“Good fiction must be entertaining, but what makes fiction special - and true - is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a larger message.” – Jerry B. Jenkins
Born
In Michigan on this date in 1949, Jenkins is best known as
co-author of the Left Behind series of books with Tim LaHaye. To say that he’s been a
prolific writer would be quite an understatement, since he’s authored or
co-authored more than 150
books, including romance novels, mysteries, children's adventures, and
non-fiction.
Jenkins, who now lives in Colorado, said he finds it
ironic that in today’s marketplace successful nonfiction has to be “unbelievable,”
while successful fiction must be “believable.”
Toward that end, he said he loves inventing worlds, characters and
scenarios.
As far as for what makes his books “readable,”
Jenkins said he leaves that up to each reader and hopes that people form their own images
as they go along. “The theater of the mind is
impossible to compete with, and I like the idea that with a few suggestions,
each reader forms in his or her own mind what a character or a place looks
like.”
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