance under the
pen name of Judith Bronte since 1998. The name Judith was adopted from a young Russian-Jewish
missionary who was martyred for her faith in Jesus Christ during the Russian Bolshevik
Revolution*; Bronte came from Charlotte Bronte, whose novel, Jane Eyre, continues
to inspire me to this day.
I was born in South Carolina, but have spent most of my life in Southern California.
Having been raised in a loving Christian family, my mother said that as soon as I
was old enough to understand that Jesus Christ had died for my sins, I was claiming
Him as my Savior.
I live with my Dad and two brothers in Southern California, and work for our family
online business. I am a website designer and graphic artist, and in my spare time
I enjoy reading and writing fiction.
I was homeschooled, and through my father, I developed a love for the written word.
As a small child, I remember watching my father read. Dad loved books, and he still
does. I would play with his collection on the floor, thumbing through pages, looking
at the infrequent pictures, and wondering what those horizontal tracks of mysterious
characters could possibly mean. Then, one day, when I saw my Dad having an especially
good time with a book, I made up my mind: I was going to learn how to read. As I
became older, I started reading authors such as Laura Ingalls Wilder and L. M. Montgomery.
Wilder taught me how to tell a story, while Montgomery taught me the importance of
character development. Then I discovered the world of Jane Austen, and fell in love
with her dialogues. Just when I thought it couldn't possibly get any better, I read
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Charlotte taught me passion, and I've never
been the same since.
I credit the idea to first start writing from John Bunyan, who in his apology for
The Pilgrim's Progress wrote, "In this my scribble... to divert myself,
in doing this, From worser thoughts, which make me do amiss." Having an overactive
imagination, I thought, "If writing stories worked for him, then maybe it could
work for me." It has. Writing is a way for my thoughts to stay out of trouble,
and to think only the things that God wants me to think. The great authors I had
read before helped to open this door, and God has been holding it open for me ever
since.
In 1997, I started writing poetry and short stories. I've been writing Inspirational
Romance for the Internet since 1998, and have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of
it!
My first novel, Journey of the Heart, has been translated into Vietnamese
by Nguyen Van Nhon; Hanh Trinh Cua Trai Tim was published in 2005 by Van
Nghe Publishing House in Ho Chi Minh City, and has been warmly welcomed among
the Christian youth in Vietnam.
In July of 2006, I completed my first full-length novel entitled, Abigail's Journey
- A Sequel to Journey of the Heart. I received a lot of feedback from my readers
over the online story, and one even said that it stopped her from contemplating suicide.
Feedback such as that, made all the work worthwhile! Even though I wrote Abigail's
Journey for the Internet, I've had many requests to also bring it to paperback.
In October of 2006, the story was released as a publish on demand book.
The Journey of the Heart and Other Love Stories website has an ever growing
audience of return readers that span across the globe. I have written five online
books, and am currently working on my first historical romance.
My long-term goal is to write for a publishing house, while continuing to write for
the Internet on an ongoing basis. Not only has the online practice been essential
to developing my skills as a writer, but it has also been a wonderful experience
and I've been extremely blessed through it. I continually praise God for this opportunity
to witness and encourage so many people around the world!
* Judith, by N.I. Saloff-Astakhoff, published by Zondervan. |
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