Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
If you have about 20 minutes, give today’s video a go.
In this fascinating bit, the host displays and explains 30 optical illusions.
Of course, now my eyes are asking me for a break and a return to reality. But then, is reading fiction reading reality, or is it an illusion? That is a philosophical question better left for smarter people than I am.
The Apostle Paul didn’t write his letter to the Romans—at least not by sitting down alone with paper and ink. He dictated his ideas to an amanuensis, a scribe or secretary who took dictation in shorthand and later rewrote the letter in full. This explains Paul’s conversational yet intricate writing style. And Paul’s dictation of the book of Romans isn’t some fringe …
If you missed this before, spend a little time this week with this great four-minute animated video written by Nalo Hopkinson on writing great fiction. It is also helpful for the nonfiction writer because you, too, tell stories. But yours happen to be nonfiction! Once you are done watching, you can take a short quiz and even go deeper on the TED-Ed site. (Click here for the quiz.) !
I really hope my book won’t be featured in this museum! Enjoy this fascinating video.
Failure to be published traditionally or unsuccessful self-publishing often results from writing what you want, rather than what readers want, to read. This is common in book publishing, where the market’s randomness and subjectivity create a disconnect between authors, publishers, and readers. Every step along the publishing process attempts to predict the desires of the next step. More …
Publishing is a funny business. Not funny “ha ha” but funny “strange.” And funny “mystical.” And funny “inscrutable.” Is that enough funny for you? Not laughing? That’s funny. But seriously, folks, one of those funny things I experience in my work as a literary agent is that people often say things they don’t mean to say, in person and in their book proposals (which is how I start the conversation …
Typically, we define work as something we “do.” Work can then be defined as the activity you do as a profession and for which you are paid. But if you are a writer, the latter half of that formula isn’t always a guaranteed proposition! Thus, for the writer, we are left with a definition of work as being what you do. But that can be a dangerous thing because we tend to let what we …
People may define “fun” differently. Today’s video is “fun” by my definition because it is interesting, instructive, and done by someone with a delightful accent. Seriously though, I often forget that not everyone knows the vocabulary for the various pieces of a printed book. This video may help!
For a quick midweek break, here are some really bad puns for your enjoyment. None are original! Don’t blame me. A chicken and an egg go into a restaurant. The waitress asked, “Which of you is first?” To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing. Dogs can’t operate MRI machines. But catscan. What kind of concert only costs 45 cents? A 50 Cent concert featuring …
DARRYL DASH is the pastor of Grace Fellowship Church East Toronto and cofounder of Gospel for Life. He has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and has over 30 years of ministry experience. He is the author of two books published by Moody Publishers. Darryl is married to Charlene and has two adult children, Christy and Josiah. You can find Darryl online at …
