In an alternate reality that splintered off from this one sometime in the mid-to-late 1990s, Steve Bremner pursued his improv comedy career. Not realizing until he was in the thick of it that he …
How to Avoid Sharing Bogus Information on Social Media
If you've been connected with me a while, you may already know I do a lot of writing and help others write and launch their books. So either because of that or perhaps as a result of it, my brain …
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You Need to Test Your Cover Designs Before Hitting “Publish”
I don't care what anybody else says, but people DO judge a book by its cover all the time. The following post already takes for granted that if you're like most authors, you have no design …
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Don’t Just Publish, Carve Your Mark: Writing, Editing, and Crafting a Powerful Story
Have you ever visited the Keystone Cliffs in South Dakota? Never heard of them? American settlers originally knew the area by a variety of names, one of which was the Keystone Cliffs. In …
Why I’ll never work with “Ishmael Clients” again
Dogs and cats are notorious for getting funny around cash money. TFK Perhaps this post will offend you, but only IF you have some of the mindset I’m about to poop on. A while back I wrote a …
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Writing Under an Open Heaven
One morning last week I woke up super early for the second morning in a row. I went to bed late the night before and woke up while it was still dark, probably a few hours still before my alarm …
THIS is Why You Shouldn’t (Necessarily) Narrate Your Own Audiobook
Like the old adage goes, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should." OK, maybe YOU should narrate your own audibook, but not all authors should. And you definitely should read this post …
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Still Don’t Think You Need To Worry About This As A Writer?
Have you missed me? I've been absent from my blog and podcast for much of 2019, but whenever I've had something important to share, I've gone to the Fire On Your Head Newsletter and shared …
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Writer, Don’t Be Like Michael
Michael saw a webinar with some internet marketing gurus who were talking about all the money they allegedly make with their Kindle empires. Michael thought he would do the same thing and …
What I Learned Working for “Love Offerings” & “Competitive Pricing”
TL;DR: I ain't doing it ever again. I’ve said it before and I’ll repeat it now: Many authors underprice their books. A few overprice their books to the extreme, but I find it’s the former I …
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BRANDING 110: Publishing Your Own Books with Ryan J. Rhoades
Hey guys On Sunday I got to be interviewed by Ryan J. Rhoades, founder of Reformation Designs on a weekly FB live interview series he's been doing on the subject of branding. He talked to me …
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Do You Need a Writing Coach?
"How writing daily for years prepared me for working out and losing weight.” I’ll tell you. But first, let me spend some time telling you about my weight loss journey. Trust me, it’s …
How NOT To Grow Your Brand & Market Your Book
I've posted on my site several times why I don't do review swaps with other indie authors and expressed my disdain for being added to groups on Facebook without my permission, invited to like …
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Why you’ll probably regret it if you make your audiobook exclusive to ACX
You may be reading this post as an already-established author and contemplating dipping your toes into the audiobook market. If you are still on the fence, you might want to read this …
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Don’t Mistake Learning With Doing
I constantly get messaged by people asking me questions because they're "planning on starting a podcast" or they're "going to" write a book. Years have gone by and I neither see nor hear …
Building Momentum by Tackling the Easiest Thing First
I've been thinking about a productivity hack in my life that I felt was true, and then I recently two different books that said so in different ways. First, let's keep something in mind. Much of …
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Books Can Go Places You Can’t
A friend of mine has traveled with a well-known and established preacher for many years. This minister has written at least 30 books, and I’m certain this is a conservative estimate. He’s …
9 Ways To Feed The Blogging Beast
I constantly tell aspiring authors and writers that before publishing a book, they ought to be writing daily or very often so as to practice their craft and excel at it. I also encourage writers …
If You’re Going to Write a Book, Put in the Rest of the Work!
I rub shoulders all the time with other indie authors who want to cut all the corners they can in their book's production, rush it to publication and spend as little money as possible doing …
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10 Steps To Mediocre Book Promotion
I originally wrote this blog post in January 2014 one year after I started publishing ebooks on Amazon, and before one of my titles got picked up by a traditional publisher and experienced a …
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Logical Problems if Hurricanes Really Are Judgment From God
Jonah was ticked off at God for not wiping out Nineveh like Jonah prophesied to them would happen. Now, it should also be noted that GOD sent Jonah to Nineveh and specifically told Jonah to …
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Before Asking Me To Promote Your Book or Be on My Podcast
In my last post I began to rant about some of the unsolicited requests for money I get, and other similar types of favors, and realized I needed a separate blog post to address fellow …
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Should Authors Make Audiobooks? A Narrator’s Perspective
I just found out earlier today, before publishing this post that Nine Lies People Believe About Speaking in Tongues (my published book) is available on Audible.com, and Amazon thanks to the …
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A Call To Mediocrity & The Blame Game
Go the way of least resistance in life. Don't ask questions about why things are the way they are -- just accept it. When people challenge your dreams and say something can't be done -- or …
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Kicking You Out of the Upper Room — Practically Speaking
I recorded this episode about 2 months ago and never got around to editing it and publishing it online until now. I shared from an article of Kris Vallatton's called 6 Reasons to Write and spent …
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How Do Amazon Reviews and Rankings REALLY Work?
Reviews by ordinary people have become an essential mechanism for selling almost anything online; they are used for resorts, dermatologists, neighborhood restaurants, high-fashion boutiques, …
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Writing For God’s Glory With Dr. Michael L. Brown
Welcome to today's episode of the podcast. This one was a long time coming, as it had been on my mind to invite today's guest on the show for quite a while, but I never went for it until a few …
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9 Lies People Believe About Speaking in Tongues Now Available!
Nine Lies People Believe About Speaking in Tongues is now available in Paperback and Kindle on Amazon through Destiny Image Publishers. Book Description Discover the Biblical Truth …
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If you can’t take criticism, don’t bother to write…yet
Whether you blog or write self-published books, you’re bound to face criticism for your writings. In fact, something is wrong if you don’t. From time to time my books get one-star reviews …
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