Are We Scared Yet?
I’m experimenting with a new newsletter, starting just through the holidays. I’m actually mailing this to people, but I’m also posting back-issues online. Here’s the first, the October 2008 issue, all about fear. -TimK
Friday Snippet: Kick the Pastor Out of the Church
Another snippet from my dad John King’s memoir Can You See God in This Picture, this time a particulary painful chapter in my own memory. Unlike many Christian memoirs, this is not a book full of feel-good experiences. It’s not always “Praise God!” and miracles, because that’s not life. As Dad said to me: [In […]
Friday Snippet: Back to Butler, PA to Teach Biblical Greek
Here’s a snippet from my dad John King’s memoir Can You See God in This Picture. This is part of the story of our life in Butler, PA. At the time, I was just a few years old, so I don’t really remember these stories first-hand. I’m glad Dad wrote them down before he ran […]
How Much Does It Cost to Publish a Book?
A friend of mine emailed and asked: If you don’t mind me asking, how much did it cost you to publish your book (or your dad’s)? You seem to be doing all of the important things that subsidy presses do and probably at considerable savings. I’m still refining my publishing process, and I don’t intend […]
Good Enough, Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People LIKE Me
Yeah, I’m probably dating myself with the Stuart Smalley reference. Anyhow, the first comments are in on the first book of The Conscience of Abe’s Turn, and largely positive. “Can’t put it down.” “Want to find out how things turn out.” And so forth. Of course, these were all from friends and family, whom I […]