A TEACHER WHO INFLUENCED MY WRITING

Written by Irvin L. Rozier


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I received a 95 for my efforts. What was funny that I have a sister, Linda, that is a year younger than me, so inrepparttar eighth grade, she had to do a poem book. Well, Linda wasn't intorepparttar 106002 academic part of school, justrepparttar 106003 social part. She got my poem book, changedrepparttar 106004 cover (notrepparttar 106005 contents written and illustrated by me) and turned it in as her work. Of course Mrs. harrison recognized my handwriting so Linda was in trouble.

Later, in 1987, I went by to see Mrs. Harrison. She was old and fragile then. I thanked her for being a positive influence on my writing and then prayed for her. She is gone on now, but will always live in my memories.



Author of My Walk with the Lord, www.selahbooks.com, preacher, retired US Army


How New Authors Can Keep Their Manuscript Coherent

Written by Marvin D. Cloud


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Unfortunately, you cannot findrepparttar answer to why you are writing your story in this article, or in any book for that matter. You cannot even find it in a classroom setting. Books and classes can only serve to help you bringrepparttar 106001 reason(s) torepparttar 106002 surface, butrepparttar 106003 answer must come from you. How then, do you determine your book’s purpose? How can you be certain that it is more than a good story? Your book’s purpose is, to a great degree, intertwined with your purpose.

Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator ofrepparttar 106004 Chicken Soup series suggests meditation, or deep, controlled, concentrated thought. He says, "Relax and tap into your mind, way back there inrepparttar 106005 deepest, secret compartment of your mind, by asking yourself this question: ‘If I knew my life purpose, what would it be?’ Don’t just ask it once. Keep asking this question until you getrepparttar 106006 answer. It may not comerepparttar 106007 first day, or evenrepparttar 106008 first week. But it’s there, and it will show its face if you earnestly ask."

Hansen states that this should be repeated every morning and every night for 15 minutes untilrepparttar 106009 answer comes to you, and then write it down. He continues, “Be open torepparttar 106010 answer, no matter when it comes to you. Remember, it wants you just as much as you want it.”

A good theme does three things: 1) it describesrepparttar 106011 story or book; 2) it capturesrepparttar 106012 uniqueness ofrepparttar 106013 story or book; 3) it motivatesrepparttar 106014 author. If it accomplishes these three things, it will also make your outline easier to create. In business-speak, an “elevator speech” is a brief description about your company that you should be able to give to someone inrepparttar 106015 time it would take to ride up an elevator. I hold that everyone writing a book needs an elevator speech, or theme, for it.

Marvin D. Cloud is founder of mybestseller.com and author of "Get Off The Pot: How to Stop Procrastinating and Write Your Personal Bestseller in 90 Days." Visit http.//www.mybestseller.com and grab a free copy of the "Get Off The Pot" newsletter, dedicated to motivating ordinary people to write, publish and sell their books faster, efficient, and more cost-effective.


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