(Bloggers Note: This is the fourth in a series of six posts: How to Write Copy That Kills. Today’s post is the fourth element: Writing.) *** I recall the first …
How to Write Copy That Kills: Part 3: Plan
(Blogger's Note: Parts One and Two of this series can be viewed at: https://wp.me/p2bjEC-kf and https://wp.me/p2bjEC-kE.) Of the six-part series, this is …
What It Takes to Write Copy That Kills: Part 2: Thinking
So you want to publish your first book. Me too. Yesterday I wrote about the first of the six-part formula I use in my writing. You can see that post here: …
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Writing’s Most Important Metaphor: Ending on a High Note
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O27RzZEOkeA] Among the group of professionals who call themselves writers (we'll save my opinion for what makes a …
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Is God “Comprehensible?” – An Interview with A.W. Tozier – Part 1
Q: How do we picture an infinite God in our infinite minds? A: We learn by using what we already know as a bridge over which we pass to the unknown. It is not …
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It’s an Honor: An Open Letter to WordPress Bloggers and Those Who Read My Blog
"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing." ~ Ben Franklin On any …
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Let’s Pray About It (or just do nothing)
Keenly aware of his own shortcomings, Jack still liked to think of himself as a decent enough man. Complex by nature and misunderstood by most, Jack walked …
Blogging Outside Your Comfort Zone: 7 Tips
(Blogger's Note: If you're a blogger or writer, I'd love to hear your own experiences about writing outside your comfort zone. Please share away!) Traditional …
Here in Arkansas – It’s the Perfect Storm
I have some 20 years experience in the news media - writing, editing, publishing, and as much as I love sports, I've never written a single sports story. Today …
Discovering Tozer
Two good friends recently turned me on to the works of A.W. Tozer, who in 1919, began 44 years of Christian ministry. His works are among the most insightful …
Is the Easter Bunny the Anti-Christ?
Last Christmas eve I attended a candlelight service where 50 or so people came together to prepare their hearts for the celebration of Christ's birth. I've …
Happy Transparent Birthday, Dana.
Happy 39th birthday, my sweet love. What would I do without you? 39 Reasons I Love You... You make me smile and laugh. Despite my quirks and faults, you …
Aggressively Pursuing the UN-balanced Life
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." ~ James Dean For years, I've considered my obsessive-compulsive behavior to be a character …
Taking a Break from Breaking News
From 8 to 5 or so each day, I have the privilege to work with a tremendous group of people. With about 30 or so employees, we are small in number, …
The Binge: 12 Lessons Learned
"The only book that shall ever be written is the one that flows up from the heart, forced out by the inward pressure. When such a work has gestated within a …
Going on a Binge
BINGE - an act of excessive or compulsive consumption... Twenty-four hours from now, I'm going on a 60-hour binge - a writing binge that is. If you're like …
The Church “On the Verge”
(The following excerpts are notes I've highlighted from "On the Verge," written by Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson. Full credit for these observations goes to the …
The 3-7-12 Principle (Part 2 of 4)
Seinfeld's George Costanza was on to something in the episode where he had a burning desire to name his firstborn "Seven." Seven Costanza - has quite a …
The 3-7-12 Principle (Part 1 of 4)
(Blogger's Note: This is the first in a series of four posts outlining the 3-7-12 Principle in my upcoming book: "Light Wins! ...and the darkness is defeated …
This is a Test…
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