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Profanity in print?
May 03rd, 201212:14 AM ETThis is a topic of conversation with writers all of the time, particularly Christian writers. Many believe that strong emotions simply cannot be shown without it, or that really bad men can’t be portrayed without it. I agree, bad men use bad language, and I show that all the time. But I never use the language, I simply show them doing it. People ... -
Writers write… period!
April 26th, 201212:44 AM ETWhat does it take to be a writer? Apply the lower portion of our anatomy to a chair and start producing words. That’s it. A writer is someone that is committed to writing, and actively doing it. What does it take to be a published writer? Get our words out into the marketplace where they are readily available to the reading public. The “readil... -
Bad Submissions (and what you can do to make an agent believe in your work)
February 29th, 201212:02 AM ETIt happens every day. I open my inbox and there they are—submissions that shouldn't even be there. There's really no excuse for it. Our submission guidelines as an agency are very clear on markets that we don't work in at present. Not that we have anything against them, just that we can't spread ourselves that thin and have to make some choices.... -
I’ve written for 30 years with only one rejection!
February 09th, 201201:11 AM ETYou don't believe that? It's true. The dictionary says rejection is "to refuse to accept or to repudiate." Repudiate? That's not about writing, that's personal. When I started writing, I was doing a lot of writing and a lot of querying and submitting. Obviously heartless little slips were coming in right and left. I took them very personally. Th... -
Standing on the Brink
December 30th, 201105:26 PM ETI've always loved the story of Joshua and Caleb, the two young punks of the group of 12 scouts who were sent by Moses to check out the land God had promised the Israelite nation. When they returned, they said: "It is indeed a magnificent country—a land flowing with milk and honey" (Num. 13:27). But all was not sweet. The rest of the scouts contin... -
The Books, They Are a’Changin’
December 29th, 201112:13 AM ETDon Bemis lives in Michigan, works in engineering, and plays in writing. He has published three novels by OakTara and recently self-published a fourth. As a writer, a recent article caught my eye. The December 15 Wall Street Journal carried a front-page story entitled, "E-Book Readers Face Sticker Shock," which discussed the fact that some e-... -
The Biggest Secrets to Publishing: #2
December 07th, 201101:18 AM ETI always say, "Publishing isn't a selection process . . . it is a survival process." And it's absolutely true. I believe the biggest secret to publishing is the ability to get the RIGHT PRODUCT to the RIGHT PERSON at the RIGHT PLACE at exactly the RIGHT TIME. There are bestseller quality manuscripts that will never be published bec... -
The Biggest Secrets to Publishing: #1
December 06th, 201112:03 AM ETThe question poised to me was honest and simple: "Having followed your interest and willingness to help new authors, what would be your advice as far as a 'first' step in publishing?" How do I give an honest answer that would probably entail a dozen different writing courses in one email? Many people have a message or a story to tell. But what th... -
I Once Had a Dream...What's Yours?
April 04th, 201101:14 PM ETI was eight years old when Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of Jim Elliot (martyred by the Aucas in 1956 while attempting to make contact with the tribe members), came to my parents' house for dinner (my father was the Academic Dean for Canadian Bible College/Canadian Theological College in Regina, Saskatchewan). As all adults tend to do, she asked me, "...
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