Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Does today’s video reflect the saying “You must sing for your supper”?
What does that mean anyway? Does it suggest that only vocalists will be fed and writers will starve?
Enjoy!
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I always find it instructive to look back at the prior year. So many things are the same in the industry, and yet changes are still constant. The world, reveling in darkness and debauchery, continues to try to throw its shade over the glory of God, thinking they can somehow smother, suppress, or smash it into oblivion. We know different. The following is my annual attempt to review some things in …
No new posts for the next two weeks. We are all taking a short break for the holidays. Back in the saddle starting January 12!
Thank you for being a loyal reader of our posts. We wouldn’t continue if it weren’t for you! We strive to bring a measure of insight to the conversation about writing, publishing, and all things between. Your feedback is appreciated! May you and yours have a blessed Christmas wherever you are. This will be our last post until January 12, 2026. We shall return with vim, vigor, notions, …
Sometimes you can take a writing idea and approach it from a different direction, discovering something completely new, yet still familiar. Apply this idea to music. Listen to see how your favorite Christmas carols sound when put in a different key. The video is about five and a half minutes long. [If you cannot view the video in your email newsletter, please click through to the website and enjoy …
What are your writing plans for 2026? Is there a new publication where you want to send your article or devotion? Is there a conference you’d like to attend, virtually or in person? Do you need a freelance editor or a literary agent for your project? Experience has taught us that things can change suddenly. The publishing industry is no different. Each year, dozens of agents and editors move …
Be blessed by this great acapella trio for this Advent season. The blend is incredible! [If you are unable to view the video in your email newsletter, please click through to the website and view it there.]
With the Anthropic lawsuit I wrote about in October (linked here), the topic of copyright registration has become a hot one. Unfortunately, the issue has led to various schemes that affect authors’ desire to obtain proper copyright registration. Similar problems have surfaced regarding registration for the above-cited lawsuit. On December 2, 2025, Jonathan Bailey wrote the following article, …
Love hearing one of the most amazing bass singers in the world singing “Carol of the Bells”! Enjoy Geoff Castellucci. The lowest notes sung in this video are below low C. Wow. [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to watch it on our site.]
Recently, a list of the world’s largest publishers was posted by Publishers Weekly. I am reminded again of how large the publishing business really is and how easy it is to forget that fact. The largest is Thomson Reuters, a Canadian legal and professional publisher with revenue of $6.43 billion. That’s BILLION with a “b.” Note this is revenue, not the number of books sold. For a …
