Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Today is 5/15/15. That just looks strange.
At 5:15 today it will be 5-15-15-5:15.
Has nothing to do with today’s Fun Friday, but thought I would mention it.
Talk amongst yourselves…
Today’s video is about what really happens when you can’t find a bookmark…
While I’m away at the Colorado Christian Writers Conference, perhaps you will enjoy sharing your thoughts with each other. Have fun! What books are you planning to take with you on vacation this year? What are your favorite “beach” reads? What old favorites will you revisit? What new books will you read?
While editing a novel recently, I was writing a note to explain the importance of beats. Which led me to an explanation of the importance of varying the kinds of beats we use. Which led me to a realization: dialogue tags and beats and descriptive beats are very different things. Okay, okay…yes, I already knew that. But I hadn’t really thought it over much. As a writer, I sometimes tend to operate …
I have never been asked to speak to a graduating class at any level of school. In the remote possibility someone does ask, I offer this blog post proving that I would be the worst speaker ever. I don’t have a problem speaking to a group, tailoring a message to the group and making a point. The big issue would be the topics I cover. Most graduation speeches I have heard are an exercise in …
We are honored to be chosen by Writers Digest as one of the top websites for writers in their 2015 list. (The actual list is only available to subscribers or if you buy the May/June 2015 issue here.) I have long admired their annual listing and have endeavored to keep our content unique and provide a service to our community of writers. Kudos to Dan, Karen, and Tamela who faithfully work on …
I’ve been in publishing a long time, first as a writer, then as a literary agent. Throughout my journey, I’ve found emotional support and praise from expected quarters and have always been grateful for those people. But I found no support and even criticism from other quarters. Some of these places weren’t surprising. But when no support came from some other Christians, I felt as …
Yesterday was a strange and eerie anniversary. Six hundred years ago, on May 4, 1415 the body of Bible translator and Christian dissident John Wycliffe was exhumed from his grave in England, burned and his ashes were thrown into the river. And if that wasn’t weird enough, this was done over thirty years after his death. It sounds like something from a Dirty Harry movie. “You think this is …
In case you missed it, on April 21st Google changed how they rank web site searches. If a site is not “mobile-friendly” it will no longer be ranked higher than one that is “mobile-friendly.” Some were calling this “mobilegeddon” because of the impact it would have. What Does Mobile-Friendly Mean? This refers to whether or not your site is optimized for a smart-phone screen. Sites that have what is …
