Personality Isn’t Permanent shouldn’t be a radical statement, but it is. It flies in the face of the fixed mindset our culture has and the things psychology professors have taught for decades. But when you think about it, you realize that it can be true. People can change different things about themselves. We can choose […]
Become a Freelance Editor
Become a Freelance Editor Every week for the last eight years, at least one person has asked me how to become a freelance editor. That’s a lot of you! I’ve been intending to create a course on that topic for you, but today, I can give you a list of books that will get you […]
Wired for Story
Wired for Story says that stories may be more important than opposable thumbs are to humans. People have a natural affinity for story. Just look at any toddler. “Will you tell me a story, Mommy?” was what I heard most often from my children. That may be the most oft-repeated request among that age group. […]
Editors cannot review books they edit
Many authors still don’t know this, but editors cannot review books they edit. At least once a week, this comes up in one or another of the groups I’m in. I’d like to address it here, so that I can simply post the link instead of rewriting the same information again and again. It is […]
The Kid-Gardener’s Planting Book for Parents book review
“Big people, as well as little people, get trapped in the perfection of growing a garden: All the rows neat, all the plants straight and tall, and no holes in their leaves. But perfection is never achieved in gardening….” Boy, was I ever glad to read that paragraph. Because, oft though I have been accused […]
Catherine’s Pascha book review
Just as some children try to stay awake until midnight on New Year’s Eve or stay awake until Santa comes on Christmas Eve, Eastern Orthodox Christian children try to stay awake until after midnight on the eve of Pascha (Easter). Pascha is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ, and it’s the most important and […]
How to sell more books on Amazon – 9 things you might be neglecting
Up Your Amazon Game: A Guide for Authors Guest post by Shayla Eaton Amazon is perhaps the best platform for independent authors to publish and sell their books. It certainly has opened up the world to self-publishing authors like never before. Make the most of it with this information from writer and editor Shayla Eaton. […]
The Power of Focus
Most failures can be attributed to a lack of focus, according to Jack Canfield, author of The Power of Focus and numerous other books. He says that we don’t pay attention or notice things at the opportune time, and sometimes crises develop because of it. We also may scatter our energies, and then we don’t […]
Book review of Monkeys and the Chair
Monkeys and the Chair by Renee Oppenheim Peacock If the “best books I’ve ever read” exist, then it stands to reason that the “worst books I’ve ever read” also exist. That’s not a mean statement, just how it is. I’m sad to say that this book is in the latter group. I had high hopes […]
Book Review of 7 Ways to be Her Hero
Doug Fields, the author of 7 Ways to be Her Hero, called me a “sneaky lady” for reading this book, but made me laugh out loud several times and nod my head throughout. The book is written to Christian husbands, using scripture—but not too much, like many books do. The author acknowledges that it’s […]
