Is writing still right for you? Certainly every one of us has asked
that question.
Recently, I read words that caused me pause. Words that were meant as
encouragement and motivation, strong words that bit to the core. Is
there a time to re-evaluate? If God works in His own season, can the
season for writing pass?
Now here's a new fresh subject. Well-not really, there are maybe a
thousand or so articles in the past year alone on Faith. Is this a fresh
new approach? Probably not, but it occurred to me that if, from time to
time, I question the depth of my faith, then so do other Christian
writers.
In 1959 an American schoolgirl wrote to C. S. Lewis asking him for advice on the craft of writing. He sent her a list of eight rules, and I add my own editorial comments to each of them.
What a massive endeavor - to consider writing a Christian book to assist God's people in moving forward in their lives. Although excited with the prospect of writing and publishing your book, at the same time you feel overwhelmed with the task before you in representing God's heart through the written word.
What a privilege and honor it is to write for the Christian market. I consider it to be an awesome responsibility. Christian writers have the opportunity to proclaim God's Word to millions of people all around the world. More than that, because the written word has the ability to survive generations, works created by Christian writers can even touch those not yet here.
So you want to join the profitable world of home-based business by creating your own ebook? Well, the first thing you need to do is to find out more information about the audience that you want to relate to. This article will help you get there. Read on to find out how to learn more about your ebook audience.
Writing Christian articles can be a bit challenging to say the least. There's the fear of not being well-versed in scripture or not having a proper grasp on Christian Doctrine, as well as the notion of all the good ideas being already taken. Well, here's some good news for you.
If you are a writer, there is only one thing that drives you: writing. If you were unable to ever see your work in print, a true writer would write nonetheless, even if the work was seen by an audience of one. This article will show you how it is completely unnecessary to invest your heart and soul in a work that never sees the light of day.
Making Sure Your Book Gets Read, Referred, Talked About, and Bought More! How many best sellers have you ever read that were dry, boring, or uninspired? Not many, I'd wager. Write an interesting, compelling book, and you'll be ahead of the pack out of the gate.
I started writing my first book twenty-five years ago. It finally got published five years ago. During that twenty-year lapse, I kept writing-books, magazine articles, lesson plans, all sorts of things. There were several things that kept me going, which I would like to share with you so you won't fall into that "what's the point" frame of mind that will make you throw in the towel, or throw out the pen.
Biblical Christians believe that the writers of the Bible were inspired by the Holy Spirit as they put pen to paper. The Holy Spirit did not dictate each word, but channeled the message through diverse people. Men recorded divine truth as they were led by the Holy Spirit.
Writers differ in their needs and preferences for space in which they create. If you're fortunate enough to have a writing room in your house, or have an office away from home, then you're one of the envious few. Writers must be able to create their own writing space, and it's as much psychological as it is physical.
Writing is a solitary venture for the unpublished book writer. Most fill their days writing, rewriting and waiting for the next rejection slip, only to have the process start all over again. At best, a writer might get feedback from a critique group about their latest manuscript or read about the publishing news from an Internet posting.
Ten years ago, few imagined that by decade's end, people would be reading novels on cell phones. A lot has changed in the book world. "Over the last couple of years, I've really noticed if I sit down with a book, after a few paragraphs, I'll say, 'You know, where's the links? Where's the e-mail? Where's all the stuff going on?' " says writer Nicholas Carr. "And it's kind of sad."
