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July 16 Self-Publishing with iUniverse
I had considered self-publishing after reading Dan Poynter’s book, Writing Non-fiction: Turning Thoughts into Books (see my "Featured Books"). But . . . I thought I’d at least take one more shot with traditional publishers. Several turned down my manuscripts and some expressed some unenthusiastic interest, but no takers. A friend of mine had iUniverse (www.iUniverse.com) publish his book and it is doing well. He highly recommended that I would do well with them. So . . . Yesterday I signed an Author/Publisher Agreement with them. I plan on submitting my manuscript by the middle of August. And I’ll see what becomes of this labor of love. Hopefully Sons of God: Reigning with Christ Now and Forever will be ready for Christmas. I’m not sure what kinds of hurdles I’ll have to jump, but I trust that friends will come along side and keep me in a good place. I’m very excited because this book will have an impact upon the identity of many in the family of God. This book will also heal marriage relationships and families. I believe that the truths and insights it contains will bless all who read it. So . . . I look forward to the process and the outcome. Could use your prayers. Thanks in advance. April 01 Book Proposals Finally PostedFinally. I took the plunge today.
I posted two of my book proposals for review by publishers:
Now, it's truly in God's hands. I have done all I can do.
But don't you just hate the waiting? That quiet nothing as others decide what fits their needs.
I wrote books that I would like to read. So it's only a matter of time and of the right chemistry.
You need to know about this site. It will save you and the Publishers time and money.
Hope this is helpful to you. March 15 My Recent ReadingBooks continue to be popular for a reason. They can profoundly affect our thinking, our character, our lives.
When I was young I really disliked books. I perhaps read one or two a year. And seldom read one that I didn't HAVE TO read for school.
Amazing how we change as we mature. Now I can say that books have transformed my life. I've included several lists and a photo gallery of some of my favorite authors. But I'd like to share my recent reading with you. I've included that Bible because I am ALWAYS reading its great literature. The library known as the Holy Bible is constantly in my recent reading and heads the list of "My Most Important Books."
Over the past few weeks though, I have been reading the following:
So . . . this is what my recent reading consists of. Just thought I'd share it with those of you who have asked and keep in touch.
Possibly My Great-great Grandfather
There's a possible family connection here that I'm researching. But the reason I included this video is that it better represents the John Brown of history than do the sensationalist and demonized accounts given by the period newspapers and detractors of that time. A majority of subsequent researchers and historians that have since written, have not understood the passion of Christ that John Brown was manifesting. I have only been able to find a few who have approached Brown from his faith and understood the manifest injustices that provoked the righteous indignation of God. And though he may have mishandled situations, that does not make Brown a wild-eyed "madman." Rather, a man who loved God but was frustrated by the callous indifference of a nation proclaiming itself to be "Christian" while abusing and victimizing African Americans. March 13 AMAZING!! OneNote 2007. A Great Tool!First of all . . . . I can't believe that I haven't written since November . . . WOW!!
Well . . . my book proposal is almost complete and ready to be posted for editors and publishers to read (more on this later). I've been helped by a new program with which I am becoming familiar. I recently purchased Office 2007. With it came OneNote 2007. This is the program that helped me get my work, writing, and studies ALL IN ONE PLACE on my computer.
Microsoft developed OneNote to track with the way we've been taught to think as students through all our years of school. OneNote is a database set up as a library of Notebooks. Each Notebook is a subject or area which you define. You can assign sections/dividers in your notebook--just like in a real-world notebook. Then you can add pages to the sections. You can have as many different notebooks, sections, and pages as you wish. What's amazing is that when you're online and find a good piece of research or a quote or demographic, merely click the OneNote button on your Explorer and whatever you highlighted is placed in a notebook for you to later move to wherever you need it. That way you just continue your research or reading with no interruption.
The notebooks I have are: WRITING JOURNALS STUDY PERSONAL LIBRARIES
Within each of those Notebooks, I have my sections set up. Let's take JOURNALS as an example: JOURNALS Spiritual Journal Travel Journal Writing Journal Art Journal Reading Journal Study Journal
The pages within my JOURNAL section follow the same format: JOURNALS Spiritual Journal 1st Quarter March 2007--on the March page are all my March entries (I began using OneNote in March so my previous months are not in OneNote. Instead, another helpful feature allowed me to place a link to my previous Journal (a Word Doc). I can click the link on my 1st Quarter page and it immediately opens that Word doc on my mini-drive. 2nd Quarter April 2007 May 2007 June2007 Travel Journal--same layout under each of the following journal sections Writing Journal Art Journal Reading Journal Study Journal
If I were you, I'd simply go to Microsoft's OneNote website and download the demo and mess with it. Then check back here and a lot of what I'll be saying will make sense. I will share a couple of its features that work great specifically for a writer in my next entry--which I promise to do as soon as I get a little chunk of time.
Here's the link for OneNote: MS OneNote Homepage
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