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Archives for January 2018

When Writing Fiction, Start with the Character

By Jared Dees

One of my goals for this year is to publish a work of fiction. I’ve written multiple nonfiction books but writing fiction is something completely new and exciting for me. In nonfiction I like to start with the idea or a difficult problem to solve and write with excitement about a solution to that problem….

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January 31, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, My Fiction Journey, On Writing

When to Use I, We, You, or They in Nonfiction

By Jared Dees

I spent about four hours during the last few days fixing inconsistencies of the pronouns and point of view in the manuscript of my latest book. My editor pointed out how frequently I would switch back and forth between “we” and “you” when referring to the audience of the book. The book is for religious…

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January 30, 2018 Filed Under: On Writing

When to Upgrade Tools and Technology

By Jared Dees

The Apple iPod and iPhone were breakthroughs in technology for one reason: simplicity. If you remember what MP3 players were like before the iPod, you know what I mean. They were complicated. There were lots of buttons and it wasn’t easy to get the songs onto your device. Then the iPod came along. It had…

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January 29, 2018 Filed Under: On Entrepreneurship, On Writing, Productivity

Platform = Permission + Promise

By Jared Dees

For a blog, an email list, a YouTube channel, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. to be a platform, it must have two things: permission from an audience and a promise that you make to them. Put simply: Platform = Permission + Promise Permission Read Seth Godin’s work on Permission Marketing (article / book). I like the…

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January 28, 2018 Filed Under: Marketing, On Entrepreneurship

My One Word for 2018

By Jared Dees

I know a lot of influential people online who like to pick just one word to focus on for the year. In 2013 I picked three words for the year, but I never really thought about them much. This year my wife suggested that our entire family pick a word to focus on during the…

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January 27, 2018 Filed Under: Meaning and Motivation, Productivity

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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