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Anyone want to help me?

I am working my way toward the Genesis Contest at ACFW, where last year I got great feedback including one judge who said she/he couldn’t wait to read the published work.  Me too!  This year, I’ll be submitting my new manuscript, working title: Blown into Flame. It’s a story about a desperate daughter who must find her… Continue reading Anyone want to help me?

The Hitchens Brothers Made Peace — Our Turn

New Atheists are contentious. They believe they are at war, fighting ancient traditions and ignorance in favor of a more advanced secular future. Evangelicals believe they are at war too and are fighting for Christmas and Marriage among other things. The media is kerosene for this flaming contention – setting up, as Timothy Keller says,… Continue reading The Hitchens Brothers Made Peace — Our Turn

Jesus Would Be Proud

The Bethlehem Church of Nativity was the scene of a very un-Christian scuffle between clerics. Can’t we all just get along? I would find this funny, if it wasn’t so sad. httpv://youtu.be/eBsihtXUl-4

I Won My First Contest

According to the judge, “Lewis chose a heart-rending scenario, that of a parent whose child ‘isn’t normal.’ The narrator speaks of the ‘critic column,’ that growing list of people who have negative things to relate about the problem child, and about the sense of disorientation that comes with being the parent of a child who… Continue reading I Won My First Contest

Contest Nonsense

Young writers soon learn of the contest racket. First, we approach with hope and excitement, only to become annoyed by the onslaught of $15 submission “opportunities.”  But we gratefully play the game to build up the shiny stuff for our query letter because, “I won this or that” looks better than saying, I don’t waste time… Continue reading Contest Nonsense

What’s with the Tree?

Sage wants to know . . . Bottom line, the tree stays green, even when the earth gets dark and the weather goes to crap.  Tah-Dah!  The evergreen = hope. History.com tells me the Christians hijacked it first as they overtook Druid territory (they let pagans adapt what they did to fit Christianity).  Next up,… Continue reading What’s with the Tree?

The Future of Publishing

Let’s talk about the future of publishing. This conversation usually looks like a self publish vs. traditional publish debate.  I believe that is not the “bunny” we should all be looking at behind the camera. The threat to traditional publishers are not ambitious, vain writers who can guerrilla market. The threat comes from new giants — Kobo,… Continue reading The Future of Publishing