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The Ultimate Book Launch Guide: 33 Ideas Any Author Can Use

By Jared Dees

Book Launch Ideas

Your book is about to be released into the world. You want it in the hands of as many people as possible. The question is, what do you do now? Where do you start? How do you craft a book launch that will really help your book take off? A book launch is a whirlwind…

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August 27, 2013 Filed Under: Author Tips, Best Of, Guides, Meaningful Work

Self-doubt and the Published Author

By Jared Dees

Confessions of a Published Author

Now that I have a published book out and another eBook single on the way, I am experiencing an unexpected feeling. Doubt. What most successful people will tell you, if you ask them, is that they still feel self-doubt. Oddly, I’m feeling it now more than ever. Now let me clarify that I don’t feel…

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July 25, 2013 Filed Under: Author Tips

Lectio Divina Meditation: The Mission of the 72

By Jared Dees

Shake the Dust from Your Feet

In preparation for this Sunday’s Liturgy, the fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, take some time to integrate this week’s Gospel reading (Luke 10:1-12, 17-20) into your life with this lectio divina meditation about the Mission and Return of the Seventy-two. Follow this four step lectio divina process, taken from Pope Benedict XVI’s Verbum Domini, in your meditation on…

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July 5, 2013 Filed Under: Evangelizing Ministry, Lectio Divina Meditations, On Spirituality

The Death of the Blog “Subscriber”

By Jared Dees

Getting Blog Subscribers

You’re blog doesn’t have subscribers. You might think it does. You might see some traffic trickle in from your Feedburner account. When people tell you they “read your blog,” it might make you think they are one of your beloved subscribers. But they’re not. You don’t have blog subscribers. When I first started “blogging” back…

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July 1, 2013 Filed Under: Author Tips

Lectio Divina Meditation: The Would-Be Followers of Jesus

By Jared Dees

Would-be Followers of Jesus

In preparation for this Sunday’s Liturgy, spend some time today and during this week preparing with this lectio divina meditation. This week’s Gospel reading is Luke 9:51-62, which is about the “Would-be Followers of Jesus.” Follow this four step lectio divina process, taken from Pope Benedict’s Verbum Domini, in your meditation on the Gospel. Read June 30th’s…

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June 25, 2013 Filed Under: Lectio Divina Meditations, On Spirituality

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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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