Well, that’s not too fair to tear myself down in this area since I don’t aspire to be a blogger; instead, I try to do it because I’m told it’s good for me. Like medicine. But I’ll attempt to be better. Honest. Any blogger accountability groups out there?
I just rejected a comment to one of my previous posts, so if the person who wrote it is wondering why… Continue reading
If you follow my blog (thanks to the few who do), you’ve figured out by now that I’m inconsistent at writing new posts. Part of that is due to a busy schedule, and part of is because I don’t like talking about myself. I ask people questions all the time because I want to get to know them, but maybe that is because I don’t want to leave room for people to ask me questions. Continue reading
A few days ago, Rick Warren Tweeted his feelings about ghostwriters. He doesn’t like them. Doesn’t believe they should be used. Sees them as deceptive and dishonest. Really? This from the man who created Pastors.com, a site at which pastors can get sermon ideas and even download transcripts, MP3s, PowerPoint presentations, sermon notes, and more? Is it okay to ghostpreach? Continue reading
I just had a conversation with one of my authors, who is working through a manuscript that was just returned by the copyeditor. Being an editor myself (and having worked as one for a number of publishers in the past), I assured my author that what was being requested was not out of the ordinary. Still, deep inside was the feeling that every author experiences with each project. Every edit that is a bit deeper than just catching a typo or inserting a missing comma feels as if the editor is saying to a new parent, “Your baby is ugly.” Continue reading
Do you ever get stuck while trying to write something? Writer’s block happens to every author at one time or another, even the famous ones. Your mind gets clouded or crowded, and the ideas and words just won’t flow. But what if the real problem was not just a head problem but a heart problem. What if the real issue was that you knew what you needed to write, but you weren’t sure if you wanted to write it? I’m talking with an author right now who, from time to time, writes blog posts on a certain topic she hates writing about. But, wouldn’t you know it, these Continue reading
