In Wonderland’s mad tea party, the March Hare told Alice she should talk and write with care. “I do,” Alice said. “At least I mean what I say. That’s the...
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Each Monday, church staff writer Bill Thompson had to write a devotion that complemented the weekend message. On the following day each week, his devotion was sent to a huge...
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Is the power of a story found in its explosive moment, or might it be somewhere else? Fireworks are fun. Back when I was nine, fireworks were legal in town....
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Tom already had two pressing deadlines. The odds weren’t good for finishing them before he was sent a book manuscript to edit. He felt like a sailboat moving into a...
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Success depends on expectation and effort. If money is your mission, get ready to be disappointed. Just a fraction of a percentage point of all books sold. Some 80 percent...
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Much of today’s society won’t listen to your truth. Why? They have their own truth. To believe otherwise would require displacement of their truth with new truth, which they’ve always...
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Henry had never bought a lottery ticket. Why? His choice wasn’t due to religious prejudice. He didn’t mind taking risks. He just didn’t like the odds. What he could do...
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For obvious reasons, Peter wasn’t a very good writer. He wasn’t good enough. After worship on Sunday morning, Peter leaned back in his seat, hoping the sermon wouldn’t be too...
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Creativity is the writer’s greatest asset. If we write the same old way, we get the same old results. To escape our writing ruts and have new and refreshing words,...
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By Frank Ball Reprint from Christian Communicator, April-May-June 2020 Good writing is hard work, no doubt about it. Less than 20 percent of my writing is the fun, creative stuff....
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Character is a critical key to becoming a person of quality, and it starts in the home!
