A Writer’s Way of Seeing
“A Writer’s Way of Seeing” is my blog for those interested in various aspects of writing fiction and non-fiction. I will often discuss the spiritual component of writing from a Christian world view. I’ll also include some entries from guest authors past and present, along with some of my favorite writing quotes.
A Question about Marketing
A while back I asked you to suggest some topics for my blog. There were several good suggestions and I’ll try to answer them all soon. Today I’m going to take up Ace Collins’ question. BTW, Ace is a very accomplished author. Check out his titles on Amazon. Ace asked: What marketing really works in […]
The Burden of the Writer
This is going to be a hard blog to write, largely because it’s about how important it is for the writer to capture the uncapturable…and to be honest, I’m not sure I know how to capture that concept clearly. I’ll just begin and see what happens. The other day I had an experience of intense […]
Do You Have a Project List?
This morning I had an idea for a new book. This will be number 53 on my list of books I’d like to write. It’s a red-hot idea though, so it will likely be bumped up to number three or four. I already have proposals for the top two or three ideas. This one will […]
Promote! Promote! Promote!
I asked my Facebook friends for blog ideas and got some terrific suggestions. Here are a few that I will be tackling over the next few weeks. Ace Collins asked: What marketing really works in the information age? What can writers do to get the word out without spending a great deal of money? [for […]
“It’s a Lot of Little Steps”
Last Saturday I was at the gym working out. I was at one of the upper body machines, straining with all my might to make the 16th rep of this particular weight when I noticed the poster on the wall in front of me. This is what it said: “There is no one giant step […]
Do you have the Sitzfleisch to succeed?
I was reading Wall Street Journal Drama Critic Terry Teachout’s blog* this morning and came across this interesting quote from the late conductor/ composer Leonard Bernstein: “I’m extremely humble about whatever gifts I may have, but I am not modest about the work I do. I work extremely hard and all the time.” Terry goes […]