Brave New World

What an awesome day! I have two exciting pieces of news for everyone: First, thanks to the hard work of Duolit, I now have a permanent web site with a secondary blog called One Servant’s Heart. I’ll be focusing on topics like prayer and meditation, as well as some light-hearted material on Christian fantasy. I [...]

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4 Steps To A Less Frustrating DIY Book

I finally ordered my proof copy of Simply Prayer, formerly Prayerfully Yours. While I’m happy with the file I uploaded to CreateSpace, I’m left wondering if I was my own worst enemy in getting the entire project done to begin with. I had originally planned on having the book out before the season of Advent, [...]

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A New Year, A New Beginning

Happy New Year! I apologize for being absent during December (ACK!). My only excuse is being super busy, unfortunately not with my current WIP. However, it’s a new year and time for a new beginning. Here’s what I’m planning for 2011: Get back to weekly blog posts: After reading Kristen Lamb’s blog for the last [...]

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A Glitch In Time + Some Exciting News

If you read this blog regularly, you may have noticed my usual post is a few days late. You may also notice that the topic is supposed to be Independent Publishing, but there won’t be a lot about that in this post (except as it pertains to me personally). You may even be wondering why. [...]

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Rediscovering the Joy of Being an Independent Author

My Father has often said that, when you start having nightmares about your job, it’s time to move on. I can’t say I’m having nightmares, exactly, but I’ve certainly begun dreading doing anything remotely connected with being an Independent Author. However, I don’t think it’s time for me to “move on.” It’s time for me [...]

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Game Called On Account of Computer Crash

I don’t know if Major League games actually end due to rain, but I know Little League games do — or used to. (It’s been awhile. ) It seems that sometimes our writing time does to, though it’s usually not because it’s raining outside. Last Friday afternoon was on of those days for me. I [...]

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Discovering Passion And Purpose In Writing

I’ve often heard it said that everyone dreams of writing the next great novel. That may be, but few get beyond “trunk writing” and fewer still actually publish something of quality. Why is that? Perhaps it’s because, while people may dream of being a “writer,” only those with a true passion for writing can find [...]

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The Spiritual Side of Writing

How we live our spiritual lives is a passion for me, so it’s really no surprise that I’ve begun work on Prayerfully Yours, a book about prayer (obviously ). I wish I could say that taking care of my spirit is a number one priority and that I have it down to a science, but [...]

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Choices, Decisions, and… Cover-ups?

Marketing is an essential element to book sales, but to market a book before it’s finished one must have some kind of cover art to show the masses. Crazy as it seems, I decided to “put the cart before the horse,” so to speak, and design a cover for my newest book before I’ve completed [...]

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