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Free Book – Win a FREE Copy of Friend Me

UPDATED Goodreads Book Giveaway Friend Me by John Faubion Giveaway ends August 28, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win  

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Free Book – Win a Copy of Friend Me

Goodreads Book Giveaway Friend Me by John Faubion Giveaway ends August 19, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

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Make Your Own DIY Book Trailer

Make Your Own DIY Book Trailer — at home! All the experts say, “Give people a reason for coming to your website.” That’s one of those things you don’t really need an expert to tell you. So here we go. . . I’m going to tell you how I made a trailer for my book, Friend Me. Click that link (or this one), so you can decide if it’s goodRead More

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Friend Me – Trailer is Live!

Check out the new trailer for Friend Me. A bunch of software designers (myself included) were sitting around in a meeting in late 2010. Someone said that all the great ideas had already been done. While we were talking, something occurred to me that had not been done yet. Something really revolutionary. There were bits and pieces of it all over the world wide web, but no one had yetRead More

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The Garden of Eden – Revealed in the Chinese Language

The Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve. What images these words bring! You can read it all in the first three chapters of Genesis. I’m a speaker of Chinese, as a second language. One of the discoveries I made over the last thirty years is that The Chinese Language reveals many of the stories of the Bible. It only makes sense. Chinese is the oldest written language in the world. Wouldn’t peopleRead More

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Old Guy Takes Over High School Class

   Old Guy Takes Over High School Class My daughter’s high school teacher asked me to come into her Creative Writing class this week. The students had already learned all the basics of how to write. Now, she said, they needed to learn what it takes to snag a contract with a publishing house. This lady knows what she’s talking about. She’s an ACFW writer.   I signed my first contract onRead More

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A Cure for Writer’s Block that Works

Writer’s block plagues all writers from time to time. The sure cure is to read a good book in your genre (suspense for me), and before you know it, your head is flooded with ideas. Works for me every time. But what if you don’t have the time to go off and read a book? You need help now. I’ve got just what you need. Sixty and seventy years agoRead More

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Writing: Not As Easy as You Think

Writing is not as easy as you think it is. Four years ago, when my daughter was in sixth grade, she was blessed to be part of a weekly Creative Writing Workshop. The workshop was led by an ACFW lady author who now teaches her in high school. I watched my daughter’s skills grow, amazed at how good she was getting. I’d always want to write. Always thought I’d beRead More

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You’re Not Safe on the Internet

You are definitely not safe . Do you ever watch The Mentalist on television? Patrick Jane often says, “People hear what they want to hear.”  It’s true. We engage in self-deceit all the time. We lie to ourselves! Here’s some reality for you: People love the illusion that when they’re using their computer on the Internet, no one is watching. No one is seeing what they’re doing. False! People willRead More

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Should You Hire an Editor to Help You with your Novel ?

Should you hire an editor to help you with your novel? Is the sky blue? Was Moses Jewish? Do you need the help? Unless your name is already a verb, or the library has named a special book aisle just for you, then probably Yes, you should hire an editor to help you with your novel. I’m going to share my experience in doing just that, how it helped me,Read More

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