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Interview with Jim Rubart

In the first of what’s likely to be many of his author interviews to come, I recently asked Jim Rubart of Woodinville, WA what he thought of the apparent caution evidenced on the back shelves at Barnes and Noble on any given Sunday. Jim, thanks for being here in the computer with me. Jim: Peer pressure is supposed to go
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Guest blogger: Jim Rubart

Recently, a friend of mine, Jim Rubart, sent me a short piece he’d written. I liked it so much, I asked if I could borrow it to share with the Group. He agreed, so I’m pleased to present this nugget of inspiration for your edification today… “Throw Caution To the Wind? Not Good Enough. We Must Crush It” by Jim
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Your Writers Group Resolution, 2007

Can you believe all there is to think about as we start another year? So much to evaluate and reevaluate–and there’s never time for it all. One of my resolutions for 2007 is to make sure that every new thought that glides across your screen here begins with a question: Does this affirm the greater purpose of what writers do?
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“Taking the Christian audience for granted?”

Sorry to pull out another of these articles on you all again, but this one has some interesting things to discuss. I promise once I’m out from underneath this cold and the current pile on my desk, we’ll return to the regularly scheduled programming. Happy Weekend! The real mystery: Who killed the plot of ‘Thr3e’?

Robert Liparulo isn’t a Christian writer

“Christian fiction hasn’t had the highest standard. The priority was to talk about God, to talk about Jesus, not to do the best we can.” “Look at Pikes Peak, the voice said. Does it have God’s name written on it? Does it not still sing of his majesty?” Robert Liparulo says he isn’t religious genre writer and doesn’t want to
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