It’s not that I think you ever make writing mistakes. It’s just that I know I do. And I’ve been told that others do. Occasionally. … [Read more...]
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Deadly Writing Mistakes: Do You Make This One?
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What’s More Important: The Message or The Money?
It was two a.m. and I was getting ready for another exciting day of delivering bread (not). This day was a little different; I was excited for something that was happening later that day: my first self published book was being officially released (yeah). To get to this point was a crazy journey and I was ready for this book to be an instant … [Read more...]
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6 Ways To Build An Effective Christian Writer’s Platform
Here's a little secret... I possess the world's greatest message and the world's most life-changing product. It is a message everyone needs to hear and a product that's absolutely free, yet is more precious than refined gold or even a bucket full of rubies. The message I'm speaking of is the gospel of Jesus Christ. The product, Heaven … [Read more...]
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What Christian Authors Can Learn From A Rejection Letter
Let's face it: Rejection hurts. It can feel like the ultimate punch on the nose. Sort of like when Amy--that cute little brown-haired girl from the 2nd-grade--had the audacity to actually check the "No" box on whether or not she'd be my girlfriend, and then ran to tell her pack of gossiping friends all about it. Ouch. Rejection. It can … [Read more...]
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9 Things You Must Include When Writing A Query Letter
I’ve written several times about query letters, and no doubt it’ll be a recurring theme here, since I receive queries everyday and a surprising percentage of them fail to give me any sense of the book being pitched, or fail to tell me anything about the author’s qualifications to write and sell that particular book. I feel the need for a … [Read more...]
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The Christian Book You’re Praying About Whether Or Not To Write
I bet you're writing a book right now. You're nearly half-way finished and you've been writing it for about two or three years now. But you probably also haven't touched it very much in the last few months. Am I right? Or maybe you haven't started writing "your book" yet...but you've been considering it. Maybe even praying about it. … [Read more...]
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Write Down Your Salvation Testimony
A personal testimony of salvation. Every genuine Christian has one. It stands without question and will not suffer debate. But the true beauty of a genuine believer's own personal conversion is never focused on themselves, the state is sinfulness they lived in, the circumstances that lead them to the Lord, or even how their life has … [Read more...]
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The Query Letter That Literary Agents Love To Read
If you've written a book, are currently writing a book, or are even remotely interested in writing a book, then one of the things you'll soon need to consider is how to tackle a query letter. What is a query letter, you ask? A query is essentially something you put together which describes your manuscript, your platform, your credentials, … [Read more...]
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Approved As A Contributing Writer For Pastors.com
Are you familiar with Rick Warren and his ministry? Pastor Rick leads a very large church called Saddleback Church, located primarily in southern California, but also with other campuses and church plants scattered around the world. Rick has been used by God in amazing and diverse ways, and I personally have benefited from both his … [Read more...]
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7 Blogs Christian Writers Ought To Visit Regularly
I love reading blogs. Wait, let me rephrase that. Actually, I love reading quality blogs tailored for Christian writers. (Yes, that's much better.) I probably frequent about 20-30 blogs on any given day, and most of them tend to be Christian writers. I certainly don't (can't!) read everything these bloggers write and many times I find … [Read more...]
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8 Reasons Why Christian Authors Should Start Writing A Blog
There are no doubt hundreds of legitimate reasons why Christian authors should start blogging, but they can all be lumped together and then be boiled down to only eight. (At least that is what I plan to do here, so hopefully it works.) Because blogging platforms like Wordpress (which is the one I use for this blog) provide anyone with a … [Read more...]
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How To Be A Better Christian Writer
Are you a Christian writer or blogger? If you are then you've no doubt got an idea, a story, a concept. You need to write it down so that people can read it. Umm, right...that's the hard part, I know. Writing it down. If writing was easy then everyone would do it. Actually, writing IS easy and more people DO do it then you may realize. The … [Read more...]