How to Select a Design for Your Book Cover
As an indie publisher, I’ve picked up a few ideas and tricks from direct marketing gurus. Here’s one on designing a book cover. The thing about a book’s cover is that people actually do judge your book by it. That is, the book cover is going to be one of the first things someone sees. […]
FEAR of Failure, Success, and Obama
Jim Edwards posted a video about 6 weeks ago all about fear. (This is actually part 2 of a 2-part video.) As you may know, I wrote about fear in my October newsletter (PDF), and our thoughts overlapped. Watching Jim’s video, however, I began to think about the fear some of my friends have of […]
Marshall Fritz Passes Away
Marshall Fritz, founder of the Advocates for Self-Government and of the Alliance for the Separation of School and State, and creator of the world-famous World’s Smallest Political Quiz, passed away on election day, Tuesday, November 4, 2008. He died at the age of 65, after a months-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Marshall founded the Advocates […]
Trampling on Liberty
Back in July, Barack Obama promised he would if elected president rescind any executive orders that “trample on liberty.” As I tell my kids, don’t believe a single thing a politician says during the campaign, because–unlike the way things work out here in the real world–you can’t sue a politician for not making good on […]
Yeah, That’s What I Think of the Election
Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!
Book Giveaway: Can You See God in This Picture
The giveaway has completed. I’m keeping this post and its comments here for historical purposes. Click here to see the winners. Welcome to the Can You See God in This Picture exhibit of the Bookroomreviews Book Giveaway Carnival. Here I’ll be giving away a copy of my dad’s memoir, Can You See God in This […]
Book Giveaway: The Conscience of Abe’s Turn
The giveaway has completed. I’m keeping this post and its comments here for historical purposes. Click here to see the winners. Welcome to the “Abe’s Turn” exhibit of the Bookroomreviews Book Giveaway Carnival. Here I’ll be giving away a copy of my novel, The Conscience of Abe’s Turn: The Birth of the Conscience, Volume 1 […]
How Well Do Your Children Know You?
This was originally published October 2, 2008, at Dad-O-Matic. The proof copy of my dad’s memoir arrived today: Can You See God in This Picture?: A Letter to My Sons Making Sense of 25 Years as a Pastor. Because I’m an author and publisher, my father asked me to read through and edit the manuscript, […]