September, 2010 // Posts published in September, 2010
The Purpose-Driven Writer Prepares for a Writers’ Conference
The more you prepare, the more value you’ll get. My Six-Point Plan Visit the conference website. Read each speaker’s biographical sketch. Study the schedule. Select the classes that interest me most. (I can change your mind at any time.) Study the Web sites of my session presenters. Read a book by my selected presenters or...
Winning the Lottery
Zechariah was too old to care about winning anymore. Any priest knew prayer and a sinless life were supposed to bring blessings. For others, maybe. For him, the Temple gates were about to open and close for the last time. He would accept his lot, fulfill his priestly duties, and go home. As he climbed...
Write “Morning Pages.”
I write what Julia Cameron calls “morning pages.” The only rule is: “There are no rules.” First thing, I write whatever is on my mind for thirty minutes, as fast as I can write. I use a keyboard that doesn’t allow editing. If I used my computer, I would turn the monitor off to prevent...
How Do I Get My Book Published?
There isn’t space here to talk about all the nuances of publishing, so let me cut to the most crucial realities. Bookstores aren’t waiting to buy books. They merely fill demand. Publishers aren’t in the business of promoting books. They merely print and distribute. The job of creating demand for a book rests solely on...
Food Frenzy
On the way to work, Tony bought a dozen donuts, but none of them made it to the office. So for lunch, instead of the usual triple-meat cheeseburger with super-sized fries and strawberry shake, he decided to eat healthy. In the cafeteria, he loaded his tray with chicken pasta salad, egg salad, tuna salad, and...
Mulligans
Golf was a waste of time. Why would anyone whack a little white ball and then chase after it? This made as much sense as a kid throwing a stick who, with no dog to fetch it, kept running after it himself. Nevertheless, Dad rode in the golf cart with his son so he could...
Home Sweet Home
Bill had a plan. His son had an attic large enough to build an upstairs apartment with two large rooms, a kitchen, a bath, and an office. The downstairs was going to get a complete makeover, including new carpet, hardwood floors, faux finished walls, and granite countertops. An outside stairway and upstairs patio would provide...
Indescribable
Matt listened intently while Miss Julia waved her arms as if she had visited the world she described. “Adam saw the animals and gave them names,” she said. “In the cool of the evening, God walked with Adam in the beautiful garden called Eden.” She explained to Matt and his classmates how God was always...
Write a Captivating Story
Most people have a microwave mentality when it comes to reading, so they don’t have much tolerance for the “crock pot” literary styles that were popular just fifty years ago. What Readers Want The average American won’t finish reading one book in a year. Long before the last chapter is reached, the book starts gathering...
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