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Q: If a writer wants to break into Christian fiction, what is the best way to do this? Author: Finish your manuscript and then attend a professional writers’ conference.  (Christian Writers Guild is an excellent one.)  You may be able to make arrangements to send a portion of your novel for evaluation.  You can also [...]

Nothing. Rien. Nada. I’m sorry but that’s the fact–even if the rest of the world finds your life story or day’s events endlessly intriguing. And, yes, it’s devastating to realize how boring you are to the very people who are the most interesting to you. If someone had been kind or wise enough to tell [...]

Every morning I download and print the crossword puzzle and, feeling a little thrill, take it to the kitchen table where I will eat my breakfast and drink my tea between penciling in the answers. Now, having such information you probably realize at once that I am not a crossword aristocrat—such a person uses a [...]

We ought not to have a lawn but we do. It was here when we moved in and, until recently, I never thought once about its carbon footprint or, for that matter, the carbon footprint of anyone or anything. Not to say the lawn is in and of itself a creator of environmental bad-stuff––it’s what [...]

Q: Why did you decide to write this book? A: Seemed like a good idea at the time. Well don’t all ideas? Then you stop and think about them, then debate, come up with others until finally you loop the loop and come back to where you started. Yes it was a good idea after [...]

In the stables, Teleklos watched while Lysandridas finished grooming Afra. He had already groomed and tacked the mare Leonis liked best. Lysandridas had removed his bronze breastplate and greaves and was wearing only his scarlet chiton. The shadow in the door attracted their attention, and both men looked over as Leonis entered. She was dressed [...]

Q: Why did you decide to write this book? A: Because the story was in me.  Every novel I write has come to me without conscious effort and forms in my mind over an indeterminate period of time until I have to sit down and start writing. Q: Do you have any secret writing tips [...]

Writing is work. It requires forethought, planning, concentration, tenacity, attention to detail, an ear for language, flexibility, and discipline.  But given all those things, anyone can do it. Writing well, is a little bit harder. But it is still essentially a craft that anyone can learn to do with enough guidance and practice.  I know. [...]

Follow Your Bliss Don’t ask so much what the world needs. Go out and do what makes you come alive, because what the world needs most are people who have come alive. —Howard Thurman It’s been nearly a half century since mythologist Joseph Campbell coined the phrase follow your bliss to teach the profound lesson [...]

Q: What excites you most about your book’s topic? Why did you choose it? Author: It’s a book I have had in mind for over a decade. I have always been a life explorer and found over the years certain life lessons worth sharing with others. I actually view my life role as a bit [...]