What sparked the idea to write Letters to Ethan? One day I started thinking about my own mortality and how I would want to be remembered by my children and grandchildren. I just didn’t want to die and leave them a memory, although positive memories are certainly important and valuable. I wanted them to know that they’re here for a purpose, that God loves them; that I love them; and I wanted to share the mistakes and miracles of my own...
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Getting permission to send an editor your book proposal is a “chicken and the egg” dilemma. Most publishers do not accept unsolicited manuscripts or proposals – unsolicited being the key word. Yet publishers print and publish books every year. They have to be talking to someone, right? So as a new author, how do you get your proposal in front of an editor? Assuming you don’t want to go to jail as a stalker because you follow an...
Read MoreWhat inspired you to write this story? I feel very strongly about the breakdown of the family and fatherlessness and how there is much dysfunction and despair because of it. I wanted to tell a story to shed some light on the situations that many face and hopefully bring some type of reversal to the current dynamic in whatever small way I could. I wanted to challenge men, fathers especially, to be who they were created to be …...
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How did you come up with the idea for Deliver Me From Evil and the Freedom series? It actually came out of a phone conversation with Andrea Mullins, the publisher at New Hope. We were discussing the Extreme Devotion series (about the persecuted Church), which I was still working on at the time, and we began to consider topics for a second series. Andrea was the one who suggested human trafficking, and it really struck a chord with me....
Read MoreAs an author of one book and now with a second book coming out next year and four other manuscripts as you said waiting to see the light of day, what prompted you to start this project, and where can the reader get more information on the series? And I guess a follow up question would be, why do you think you’re qualified to write on such a controversial subject and to undertake such a project? For information on “The Oxbow...
Read MoreWelcome to The Online University for Christian writers. The New Christian Publishing University contains all the information writers need to engage the publishing process, and move their manuscript off their desk and into the market place. For less than one cup of Starbucks coffee a month, writers can get involved and educated through the new Christian Publishing University. Check it out. Christian Publishing...
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As of spring 2011, the West Michigan Fellowship of Christian Writers became Word Weavers West Michigan. We are pleased to be members in Word Weavers International, a 15 year old organization committed to training talented Christian Writers. As a group of writers, we work to raise up and release talented Christian writers who will influence the culture and the country with their words. Word Weavers West Michigan is committed to...
Read MoreTimothy Burns lives and breathes America’s Heartland. He writes to influence personal faith and national culture from a socially, politically, and religiously conservative point of view. “Growing up, I felt about the same about God as does today’s postmodern culture. God was irrelevant, outdated and unnecessary in modern context” Today, as an inspirational speaker and writer, Timothy brings a fresh look at traditional Christian...
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You’re standing on your platform, message in hand, but who is listening to you? Do you have to get on a publisher’s train to take your message to the world, or is there another way? Facebook, social media, and blogging platforms have changed your website visitors’ expectation of you, and your message. In addition, search engines now reward sites with new content, and increasingly ignore sites that are old and dusty. Your...
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Timothy Burns provides web page content for some of the largest information portals on the web, including eHow.com. With nearly 1000 articles on the web, Timothy knows how to capture your informational needs and business culture in concise, intelligent copy. Yet readers want more that facts. The culture of your organization sets you apart from your competition. In an increasingly segmented marketplace, businesses, ministries...
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