Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Since schools across the world are ramping up to begin the new year (or already have begun), I thought it would be fun to visit a comedy sketch between Andy Griffith and Don Knotts (circa 1965, or two score and 14 years ago).
Know anybody like this? Dare you write them into your book?
Enjoy.
Everyone loves being an author. Talented authors relish the process from the first twinkle of an idea to thinking about characters to plopping them into impossible situations. Or for the nonfiction author, the challenge of imparting knowledge that will help others is fulfilling. When I was writing books for publication, time dissolved as I typed away. Despite my joy in writing, some afternoons …
A few months ago, I wrote a blog post in this space titled “Details Are Great—Except When They’re Not.” In that post, I said, “Sometimes details can be lethal to an article, story, or book.” (I quote myself occasionally because if I don’t do it, who will?) Soon, someone emailed or messaged me asking, “Specifically, how do I avoid mentioning brand names without sacrificing accuracy or …
Susan Stewart is senior nonfiction editor with Elk Lake Publishing and has published three books, including the award-winning Formatting e-Books for Writers: Convert Your Word File to Kindle. Questions: Why is writing so physically draining? What can authors do to have better energy while writing? What are some of the things that drain authors energy? High Energy Time for High Energy Tasks Let …
From Drained to Energetic How to Maximize Your Energy as an Author With Susan Stewart
You can listen to this episode 037 From Drained to Energetic How to Maximize Your Energy as an Author With Susan Stewart on Christian Publishing Show.
With trepidation I step into the gladiator arena of grammar. Below is a marvelous infographic from ExpertEditor.com, an Australian professional editing and proofreading company. Do you agree or disagree with these choices? Grammar rules are there for a reason. Clarity, consistency, and communication. A sloppy manuscript is a terrible thing to waste. At the same time, rigidity with some grammar …
To follow up on Monday’s discussion of the printing press, let’s take a five minute walk through the distribution process. Specifically Amazon.com. This video was release last week, but is already a little out of date. Yesterday FedEx announced they are severing their relationship with Amazon. The effort by Amazon to create their own delivery network was the issue cited. However, this …
Sadly, Heartsong Presents is no more (shut down in 2014). It was a very popular line of Christian romance novels published by Barbour Publishing. However, when I was a young mother with school-aged children, I appreciated the fact that I didn’t have to market my books when I wrote for Heartsong. Instead, Barbour mailed books to subscribed readers every month. The books sold themselves. They did …
Nobody likes to embarrass themselves. Except for maybe some reality TV personalities. They seem to thrive on it. But the rest of us, not so much. And editors and agents even less so. When do the likes of us get embarrassed? When we realize a word was left out of the second page of an otherwise-excellent novel. (Seriously, I recently started a friend’s published novel; and there it was! …
Is your platform at risk of being destroyed by big tech companies? In this episode, find out what is happening and what to do about it. What is happening Big tech companies are censoring, shadow banning, and suspending accounts of Christian authors. There is a chance you may already be algorithmically shadowbanned and not know it. What is shadow banning? This is when a …
