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Fun Fridays – April 19, 2024
Clever video about a seemingly lowly device.
Avoid connecting the metaphor to theological ideas, but they are present.
Instead, think of your journey as a writer and the calling you have to use the gift you have been given and leave God’s mark on the world with the work of your hands.
Do any of you use a pencil to write your thoughts? If so, what kind of pencil do you use?
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I love seeing work from talented authors. Reading a marketable proposal from a hardworking author interested in a long-term career makes me take notice. Are you this author? If so, what I’d like to help you do today is to keep you from being rejected because of a misstep that’s easy to avoid. The manuscript is too short. Gift books can be brief, but fiction is different. I often receive novella submissions. Some Christian publishers sell novella collections. However, I don’t have a place to pitch a lone novella, hoping it will find a home in a collection. Writers already working …
Story Structure Part #10
This is it, folks. The last post in this series. If you’ve hung around this long, thank you! I really hope you’ve found it interesting and helpful. Last time we talked about the falling action of the story, and now we’ve come to the end. The Resolution What is the resolution of the story? “The End,” right? Well, yes. But it’s not wrapping everything up; it’s wrapping everything up well, so the reader feels satisfaction with the ending. You don’t want to end a story that makes the reader slam the book and throw it against the wall with a …
Deadlines and Taxes
Two certainties in the life of a writer. Deadlines and Taxes. You know what a deadline is. It has the word “dead” in it for a reason. In addition to the reality of taxes, the April 15 income tax filing deadline for those living in the United States is intrinsic to the reality. (And since today is April 15th I thought it appropriate to revisit some key bits of information.) What about those taxes? First, is the obligatory disclaimer. I am not a tax attorney or a tax accountant. I am merely discussing concepts and ideas that you may or …
Fun Fridays – April 12, 2024
There is no sound in today’s video. You simply have to watch carefully. It is only a minute long. Afterward, you will doubt your powers of observation. [If the video does not appear in your email newsletter, please visit the site itself to view it.] ShareTweet