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Lesson Two from Sailor Bob
The fact that Sailor Bob didn’t know how to spell my name, Tammy, puzzled me. When we got home, I asked my mother why. “There is more than one way to spell Tammy.” This was a total shock to me. How could there be more than one way to spell Tammy? Many Southern women fell in love with the Tammy movies, so in the South, the name boasted immense popularity for at least thirty years. I went by Tammy …
4 Keys to Creativity
Maybe you’re not one of those writers who sometimes says (or thinks), “I’m just not very creative.” But you may sometimes be jealous of others’ creativity. Or wish at times that you were more so. Join the club. We could all use at least a little more creativity in our lives, our thinking, and our writing. So, since my weekly “midrash” (Bible study) group has been discussing the first chapters of …
006 – Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Promotion
This special episode of the Christian Publishing Show is a crossover with my other podcast Novel Marketing. While we talk about building a platform from time to time on this show, we talk about it almost every week on Novel Marketing. This topic of why Facebook is overrated is so important I wanted to share it on both shows. Important note: The notes below are an outline of what we …
006 – Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Promotion
Facebook is overrated for building an author platform the following 8 reasons.
You can listen to this episode 006 – Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Promotion on Christian Publishing Show.
Writers Give to Others
My hope is that this headline is true. While the writing profession (or obsession as some describe it) is a solitary one, it is in giving to others where its impact can be felt.
Time
The gift of time is precious as we are given a finite amount in this life. To mentor another writer. To blog freely. To teach at a conference or school setting. All are example of a beautiful way to both give …
Fun Fridays – December 7, 2018
Let’s kick off the Advent season with this delightful song about the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew chapter one.
Lesson One from Sailor Bob
When I was four or five years old, a local celebrity from NBC television in Richmond, Virginia, made an appearance at Bill’s Supermarket in Kenbridge. This event was quite exciting for me. Nothing much ever happened in our county, and we were going to have a chance to see Sailor Bob! That sunny afternoon, the store was packed. My mother and I stood in line awhile. Finally, it was my turn to sit on …
7 Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts
I’m not as computer savvy as my adult children are (who among us is?), but I spend a lot of time on the computer, writing, editing, emailing, and more. So I rely on keyboard shortcuts to work faster and smarter. Each shortcut may save only a few seconds at a time compared to using the mouse or trackpad and pull-down menu; but when those seconds are multiplied over the course of an …
005 – How James L. Rubart Went From Rejected and Unpublished to Bestselling Author
In this episode we talk with James L. Rubart about his story of overcoming rejection and self doubt. James L. Rubart is 28 years old, but lives trapped inside an older man’s body. He thinks he’s still young enough to water ski like a madman and dirt bike with his two grown sons. He’s the best-selling, Christy BOOK of the YEAR, CAROL, INSPY and RT Book Reviews award winning author of ten novels and …