Ask the Author: Brett “Fish” Anderson
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Brett “Fish” Anderson
i absolutely love the church - not the reputation it has or some of the stuff it has gotten up to, but the idea of God's people doing God's stuff in love in all areas of life has always been something that has excited me. So having written articles and done talks and weekly email messages, writing a book was the next natural progression. My passion in life i describe as being used to mobilise the church into living out what we say we believe as so this book is hopefully going to do some of that.
Brett “Fish” Anderson
My problem, to be honest, more often than not, is the opposite - too many things i want to write and not enough time. Occasionally there is a moment or a day when i can't think of something to write and then i would say walk away, give yourself space, do something else, go read someone else... and then come back to it later and typically something has been sparked. But i have not faced writer's block for any lengthy periods of time yet.
Brett “Fish” Anderson
Wow, this is a tricky one. Having just released 'i, church' i am focusing on getting that into people's hands. But the ideas for next writing piece or follow-up book are many and the trick will be figuring which one to do.
I have a section on my Irresistibly Fish blog called 'Taboo Topics' where people share stories on topics most people don't speak about often ranging from losing a child to adoption to singleness, and i would love to make a compilation book of some of the best of those.
Other topics that are close to my heart right now are relationships [particularly marriage] and also race/reconciliation/unity specifically in the church - and so those are the likely suspects if i do start on something new.
I have a section on my Irresistibly Fish blog called 'Taboo Topics' where people share stories on topics most people don't speak about often ranging from losing a child to adoption to singleness, and i would love to make a compilation book of some of the best of those.
Other topics that are close to my heart right now are relationships [particularly marriage] and also race/reconciliation/unity specifically in the church - and so those are the likely suspects if i do start on something new.
Brett “Fish” Anderson
This is an easy one and might seem oversimple... but Write! Writing is a skill and so the more you do it, hopefully the better you become [unless you're writing bad stuff and just continue writing a lot of bad stuff] - but typically the more you write [and invite feedback from safe people to start with and the general public when you are feeling a bit more confident] the better you will become.
Also Read! Find some blogs you like and some authors you respect and read their stuff on a regular basis and try and figure out what you like about it. You never want to try and write like someone else because you need to find your own voice, but you can hone things in your skill by adding little things you like in others.
If you don't have a blog, that's a great way to begin because you can write on whatever topic you want and invite people to read it and comment and help you get better.
Also Read! Find some blogs you like and some authors you respect and read their stuff on a regular basis and try and figure out what you like about it. You never want to try and write like someone else because you need to find your own voice, but you can hone things in your skill by adding little things you like in others.
If you don't have a blog, that's a great way to begin because you can write on whatever topic you want and invite people to read it and comment and help you get better.
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