The fastest way to write a book is to make the big decisions before you start typing. Speed comes from clarity. Not discipline. I wrote my #1 bestseller, Becoming a Vessel God Can Use, in five days. A couple from church lent me their cabin in the woods, and I came out with a finished manuscript. That book has sold … Read More
How to Overcome Writer’s Block (For Good)
Most writer’s block isn’t a shortage of ideas. It comes from trying to write and edit at the same time. I’ve been a professional writer for 40 years and written more than 30 books. I don’t wait for inspiration. I separate the different jobs involved in writing a book. Writing and editing are different jobs When you’re writing, your job … Read More
How to Finish Writing a Book You Keep Restarting
You’re not failing to write. You’re failing to finish. Those are different problems, and they need different fixes. Plenty of aspiring authors have worked hard on their books. They’ve prayed, studied, taken the courses, collected the notes, rewritten the opening twelve times. Effort isn’t the problem. The problem is effort with no finish line. A manuscript doesn’t become complete when … Read More
How to Market a Christian Book Without a Big Following
You don’t need a big following to sell a book. You need a clear book and a few credible ways for the right readers to find it. An audience helps. It is not a substitute for positioning a stranger can understand. Forget building a plan around becoming internet-famous. Build it around being findable by the people your book was written … Read More
How to Turn Sermons Into a Book Readers Can Use
Your sermon archive is not a book. It’s the raw material for one. If you’re a pastor, Bible teacher or ministry leader, you may be sitting on years of recorded teaching. That’s a genuine head start. But the people who heard you speak had something your future reader won’t: your voice in the room, the church calendar, last week’s message, … Read More