A classic song for a summer day.
I grew up playing Alan Sherman’s album on our family record player!
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A classic song for a summer day.
I grew up playing Alan Sherman’s album on our family record player!
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Steve Laube always inspires me, and I found special encouragement from his recent post on artificial intelligence. AI provided an inaccurate biography of him, so I wondered if I’d have the same experience. I’m doing this field research, so you don’t have to! Chat gpt ChatGPT stands for “Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer” Then it included a definition that sent me to a hyperlink to download …
As I discussed in the previous post from June 22, when beginning work on a new novel, I go straight to my characters. Central to any story are the protagonists, antagonists, and supporting cast who drive the narrative, evolve throughout the story, and captivate the reader’s imagination. So, where do I start when it comes to character development? For me, it’s backstory. If I don’t know my …
The following is an AI-Generated transcript of today’s podcast episode. Let the typos give you hope for humanity. The path to publishing success is not always smooth and easy. In fact, let’s be honest, it’s never smooth and easy for anyone ever. There are bumps and bruises along the way. Writing requires hard work. It […]
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Liz shares how she became a writer, what she learned from her victories and failures, and how new authors can learn from them as well.
You can listen to this episode Finding Peace in the Plot: How to Trust God in Your Writing Journey With Liz Curtis Higgs on Christian Publishing Show.
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One of the burdens an artist must bear is the scrutiny of public opinion. It can either be exhilarating or devastating. At the risk of oversimplifying the issue, let’s look at some categories that define this topic. Opinion Everyone has an opinion. The problem for the author is to determine how much weight to give to those opinions. One mistake a writer will make is to ask someone or a group of …
Today’s fun Friday vividly expresses the writing life as you travel through twists, turns, highs, and lows. May your day be a great one! Turn up the volume to experience it fully. [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter feed, please visit our site where it can be enjoyed.]
Since we are in the midst of writers conference season, I continue to prepare myself for the hustle of back-to-back, 15-minute appointments with new authors who are overcome with excitement and passion for a particular topic. All the “p” words–from passion to purpose–consume the conversation. The first question I’m going to ask is this: “How does this connect to the gospel?” No matter …
Most authors find the promotion part of publishing a book at best challenging and, at worse, a necessary evil. Some authors enjoy it, seeing it as an important part of getting a book noticed and into the hands of readers. The antidote to this entire platform thing is to first think about readers and those you will influence through your work. It’s a borderline magic potion to enjoying the …