Before You Write

August 1st, 2011

Before You Write

Writing a book is a lot like getting married.  It is intensely  personal, it calls for a big commitment, and it requires a sustained effort.  And like marriage, it carries no guarantee of success.
Books and marriages often fail for the same reasons.  The most common reason is that the writer doesn’t know enough about the four essential  components of a successful book.  It may surprise you to know that the first and most important of these components is the self.

Spiritual fiction: A New Perspective

February 28th, 2011

I don’t think any book has ever touched me more than that of “Demian” by the great German writer Hermann Hesse. In my late teens, I had never heard of him, until one day I found that very book just lying in the middle of the street. I read it in a day, and it touched and changed my spiritual life in ways that no non-fiction book ever could.

Creating time for passion!

April 13th, 2010

I was blessed this weekend to be able to spend two wonderful days with several hundred writers here at the DFW writers workshop conference.  For the writers out there reading this you’ll understand when I say there is no one else in the world that truly understands the mind of a writer than another writer.

We kicked off with a day full of workshops with writers and agents galore.  The selection could not have been more perfect (with the exception of adding Stephen King to the list, but that’s off topic and totally my personal opinion!).

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