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It was my swing for the fences.  For a writer, being invited on Oprah is a winning lotto ticket, so why not swing for that.  Realistically I knew that I might have better odds with a lotto ticket, but I also knew that I’d have a zero chance if I didn’t try.  I drafted my […]

My social media outreach is working, hooray!  Numbers are climbing but not everyone is happy with me.  One respondent offered to send me his book in exchange for my comments.  I wish I had the time, I’m still only halfway through my How-To book on getting published.  I responded with a question, “how long is

For the past 4 weeks I’ve been saying I’m 2 weeks away from completing my book.  I’m afraid in 2 weeks I’ll still be saying the same.  It’s not that I’m not writing, I’m writing more than ever, just not on my book.  The promoting stage, in which I’m late to the game, has imposed

Writing a novel meant I started with a sizable assortment of things I’d have to do myself, figure out, or find help for.  Money wasn’t on my list.  Among my growing list of naïve assumptions, I figured money wasn’t needed, or at least very little.  I think I hear fellow writers laughing.   My thought

I had to sit down, I could feel my heart working too hard and was out of breath.  I wasn’t finishing a marathon, just doing normal yard work.  This didn’t feel right.  I called it a day, let it go.  My wife didn’t let it go; she relayed this news to my nurse practitioner daughter

When you ask God for help, He’ll deliver, he works thru others.  One of those deliveries came from my daughter.  Knowing that I’m nearing the end of my writing, she gave me the book, “The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published.”  Just what I needed for my next step!  I jumped in headfirst, gung-ho,

I can’t remember the first day I had to push myself to write.  I know it wasn’t long after I started.  It doesn’t take long for enthusiasm to crash head on into reality.  Sometimes you’re not feeling it but need to plow ahead anyway.  Writing a novel is a long-term commitment.  I’m short term, easily

When I started writing my fictional AI Christian themed action adventure novel it was all fun.  I had a rough idea of how the story would unfold and creative license to develop it without any interference.  For me, creative freedom is uplifting, rewarding, and highly personal.  It’s my personal stamp on my personal POV.  That’s

When God performs miracles in your life, you have a story to tell.  That’s my case, it’s why I’ve been writing my 1st book.  The book isn’t about the miracles (there were two).  The book was born from my desire to spread His good news, to evangelize.  I’ve witnessed firsthand how God can pull you