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Cover reveal for The Third Heaven: The Birth of God

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I am happy to announce the cover reveal to the sequel to my Amazon best selling novel the Third Heaven: The Rise of Fallen Stars is done.

Ladies and gentlemen,the Third Heaven: The Birth of God!

This book has been in the making since last year and is even up on Amazon for pre-orderas it goes through its final editing.

So readers have wondered where are we going next in the story? Here is the back cover matter and what I hope wets the appetite!

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More thoughts about the Third Heaven

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One of the benefits of writing is that I get to let my fans peek into my world. To give them a sense of how I come up with things. What moves me to write, and what some of my thinking is behind certain elements in the story. After reading some reviews and interacting with readers, I thought I’d share some of the thinking in response to some of the feedback I’ve received from reviewers.

One of the criticisms of my story is that “the author wou...

19 differences between Exodus and the Biblical text.

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I had the chance to take in the new Exodus movie last week, and to say I was disappointedwas an understatement. While the cinematography was epic in scope and scale. The acting was wooden by virtually all parties. Viewers should expect to see much departure from the Biblical text in terms of how the story is depicted.

The plagues are rationalized as being natural phenomena and not clear miracles. Although God is depicted in the movie it leav...

How to Develop an Author Platform: Part 2

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In part, one I stated what an author platform was “Platform is the means by which you connect with your existing and potential fans.” Platform by Micheal Hyatt

That a platform does three specific things

Provides visibility
Amplifies of extends your message
Allows you to connect and or engage with your audience

We discussed the various types of internet-based sources that can accomplish this.

Social media
Websites
Email lists
Speaking engagements

U...

What Peter Jackson taught me about writing epic battles

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I read a recent article about some of thinking that Peter Jackson uses in thinking through the epic battles. I thought I’d summarize some of the main points. The original article where Peter Jackson gives an interview can be found here.

“There’s a lot of logistics that have to be thought through,” says Jackson. “We have dwarves and men and elves and orcs, all with different cultures, with different weapons, and different shields and patterns...

A how to guide to finding your readers. Part 1

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Every author needs readers. Let’s face it without readers no one will read your work. However, for many indie authors especially those in small genres it can be a challenge to find them. So how do you do it?

Here are several quick tips to find and begin to build personal relationships with your audience.

Find out where your readers congregate.

Get on Goodreads and Shelfari.

Create author profiles on both of these great sites. Remember you have t...

How to vote and still be a Christian

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During this season in the United States citizens of this country will be exercising their constitutional right to vote. As Christians in this country it can be easy to forget that we are but pilgrims, and that although we reside here this is not ourultimate home.

With these thoughts in mind, many Christians will fill out ballets, and pull levers and as such will seek to advance causes that in good conscience they believe will advocate Christs...

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A leadership talk with radio host Parker J. Cole

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What makes a good leader? In light of the fact the Jesus refers to us sometimes as sheep what implications does that have for leaders?

Join me as I explore some of these issues with radio host Parker J. Cole on blogtalk radio! Definitely check out her other broadcasts and enjoy the show!

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How indie authors find the help they need

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One of the things that I notice as I peruse various Facebook, and Google Plus groups for authors is that aspiring authors do not initiallyunderstand that they need to surround themselves with a team of professionals to help make their book a success.

While advice abounds about developing a market even before you write your book. Very few people talk about the the business of self-publishing from a overallstandpoint. What is equally important...