This is fun to watch. Imagine how hard it was to edit this piece. But even harder would have been convincing hundreds of people in other countries to participate!
Hope this makes you smile today.
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Feelings of Love
Heart racing. Eyes drinking the beauty of the One. An intake of breath. Unmitigated joy spurred by the nearness of the One. We need romantic emotions when considering commitment and marriage. Passionate feelings are part of God’s plan. Unfortunately, like all things good, these emotions can be misused and abused, so one selfish person can take advantage of another. Misuse is why some pastors and …
Seasons of the Writing Life
Once upon a time, a writer spent his or her time writing. With a quill. At a desk. In a forest glen, surrounded by songbirds and burbling streams. And then, when a new book was released, doing a few public readings and book signings before going back to writing. Those days are gone. These days, I encourage writers to think in terms of writing seasons. Writing season When you’re planning and …
012 – Is book promotion a sin? How should Christian authors handle success? An interview with Shelley Hitz
Is book promotion a sin? How should Christians think about marketing? Joining us today to discuss these questions is Shelley Hitz. She specializes in helping Christian nonfiction authors write, publish and market their books through her online coaching program, Author Audience Academy. Shelley, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show! Questions: Let’s just cut to the chase. Is promoting your own …
012 – Is book promotion a sin? How should Christian authors handle success? An interview with Shelly Hitz
Is book promotion a sin? How should Christian authors handle success? An interview with Shelly Hitz
You can listen to this episode 012 – Is book promotion a sin? How should Christian authors handle success? An interview with Shelly Hitz on Christian Publishing Show.
Resist the Urge to Explain Your Title
For fiction writers, there is an important self-editing technique called RUE (Resist the Urge to Explain). The problem occurs when an author overwrites a scene and explains every thought, movement, etc., or fails to allow the reader to fill in the details, thereby ruining the reading experience. The concept is described extremely well in Browne & King’s Self-Editing for Fiction Writers. …
Real Feelings
Novels should tap into emotions. If a reader doesn’t react to your book, she’s likely to put it aside in favor of another book that touches her heart and mind. One-star book reviews hurt; but at least if a reviewer passionately hates your book, you’ve evoked emotion. In some ways, a three-star review calling the book bland is worse. This time last year, I was happy in the knowledge that both of my …
What’s Your Writing Playlist? (Part Two)
I posted last week on this site about the responses to my Facebook invitation for writer friends to reveal what music (if any) they listen to while writing. Some replied that they don’t—or can’t—listen to music while writing. Donnalynn Davis said, “I need quiet to write, music muffles the voices speaking to me.” Many others said their writing soundtrack has to be instrumental music, like Donna …
011 How to Get Started Writing Young a Conversation with Brett Harris Interview
How do young writers become published authors? Why is it so hard for young writers to publish and what can they do to overcome those obstacles? These questions and more are what we will be talking about in today’s episode. Joining us today is Brett Harris who published two bestselling books as a young person and today is a mentor to many of the world’s top young writers and authors. Brett, welcome …
011 How to Get Started Writing Young a Conversation with Brett Harris Interview
How to Get Started Writing Young a Conversation with Brett Harris Interview
You can listen to this episode 011 How to Get Started Writing Young a Conversation with Brett Harris Interview on Christian Publishing Show.