Where in the World Is Mateo? 🌎 A couple of weeks ago, I asked a question every new author eventually asks: Would anyone read my books? Someone did. So that led to another question: Could anyone find them? I did a little Google searching to find out. I searched my name first. That was encouraging. Then I searched Mateo and the Secrets of the Eternal Word. That was surprising. Google knew Mateo. So did Walmart. Bookshop.org. ThriftBooks. Amazon sites around the world. Even booksellers in countries where I had never submitted the book. And then Mateo had one more surprise waiting for me on Amazon. Apparently, the little boy from the mountains of Nicaragua has been traveling without me. 😊 🌎 Today on the blog: Where in the World Is Mateo? 👉 Read the story on my blog: steverhartwigauthor.com/blog #ChristianFiction #ChristianMiddleGrade #BiblicalFiction #AuthorJourney

📖 Another place to discover Mateo. Mateo and the Secrets of the Eternal Word is now featured on AwesomeGang. Mateo's adventures begin in the mountains of Nicaragua, but an ancient Bible soon takes this twelve-year-old eyewitness into the events of Genesis—where the people and stories of Scripture become very real indeed. I'm grateful for every new opportunity for families and young readers to discover a story built around adventure, faith, and God's Word. 👉 See Mateo's AwesomeGang feature: https://awesomegang.com/mateo-and-the-secrets-of-the-eternal-word/ #ChristianFiction #ChristianMiddleGrade #BiblicalFiction #ChristianBooks

Who Is Miguel? Every adventure story needs extraordinary moments. But it also needs ordinary ones. Mateo may have an ancient Bible waiting for him inside an abandoned church. He may find himself witnessing events from Bible history. But he's still a twelve-year-old boy. And every twelve-year-old boy needs a friend. That's Miguel. He began as Mateo's best friend—the boy who goes to school with him, laughs with him, and knows him simply as Mateo. But as Mateo's world became more extraordinary, Miguel began asking questions. Eventually, he found himself standing beside Mateo and Father Tomás in front of Verbum Aeternum. And Verbum had something to say about their friendship: “Therefore, comfort one another and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 LLV 📖 Today’s Behind the Story is about the friend who helps keep Mateo connected to ordinary life—even when Mateo's life becomes anything but ordinary. 👉 Read Who Is Miguel? steverhartwigauthor.com/blog #ChristianMiddleGrade #BiblicalFiction #ChristianFiction #KidsAdventureBooks

What happens when the book leaves your hands? 🌎📚 For months—or sometimes years—a book belongs almost entirely to its author. Then one day, you press Publish. And it isn't entirely yours anymore. Over the past few weeks, I've watched my stories turn up in places I never put them—bookstores, websites, Amazon marketplaces in other countries, and searches from around the world. Four stories began here in Nicaragua. I know where their journeys started. I have no idea where they'll end. 😊 This week's blog is about that strange and wonderful moment when an author has done what he can—and has to open his hands and let the story travel. “Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.” — Proverbs 16:3 KJV 🌎 What Happens When the Book Leaves Your Hands? 👉 Read the story on my blog: steverhartwigauthor.com/blog #AuthorJourney #ChristianAuthor #ChristianFiction #WritingJourney

I’m happy to share a new author interview with AwesomeGang! We talked about how *Mateo and the Secrets of the Eternal Word* came to be, the inspiration behind Mateo’s journey through Bible history, and a little about my own unexpected journey into writing. It’s always interesting to step away from the story itself and talk about what happens behind the pages. Read the full interview on AwesomeGang: https://awesomegang.com/steve-r-hartwig/ #ChristianMiddleGrade #ChristianFiction #BiblicalFiction #KidsAdventureBooks #AuthorInterview

Introduction to The Crucified Life. What it means to live this wonderful life of surrender. The Discipleshape Life Podcast

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