Mary C. Findley's Blog, page 17

Review of A Cast of Stones — Post by Mary C. Findley

Sometimes I write a book review because I promised I would. Sometimes I need to because I want to tell the world about a great story. Sometimes I just have to write a review, even though I feel like I … Continue reading →

Why Would I Join a Mailing List? — Post by Mary C. Findley

The answer to the question in the title  is … I’m still not sure why. This post is part of my non-series about our publishing and marketing endeavors. This is one of the tips I keep hearing over and over … Continue reading →

Benny and the Bank Robber Historical Adventure Series — Now There Are Four!

As soon as Violet arrives with the wagon train Ben can finally be married. But is she truly in love with Ben, or with the five or six trunks of things her letters say she can’t do without? When trouble … Continue reading →

Why We Write — Post by Michael J. Findley

Our daughter’s pet hamster died today. She’s an adult, a school teacher, and it was expected. But it caused me to reflect on the brevity of life and why Mary and I write. It is possible to know things. This … Continue reading →

The Collapse of the Peer Review Process — Post by Michael J. Findley

“The real problem for science today is quality control. Peer review has been at the heart of this, but there are too many failures – both in open access and traditional journals – simply to plod ahead with the same … Continue reading →

Who Has Abandoned the Scientific Method? — Post by Michael J. Findley

Certain people use misdirection when discussing our beliefs and deliberately misstate what we believe. We therefore want to make clear our position on the authority of the Scriptures as God’s Word and how we approach this subject. Before Isaac Newton, … Continue reading →

Smashwords Formatting: It’s not “No Sweat”, but it’s also “Can Do”

Originally posted on Got You Covered: Proofing, Formatting, Cover Design:
You can get the Smashwords formatting guide free on the site or from Amazon. But here’s a distilled version of those great guidelines. Keeping these basics in mind has helped…

I haven’t seen “Heaven Is for Real”, but others have … Post by Mary C. Findley

A friend shared an article about the book and movie “Heaven Is for Real”. You can read it here: http://www.christiantoday.com/article... The father says, essentially, that no one can or should question his son’s experience. This is an old story I have … Continue reading →

Answering a blog by Daniel Fincke, PhD, on “God’s Not Dead” — Post by Michael J. Findley

I discovered this blog after posting Mary’s review and my observations. I attempted to comment on his blog twice. Both times my comments were gone the next day. His very first words; “This post turned out to be not just … Continue reading →

Personal Observations On the Movie God’s Not Dead — Post by Michael J. Findley

J.J. Abrams and Harrison Ford should watch God’s Not Dead because it a technical masterpiece, like Regarding Henry. It is a masterpiece in simplicity. It follows the basics: the rule of thirds; three-point lighting; proper composition; well-designed pacing;  fx that contribute to … Continue reading →