Drawing Straight With Crooked Lines by Paul White is extraordinary!

Drawing Straight With Crooked Lines by Paul White (ISBN-10: 0595498140) is an extraordinary study and story in fiction regarding how God uses flawed and imperfect people to carry out his perfect plan.

Drawing Straight With Crooked Lines is original,tangible and substantial. Never have I read a book this engaging.

Rocky Gates, is a disbarred, drug addicted lawyer who has lost all hope and tries to end his life. He has lost all hope ,meaning and human will. However, God personally intervenes and informs Rocky that he has been called upon to deliver a special message to all the inhabitants of Earth.The message is bestowed and rendered to Rocky over the course of a week, while he walks through a series of self-imposed crisis and tribulations.Drawing Straight With Crooked Lines illustrates how the power of God can transform a human life, no matter how far down the ladder we may have fallen. It also demonstrates the unique love the Heavenly Father has for all His children and the lengths He will go to show us this love. This cleverly, skillfully and intelligently written book mixes humor and wit to carry its timeless message of hope.

In a recent Interview the author says, “It is a quirky little book, set in San Antonio. The main character is Rocky Gates, a drug addicted, disbarred lawyer who has totally ruined his life. He has lost all hope and tries to commit suicide.

However, God has a different plan. He takes on human form and personally intervenes to save Rocky’s life. The pair spends a week together, during which God (who likes to be called “Pops”) teaches Rocky how to stay clean and gives him a special message to deliver to the rest of the world. In addition to Pops, Rocky also meets Jesus Christ, Satan, the Apostle Paul and Judas Iscariot.

It is a fast paced and action packed read. It also deals with a lot of dark themes – drug addiction, relapse, blackmail, murder, betrayal, prostitution and homosexuality, just to name a few.

A lot of people assume that Rocky Gates is just a thinly disguised version of me. This is simply not the case. Granted, there are some common elements. I am a recovering addict, a chronic relapser and a former attorney, just like him. But Rocky is really a composite character, combining the different personality traits of dozens of recovering addicts I have known. Like Rocky, these addicts are intelligent, often brilliant, people.”

Drawing Straight With Crooked Lines is an instant classic and one that everyone will enjoy and surprisingly find a ray of hope and gratitude upon reading as well as praise and recognition. A MUST read!

Paperback: 180 pages

Publisher: iUniverse (October 4, 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0595503608

About the Author: Paul W. White was born on October 9, 1959, in Roswell, New Mexico, to Ed and Nancy White. He also has a sister, Janan White Little. As Janan is quick to point out, she may be five years older than Paul, but she looks ten years younger.

Shortly after his first birthday, the family moved to Casper, Wyoming. In 1963, they relocated to Midland, Texas, where they remained throughout Paul’s formative years.

After graduating from Midland High School in 1978, Paul attended the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated from U.T. in 1982, and was accepted into the St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio. He received his law degree from there in 1985.

From 1985 -2000, Paul had a successful career as a trial lawyer, primarily in his hometown of Midland. After that, he worked in the mental health field in several different capacities. He still works in the Oil & Gas industry as a independent oil operator.

In 2006, Paul decided to pursue his life long dream of being a writer. He promptly became successful a free-lance journalist. His two favorite subjects are Texas sports and Texas politics.

In the summer of 2007, he decided it was time to write his first novel. Drawing from his own personal experiences and observations, he created Drawing Straight With Crooked Line – A Tale of Redemption. His second novel, The 7th Flag Over Texas, should be out in the summer of 2011.

Paul now lives in the Texas Hill Country. In his spare time, he enjoys cussing and throwing things at his television whenever one of his two favorite sports teams, the Texas Longhorns or the San Antonio Spurs, are playing. He is also an accomplished fly fisherman.