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O Me of Little Faith

More writing-related questions. Let’s get right to them: What is your opinion on self-publishing? Just a few years ago, self-publishing was how writers got their books printed when the books weren’t good enough to get printed “for real” in the traditional sense. It carried a bit of a stigma — bypassing official channels — and…

Today I went to the funeral of my great uncle James Johnson, my paternal grandmother’s older brother. He was one month shy of turning 90. He was recently honored by his church for having been a Baptist deacon for 50 years. He’s had cancer for the last several years. He was a good man. I…

I get questions quite often from aspiring writers and freelancers who want to know about what I do and how I do it and is there any chance in the world they can do it, too? So I usually email them back with brief answers. But I thought it might be interesting to post some…

Some people get nervous when their books release to the public and the reviews start pouring in. But the most nervous I get is when advance copies of my books go out to endorsers. Usually, I’ve hand-picked these first readers because either 1) I know them already and think the book will resonate with them,…

Yesterday, via my Twitter and Facebook accounts, I asked my friends and followers to complete a phrase any way they liked. The phrase was “I believe…” No real reason to do it, other than thinking it would be interesting to see what kinds of responses I’d get. They ran the gamut from the spiritual (belief…

Today is the birthday of Theodor Geisel, who was born on March 2, 1904. I was a huge Dr. Seuss fan when I was a kid. His Happy Birthday to You! remains one of my favorite books of all time. Its illustrations bring back a whole bunch of warm, fuzzy memories. It’s my Proustian madeleine,…

Jesus statues: Like MTV reality shows and limericks about an island south of Cape Cod, rarely are they made in good taste. Occasionally they are just plain disturbing, as in these examples… ——– 1. Drowning Jesus This 62-feet high sculpture of Jesus rises out of a reflecting pool near the 3,000-member Solid Rock Church in…

You know what people tell me often enough that I’m starting to feel weird about it? That I look like super-trainer Bob Harper from The Biggest Loser: Granted, these are people who typically don’t see me shirtless. And I don’t pose for many photos shirtless, except that new Zondervan Authors Beefcake calendar I’m doing with…

This is awards season. And like most of us, I get really into awards season. I like it all — the competition, the drama, the unapologetic self-promotion, the lethal robot behavior… Oh, you thought I was talking about Hollywood? No. I don’t care that much about the Oscars or Grammys or any of that. My…

Thanks to everyone who entered yesterday’s fill-in-the-blank Mad Libs contest using a line from O Me of Little Faith. I discovered two things from the contest: 1) Creativity, among readers of this blog, is apparently a license to describe the pestering of animals. Mice, Jack Russell Terriers, cats, birds, sheep, llamas, gophers, flies, chickens, buffalos…
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