Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
On this last day of November, watch this amazing video of a Rube Goldberg Machine (click for a definition) using marbles and rubber bands.
The creator says it took him a week to build and film with 40 failures before it finally worked.
Writer metaphor: How many failures will you endure before your masterpiece is right?
This blog is part six of six in a series designed to hone character development of protagonists in your fiction. After reading through this series, I realize I had written quite a bit about my husband’s opinions. The examples and thoughts expressed reminded me of how immense his influence is on me. I don’t mind that he chooses most of my clothes and likes red lipstick. He’s paying attention! My …
Writers are not all the same. I realize that may come as a shock to you, but it’s true. Trust me. Job One (or something very close to it) for every writer is to find the rhythms and routines that work for you. That may be quite different from what works for other writers. And that’s okay. Say it with me: “That’s okay.” Still, whatever suits you as a writer, there’s a good chance that keeping …
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and Publishing Trends with Stan Jantz
You can listen to this episode 004 – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and Publishing Trends with Stan Jantz on Christian Publishing Show.
One of the goals of the Christian Publishing Show is to help writers understand the publishing industry. This is why I am so excited about our next guest. Stan Jantz is the president of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He is also an author who has co-authored 75 books with Bruce Bickel. Stan welcome to the Christian Publishing Show! Questions: What is the ECPA? What does it mean …
Remember you can use the big red button at the bottom right-hand column of this blog page to ask us questions. (It is titled “Ask a Question.”) Question: “I don’t have a ton of quotes in this manuscript. Any I do are short—maybe a sentence. What’s your take on the whole permissions/“fair use” argument? Over the years, I have heard more interpretations/explanations of what’s …
The idea of spending the day after Thanksgiving with shopping is going to the dogs. Here is video proof… A complete waste of your time to watch. But I hope it brought a smile to your face today! I especially liked the drive-thru scene…
I am a Christian writer. Sure. To some, that confession implies that I write Christian books. That happens to be true, but that’s not the only possibility. Others might infer that I am a writer of cheesy, preachy prose and poetry. I hope not, but I must leave it to others to judge. Still others may interpret the phrase “Christian writer” as referring to someone who writes only on Christian …
We live in a world cursed. Because of our sin, God cursed the soil to have thorns and weeds. That curse is pervasive and continues to this day. If you want to have success in farming, you have to put in the work to remove the weeds. If you want to see success in publishing […]
You can listen to this episode 003 – How to Find Your Hustle on Christian Publishing Show.
We live in a world cursed. Because of our sin, God cursed the soil to have thorns and weeds. That curse is pervasive and continues to this day. If you want to have success in farming, you have to put in the work to remove the weeds. If you want to see success in publishing you must be willing to put in the work too. Our enemy to success is entitlement. Entitlement is expecting crops to grow …
