This one could definitely get me in trouble. Heh-heh. Let’s say I edited a book. In all fairness, it was a book passed on to me from another editor, but basically, it was my project. And let’s say I liked the book because it was all about redeeming the pagan holiday commonly referred to among a particular segment of Christians
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I’m a firm believer in the power of Google. Want to know what’s on people’s minds? Just Google it. Today I typed in “writing revolution” just to see what came up. First is a link to an April, 2003 press release where The National Commission on Writing calls for a dramatic increase of time and money to be paid to
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This is a very special blog on an idea I hope to continue over the coming months as we look to bring about industry change, both internally and externally. Today, I’ve asked a good friend of mine, an editor and writer of a recognized publishing source in Canada, to brainstorm with me some of the reasons we believe in this
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There’s an idea I struggle with, and it’s nice to know I’m not alone, but it’s still a struggle. T. S. Eliot was a lot of things, but mainly he was incredibly intelligent. I fancy myself at least as sharp as the average crayon in the box, but I know there’s a point at which intelligence isn’t much more than
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“I think we need to reclaim the prophetic poetic preaching voice. We need to reclaim that moment when that person speaks, and it’s the words of God, and everybody knows it. It’s a beautiful thing. I want to reclaim it as a revolutionary art form that really does have power to transform communities and cultures. I want to see the
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