I constantly tell aspiring authors and writers that before publishing a book, they ought to be writing daily or very often so as to practice their craft and excel at it. I also encourage writers …
If You’re Going to Write a Book, Put in the Rest of the Work!
I rub shoulders all the time with other indie authors who want to cut all the corners they can in their book's production, rush it to publication and spend as little money as possible doing …
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10 Steps To Mediocre Book Promotion
I originally wrote this blog post in January 2014 one year after I started publishing ebooks on Amazon, and before one of my titles got picked up by a traditional publisher and experienced a …
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Logical Problems if Hurricanes Really Are Judgment From God
Jonah was ticked off at God for not wiping out Nineveh like Jonah prophesied to them would happen. Now, it should also be noted that GOD sent Jonah to Nineveh and specifically told Jonah to …
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Before Asking Me To Promote Your Book or Be on My Podcast
In my last post I began to rant about some of the unsolicited requests for money I get, and other similar types of favors, and realized I needed a separate blog post to address fellow …
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Should Authors Make Audiobooks? A Narrator’s Perspective
I just found out earlier today, before publishing this post that Nine Lies People Believe About Speaking in Tongues (my published book) is available on Audible.com, and Amazon thanks to the …
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A Call To Mediocrity & The Blame Game
Go the way of least resistance in life. Don't ask questions about why things are the way they are -- just accept it. When people challenge your dreams and say something can't be done -- or …
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Kicking You Out of the Upper Room — Practically Speaking
I recorded this episode about 2 months ago and never got around to editing it and publishing it online until now. I shared from an article of Kris Vallatton's called 6 Reasons to Write and spent …
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How Do Amazon Reviews and Rankings REALLY Work?
Reviews by ordinary people have become an essential mechanism for selling almost anything online; they are used for resorts, dermatologists, neighborhood restaurants, high-fashion boutiques, …
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Writing for God’s Glory | Interview with Dr. Michael L. Brown
Welcome to today's episode of the podcast. This one was a long time coming, as it had been on my mind to invite today's guest on the show for quite a while, but I never went for it until a few …
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9 Lies People Believe About Speaking in Tongues Now Available!
Nine Lies People Believe About Speaking in Tongues is now available in Paperback and Kindle on Amazon through Destiny Image Publishers. Book Description Discover the Biblical Truth about the …
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If you can’t take criticism, don’t bother to write…yet
Whether you blog or write self-published books, you’re bound to face criticism for your writings. In fact, something is wrong if you don’t. From time to time my books get one-star reviews …
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Indie Publishing: So Easy, Even Serial Killers Can Do it Behind Bars
If there’s one thing that Amazon has helped to do, it’s to lower the bar for any and every aspiring author to reach their dreams. No longer do you have to be among the one in a thousand authors …
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How to Blog if You Don’t Have Time
If you want your message to reach the maximum number of people, a blog is hands down the best means I know. But who’s got time? It doesn’t matter if I’m speaking with someone just starting to …
Let’s Talk Publishing with Praying Medic – Part 2 | Podcast
I was privileged to be on The Praying Medic Podcast this week. Over the previous weekend PM and I had a three hour recorded Skype conversation on the heels of having just recently recorded a …
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Let’s Talk Publishing with Praying Medic – Part 1 | Podcast
I was privileged to be on The Praying Medic Podcast this week. Over the weekend PM and I had a three hour recorded Skype conversation the heels of having just recently recorded a lengthy episode …
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What I Wish I’d Known When I Started Blogging | Podcast
I was privileged to finally have Chris Wilson on the podcast. You may remember he was the interviewer that had me on his YouTube channel a year and a half ago, and has been a tremendous …
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If You’re Serious About Writing, Read Stephen King’s Memoir
When I was a pre-adolescent, I had an advanced reading-level. I remember my teachers in fifth and sixth grade telling my parents during parent-teacher interviews that I had the reading level of …
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That Time I Left My Laptop On the Subway in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Last night, we got a notification from our leaders Mark and Anna that upon returning from a three-week trip to the United States, Mark had left a bag with his passport and $4500 cash and other …
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How To Make Your Blogging Life Easier
I just came across this post the other day on Pro Blogger, 5 Ways to Make Your Blogging Life Easier. It is one of the blog sites I have subscribed to for years to get new ideas for both content …
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Why You Should Refuse To Do Review Swaps
For those who don't know, when you self-publish a book, and if you join Facebook groups for writers, you get approached by a lot of other self-published authors who offer to scratch your back if …
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Do You “Misremember” Stories You Share?
I posted a blog a few weeks ago called "Do you know what your missionaries are actually doing?", and though it didn't exactly go viral or anything, I can't help but think this whole situation …
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My First Thoughts About Kindle Unlimited
You'll have to forgive me for yet another post about Amazon Kindle in quick succession. I've been working on some other updates and more theological posts about disciple-making for my blog which …
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KDP Free Days vs. KDP Countdown Deals
This post is written specifically for other authors who've written Kindle books or are planning on it. I've written previously why many authors make their ebooks exclusive to the Amazon platform, …
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Why Your Favorite Indie Authors only Publish on Amazon
From time to time, I get asked why my books aren't available on the Kobo/Nook/iPad, or [insert your non-Kindle e-reader of choice]. The simple answer? The vast majority of e-book readers use a …
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How To Put Non-Amazon e-books on Your Kindle
If you have ever gotten an ebook that you can read on your Kindle, but you didn't buy it or obtain it from Amazon, don't worry. Placing it on your Kindle is quite easy. I recently gave away …
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Natural Disasters and So-Called Prophetic Warnings
This picture above is from my first trip to Peru in 2008. These are the 'homes' of people who lived in the city of Chincha or Pisco (I can't remember which of the two when I took this photo that …
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Writing My E-Books with Scrivener
I recently purchased a program called Scrivener. I'm not going to lie to you, at first I only downloaded it because it seemed to be the "in" thing to use for writing if you're a writer. So I …
That’s Right, I Am an Author — And So Are You!
Sunday morning after our home church service, Shaun approached me and asked if I could help the person he was evidently talking to. He was talking to a middle-aged woman along with a young woman …
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