The Red Letter Authors

Ani Hope

Ani Hope is a thriller/action novelist who's passion for writing began at an early age. Though only having completed one full book, she has written many tens of thousands of words since she first picked up a keyboard and can never fully express the thrill she gets from the art. She is currently working on one independent novel, Rescue, and is excited about the course it is taking. Aside from novel writing, she has written the lyrics to over 150 songs and is frequently adding to that collection. She has also written many short stories and enjoys those nearly as much as novels. Her goal in writing is to spread the light of Christ. Having battled darkness herself, Ani knows the value and gift of being set free and wants to share the beauty of that gift through her work. She pulls lessons and values from scripture and the small amount of life experience she has had, along with watching those older than her and listening to the lessons they share. She enjoys all kinds of writing, but tends to write more adventure stories with some mild romantic twists and unexpected plot turns. She is known to be more character driven rather than plot driven in almost all of her work.

Other than writing, her main interest is in singing and recording her own covers of her favorite songs. She sings everything from Italian Opera to Rock and is almost constantly listening to music. Her favorite things to do are spend time with her very best friends and family and loves quiet time with God. She loves McDonalds french fries and Wendy's Frosties and has an obsession with gummies, especially when writing. She also enjoys some photography, blogging, looking at pictures of the beaches she hopes to see one day and daydreaming.

She is very excited to be working on her first co-authoring project with Ian Steele and has long admired his work for its clarity of message, strength and diversity of characters and realistic style/execution.

Ian Steele 

Action novelist and inspirational writer Ian Steele is a freshman student at a local community college near his hometown of Dothan, Alabama, where he lives with his six of his seven siblings and parents, along with his epic dog Red in a small brick house just outside the city. Best known for his action novels Target, Compensate and Protectee, along with his association with Kingdom Pen Magazine, Ian has been writing since he was in middle school and has completed four novels and is currently working on his fifth. His writes based on his experiences in life, his faith in Christ, and his overactive imagination that he attributes most of his plots to. “I take my values from the Bible. I take my ideas from life, and I get my plots from my imagination. I daydream about all the stupid, crazy, wild things I wish I could get away with, and then I write about them instead. If it doesn’t work, I just blow something up. Because I’m always dreaming about building a bomb.”

Aside from his passion for writing, Ian also enjoys occasional amateur photography, traveling, Coca-Cola, going to the beach and playing with his dog. He also has a growing passion for firearms, and his favorite thing to do is spend time with close friends and family.

He’s writing with Ani Hope because: “I like her writing. It’s fun, and she has a brilliance for character plots. So I asked her if she wanted to write a book with me, and she said yes. Then I asked her if she would submit to a breathalyzer. No, I didn’t do that.”

Click here to visit Ian's independent writing website.