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Purcellhttp://authorsupport.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-7118486280689876896Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:25:00 +00002015-06-23T09:47:20.440-04:0019 and CountingDuggarsguard the heart The daughters of a reality show family "19 and Counting" were victimized by news that related to sealed files of years past. Both daughters are newlyweds as of the past year or more, and one has a baby. Each was building her own family, spiritually and in relationship, when a media storm of attention broke upon them. The sisters decided to sit for an interview on FoxNewsTV. I heard and http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/06/guard-your-heart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-6910825711908748180Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:54:00 +00002015-06-19T08:30:32.536-04:00Acts 4gospelHoly SpiritleadersPeterreligiousrulers My attention was drawn recently to Christian action and reaction as Jesus' followers lived the gospel: they spoke to "the people"&nbsp; about Him. Along the streets of a busy city, a man was healed by God through the apostles of Jesus. He was about 40 years old; and while the apostles Peter and John continued to speak to the people (Acts 4:1,2), "..the priests, and the captain of the temple, http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/06/living-in-action.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-3443612859068416521Sat, 30 May 2015 01:06:00 +00002015-05-30T12:38:22.957-04:00pressuresstresswaitingwriting &nbsp; by Jean P. Purcell When under extreme pressures and feeling crammed in by brick-and-mortar worries, some writers produce more. If life get cloudy and presses in on them, they still write.&nbsp; However, when deep disappointment, extra loads of duty, or grief shut out the light, shadows appear everywhere, and the light of writing is hard to find. It's close, in moments, but our http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/05/when-you-cannot-write.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-6152707127172847016Tue, 26 May 2015 15:15:00 +00002015-05-26T11:24:30.056-04:00 Most of us who identify ourselves as Christians are familiar with Jesus' teaching about the vine, branches, pruning, and fruitfulness. The main teaching is that Jesus is the Vine, the source of life and of fruitful eternal value.&nbsp; During Jesus' years on earth, Jews and others--including Romans of the occupation--observed and worked with, in some cases, the abundant vineyards in close http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/05/caught-in-pruning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-7163909145638579726Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:22:00 +00002015-04-10T15:35:53.606-04:00beloved of GodChristianobstaclestrustwritingIn writing as in life sometimes we forget that all problem-solving is not up to us. As Christians who write, our work is submitted to God first, and then at times we quickly begin to despair when submissions to editors or agents do not seem to get anywhere. Like me, you may at times feel that you have been patient enough, have persevered enough, have tried and labored enough over a specific workhttp://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/04/deal-with-every-obstacle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-4035620318280119132Thu, 05 Mar 2015 20:41:00 +00002015-03-06T13:47:40.498-05:00editorsmanuscriptpresentationstyle guidestyle platform Night Writer's Cottage, Ashland, VA_copyright (c) 2014 The photo above holds memories of a very special week of reading and talking with a new writer, my husband, who is finishing his first book. We now use much that I learned--and he heard talked about over supper--for years as a book publisher and founder of Opine Publishing. Opine's presence exists now through our seven books published and http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/03/whats-your-style-platform-aka-style.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-4460755641621877196Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:55:00 +00002015-03-06T13:47:00.595-05:00Bookbook proposalend notes.James N. PurcellJim PurcellJNPJr.manuscriptpeer reviewsquery letterrefugee decadeU.S. Refugee BureauFebruary 7, 2015 Update ...The American Humanitarian Spirit...1979-1986&nbsp; Authorship is about more than writing. Someone's eye must always focus ahead to a six-month publishing debut.&nbsp;&nbsp; With my&nbsp; husband's permission, I update progress on his book manuscript, partly to honor the details of developing a book for publishing. Here is a February 2015 update, with preliminary http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/02/grit-work-for-nonfiction-finish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-6716641672543734328Thu, 05 Feb 2015 19:37:00 +00002015-02-11T12:49:20.764-05:00Arubakindnesspublic rudeness JNP-in Aruba's warm get-away We reached our island apartment due to thrifty time-share and air fare deals. I snapped a photo of JNP on the second-floor balcony, palm trees behind him. We were in Aruba with two laptops, notebooks, and iPads, on a working vacation with a massive manuscript in progress. We could hardly believe we had reached yet another place we had never visited before.&nbsp; http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/02/strength-to-counter-public-trend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-751108555034544041Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:56:00 +00002015-02-07T15:20:24.194-05:00faithgloryJesusmeaning of lifepraise"After all is said and done, when all has been hoped for and received, what is the point?" "What's It All About, .....?" "Is that All there Is?"&nbsp; &nbsp;Those questions are not rare. "These are the days of Elijah." As for me, only Jesus knows every high mountain I have had to, tried to, or chosen to climb and every valley I've found myself in or gotten myself into. &nbsp; Only Jesus knowshttp://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/01/to-god-be-glory-principle-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-4773990622912192008Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:24:00 +00002015-01-26T15:24:40.651-05:00Author Support: Key Principles of this Christian Writer_1. Start the day wellhttp://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/01/author-support-key-principles-of-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-6820252461606721594Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:20:00 +00002015-02-03T13:05:40.504-05:00balance in lifecarecarefulnessChristian writersdeterminationinitiativeprinciplessensitivityskillswriterswriting *True Story. At a church's September board meeting, as fall leaves began to turn, the subject of heating oil for winter came up. A prominent new member of the board chimed in quickly: "I think the church should rotate who supplies the oil." He said this earnestly, adding: "It's only fair that my company supply oil, too. I propose to do that!" The pastor and other board members looked http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/01/carefulas-writer-i-follow-these-key.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-5566674641319378884Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:18:00 +00002015-01-26T15:47:32.408-05:00Brooklyn Tabernacle Choirprayerprinciplesscripturesongstrength from Godtestimonyworshipwriting Life comes before work, clearly, and needs to be lived authentically. The first key principle&nbsp;is to start the day with God through praise, worship, and prayers. Here are some examples: Scripture choices to stimulate thought and awe: Read from one or more of the Gospel books, especially the words of Jesus (for example, ("...but with God, all things are possible for the one who believes.http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/01/as-writer-how-i-follow-my-key-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-6690337611340066233Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:56:00 +00002015-01-09T13:42:02.179-05:001 ThessaloniansAmazon Kindleapostle PaulbelieverbrothersChristnationnew yarsinceritysisterstribe Macedonia capital-Modern Thessaloniki. Source: http://wn.com Greece was an early region of new believers beyond Jerusalem after the resurrection of Jesus. Today I did a slow read of three chapters in 1 Thessalonians (a New Testament letter to believers in Thessalonica, Greece), using Revised Standard Version of the Bible with my iPad/Kindle app. I used highlight, dictionary, and note-making http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-good-starting-point-from-letter-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-5348395094105026598Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:29:00 +00002014-12-20T14:46:10.645-05:00ChristmasJames MadisonLynne Cheneywritingwriting focusI write this in the days before Christmas, and my heart still rejoices over the good news of the birth of Jesus, God's Son, sent to live, die, and be raised from death for our sakes. Entering another Christmas season, to be followed by a new year, my thoughts turn to the daily work of writing for 2015. You know how much we writers must read of others' work; I am now reading a weighty biographyhttp://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/12/good-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-6011813667823194407Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:27:00 +00002014-11-08T00:09:47.572-05:00Christian writersdiscouragementfaithquietnessreststrength from God A peaceful balcony, Aruba 2012 At this moment I would guess that there are writers experiencing emotions from high to somewhere in the neighborhood of blah. or worse. The best emotions are like those I overheard at London's Gatwick Airport, as a woman whispered breathlessly, "My first book has just been accepted by a publisher!" I wish all of us writers could have that kind of excitement http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-to-get-away-from-discouragement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-2845992829973070457Sat, 27 Sep 2014 03:18:00 +00002014-09-27T11:05:31.453-04:00beloved of GoddespairdiscouragementMeditationnight Into this earthly place of life&nbsp; Intense and stressful times rush in. They heap upon you their surprise and&nbsp; Crash with disarming urgency. Believer, dig deeply into who you are in Christ Jesus. Here is your Peace of Mind and your Joy. Do not despair. Christ in you is the hope of glory, and the Spirit of God&nbsp; works within you. You have ways to resist the http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/09/meditation-for-coming-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-5829851271820102269Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:22:00 +00002014-09-24T14:12:16.912-04:00articlespersonal narrative authorspersonal worthperspectivesresearchtransitionswritingIn times past I wrote bureaucratic reports, funding proposals, and research papers. I felt comfortable doing that kind of writing because I wrote at a distance, objectively reporting, analyzing, or info-gathering. Then I began to write a book, a highly personal story. Events of change in my life had been so dramatic and had brought such joy and peace that I wanted to describe going from http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/09/feeling-unsure-about-new-writing-path.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-2760913339232601309Sun, 14 Sep 2014 01:41:00 +00002014-09-19T18:58:29.782-04:00Christian writersmentorspeer reviewsresearchwriting groupswriting help "I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.” —Harper Lee WritersDigest.com&nbsp;- "72 of the best quotes for writers" _______________________ The writer cried, "Help!" for writing. He used Google for writing help. A list of possible resources appeared, many with unaffordable, for the writer, price tags, "http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-few-key-no-cost-help-ideas-for-writers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-5885297243391123581Sun, 03 Aug 2014 02:14:00 +00002014-08-19T10:48:50.651-04:00Book thiefdisasterseditingeditorsevaluationMogamanewswillingness to be editedwriting<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]-->In the news: "Persecution of Christians and Jews spreading; Israel battles Hamas terror organization; Detroit without drinking water; US border discord; migrant children dispersed without family; laws shown weak for lack of attention to consequences; citizens risk law violations to feed neglected poor, rush to judgment endangers or costs lives..." <!--[if http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/08/commentary-stomach-for-writing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-3067957425341493758Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:30:00 +00002014-08-02T16:12:55.055-04:00ANCapartheidBBC HardtalkNadine GordimernovelistSouth AfricawriterI was once jealous of the writer Nadine Gordimer. I was a young, struggling wife and mother ignoring my own writing. I also admired Nadine Gordimer for being a champion of ending apartheid ("apart hate") in her homeland, South Africa. Nadine Gordimer, a white woman in a white-ruled society, fifteen years older than I, not only wrote. She, with her husband, lived the talk, sheltering ANC members http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/07/remembering-life-and-work-of-nadine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-7916299399347950479Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:43:00 +00002014-07-12T14:58:52.191-04:00authorsbook promotionJane Bullardjean purcellNot All Roads Lead HomePen namewritingWhat is behind "promoting"? "Pro" can refer to "for" or "forward" (as in "propel"). "Moting" is connected with "motion" and "movement." "Motivate" comes to mind. We usually get ourselves going because we believe it is important, there's reason and purpose in it.&nbsp; If you want to move your writing (i.e., your perspectives, life lessons, gripping stories) forward, into the lives of readers, http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/07/promoting-your-writing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-7159523064708871182Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:48:00 +00002014-07-04T11:50:24.994-04:00publishing choicesHere's the context for my urgent writing while on vacation as Hurricane Arthur keeps winds and rain hurling against the coast. I started a Yellow Pages Directory search this morning for a vacation nail salon. Leafing pages backward to "N" for nails, I stopped at "P" for "Publishers." I think that you, dear author, will understand this kind of distraction.&nbsp; An ad for Dorrance Publishing http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/07/author-goal-affordable-publishing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-7886158525860813370Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:08:00 +00002014-02-26T10:56:56.965-05:00This Quick Tip: Do not allow comments about your writing automatically discourage you or knock you down. Here's why: not every writer's style&nbsp;is every reader's favorite, and not all who critique know their stuff. Therefore, the first thing to do is to evaluate, yes, even critique, offending comments according to their helpfulness...or not. This is the "don't throw the baby out with the bathhttp://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2014/02/quick-tip-about-your-writing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-6042404125704374534Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:13:00 +00002014-01-02T15:39:24.969-05:00authorauthor prioritiescopyrighttips for authorsU.S. Copyright Officeunpublished manuscriptNew Author Supplies store(click here). Help protect your&nbsp;"Work" (manuscript)&nbsp;with a statement of common law ownership, a form of copyright. Using a copyright statement is the first step to protect the Work. This should be done before sending all or part of a manuscript to an agent or publisher. You can turn to your publisher or a group such as LegalZoom, but I recommend doing it http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2013/12/author-copyright.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742800605014136169.post-7944218142538492798Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:21:00 +00002013-12-31T00:07:57.297-05:00"Who am I to think I&nbsp;can/have&nbsp;the right to/know enough to do/say/try&nbsp;this to that?" A&nbsp;New Year is upon us and what better time to change such thinking?&nbsp; "I don't think of myself as an 'author'." This was said by a writer with a book manuscript. Could I convince her that having an unpublished manuscript did allow her to see herself as an author? If she would not think it, http://authorsupport.blogspot.com/2013/12/writer-who-are-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0