“Even when you’re left out, Jesus loves you.” My girls were reciting this back and forth to each other last week. You could tell their Vacation Bible School was doing a great job. They have the line memorized and the stories they heard, videos they watched, and activities they did reinforced this message. I’m so…
Archives for June 2014
How Author Hugh Howey Uses Social Media
I listen to a lot of podcasts for authors and entrepreneurs. Every now and then I hear something so great that I have to stop the car, pull over, and write it down. It happened again a couple of days ago while listening to a Kobo Writing Life podcast interview with Hugh Howey. Hugh Howey…
“The amateur tweets. The pro works.”
“The amateur tweets. The pro works.” That’s one of my favorite quotes from Stephen Pressfield’s Turning Pro. It is the only two sentences in a chapter titled, “The Professional Will Not Be Distracted.” For writers, social media can either be a distraction or an opportunity to share our work. We have to make this important…
Teens Need Healing
Teenagers today are struggling. They are wounded. Some have big wounds caused by abuse, both physical and emotional. They have big, challenging issues with sexual abuse, physical abuse, drugs, and alcohol. So many of them–even the popular kids–feel like outcasts. They feel unwelcome and not accepted for who they are. This isn’t a Catholic problem…
15 Ways to Measure Social Media Success (and Why Authors Should Ignore Them)
Before developing a systematic approach to using social media as an author, I’m spending some time studying how authors are using social media effectively. Before I can even get started, though, I’ve been struggling with the question of “why?” How do I know if what I’m doing is working or not? It is a question…
