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When a Writer Needs To Relinquish Command
By James Hannibal @jamesrhannibal “What you’re doing is not good,” Moses’s father-in-law said to him. “You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you. You can’t do it alone.” Exodus 18:17-18 You can’t do it alone. As…
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Writer, Keep and Defend the Faith
By James Hannibal @jamesrhannibal “If you love me, you will keep my commands.” John 14:15 (CSB) There are many opinions within the Christian writing community regarding our job and the depth of our responsibility as Christian writers. Make no mistake. Scripture is clear on this topic. “If you love me,…
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Ten Tips for Touching Up your Novel – Part One
By James Hannibal @jamesrhannibal Have you ever painted a room? I try to avoid it, but with the many moves of military life I haven’t been too successful. With tape applied and tarps laid out, Cindy and I put on a first coat. It never looks all that great, but…
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On Target with Techno-thriller Readers Part Two
By James Hannibal @jamesrhannibal You can work a high-tech gadget into a cozy mystery, but that won’t make it a techno-thriller. To be a techno-thriller, a story must have distinct moving parts set up on a collision course that slam together into a perfect mesh. The Vocabulary of Moving Parts…
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Research: Escaping the Research Bog Part Three
By James Hannibal @jamesrhannibal The Search Engine Swamp. The Wikipedia Wastelands. The Data Doldrums. Look out! It’s the Research Bog. Stay on the path. But wait. What should you do if you lose the path and get lost in the muck? [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#Writing #research"]Research: Escaping the Research Bog…
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