The Writing Life

How to Overcome Fear and Comparison

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on June 2, 2020

Fear can be crippling. If we let it, it will become our master and sit on the throne in our hearts. And here is the crazy thing: We can’t make fear go away. And we wouldn’t want to even if we could. Sometimes fear is helpful to keep us from doing something stupid. But it can also paralyze us, which is stupid too. Right now, fear is in the air, it is spreading faster than the virus.

To help us deal with the issues of fear and comparison, we have the authors of Influence: Building a Platform That Elevates Jesus (Not Me). Kate Motaung and Shannon Popkin, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show!

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How to Overcome Fear and Comparison

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on June 2, 2020

Fear can be crippling. If we let it, it will become our master and sit on the throne in our hearts. And here is the crazy thing: We can’t make fear go away. And we wouldn’t want to even if we could. Sometimes fear is helpful to keep us from doing something stupid. But it […]
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Category: The Writing Life

Beating Writer’s Block

By Bob Hostetleron May 27, 2020

Some writers scoff at the idea of “writer’s block”—that moment when the writer’s brain seems to freeze and the flow of words seems to have turned off like a faucet. Others swear that it’s a real thing, the bane of the writing life. I tend to think it has more to do with personality than other, more objective, factors. Some are prone to it. Some aren’t. Since I’m in the latter category, I asked …

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How to Write Compelling Villains with Brian Godawa

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 26, 2020

Our guest today is an award-winning screenwriter; his first feature film was To End All Wars. He is also the best-selling author of the Chronicles of the Nephilim series and a new series, Chronicles of the Watchers. Links: https://godawa.com/ Sponsor: Book Launch Blueprint Learn how to launch a book in this special course only offered once a year. Registration ends May 31, 2020. Learn more. …

Category: The Writing Life

How to Write Compelling Villains with Brian Godawa

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 26, 2020

Our guest today is an award-winning screenwriter; his first feature film was To End All Wars. He is also the best-selling author of the Chronicles of the Nephilim series and a new series, Chronicles of the Watchers. Links: https://godawa.com/ Sponsor: Book Launch Blueprint Learn how to launch a book in this special course only offered […]
You can listen to this episode How to Write Compelling …

Category: The Writing Life

How to Write Compelling Villains with Brian Godawa

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 26, 2020

Our guest today is an award-winning screenwriter; his first feature film was To End All Wars. He is also the best-selling author of the Chronicles of the Nephilim series and a new series, Chronicles of the Watchers. Links: https://godawa.com/ Sponsor: Book Launch Blueprint Learn how to launch a book in this special course only offered […]You can listen to this episode How to Write Compelling …

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Be a Luddite, Not a Lunkhead

By Bob Hostetleron May 20, 2020

I recently read a letter to the editor in a writers magazine in which an aspiring writer of advanced years bemoaned those publishers who accept only electronic submissions (via email or website). “Surely I am not the only soul who still works with a typewriter,” the correspondent wrote. “Possibly it’s because I’m eighty-eight, but don’t accuse me of being completely out of touch.” Well, no. Not …

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How to Crowdfund a Novel on Kickstarter

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 19, 2020

Crowdfunding is a powerful and underused tool in the author’s tool kit. Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo allow you to see if there is an audience for your book while simultaneously raising funds to help make it happen. How they work: You set a goal of how much money you need to publish your book. Then backers pledge money to help you hit your goal. If you fail to hit it, no one is …

Category: The Writing Life

How to Crowdfund a Novel on Kickstarter

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 19, 2020

Crowdfunding is a powerful and underused tool in the author’s tool kit. Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo allow you to see if there is an audience for your book while simultaneously raising funds to help make it happen. How they work: You set a goal of how much money you need to publish your […]
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Instrument (A Writer’s Prayer)

By Bob Hostetleron May 13, 2020

God, from ancient days to modern times, you have chosen human language to communicate with men and women; in fact, you are a writer yourself, having written your commandments in tablets of stone, my name in the Lamb’s Book of Life, and your Word in my heart. You have also given me a love for the written word, and have indebted me to the writings of many gifted men and women. So, while I am a …

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