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“NEITHER SNOW NOR RAIN NOR HEAT NOR GLOOM OF NIGHT…”

By on June 6, 2008 in House Calls, How to create a Spiritual Thread

We had a major rainstorm up in the northland yesterday – roads washed out, a river coursing through our yard. And, of course, the internet was down…so I had to pack up my computer and forge my way into town to send it from my husband’s hotel. As I left the house, my daughter said, “Are you sure you want to brave the elements?” Of course! Because I was focused on the end goal of getting my blog up (and, of course, checking my email1). I drove around downed trees, and navigated a small river with m SUV, and dodged piles of dirt but I finally made it to town. And my blog. On your hero’s spiritual journey, he’ll have downed logs to traverse and rivers to wade through, and […]

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Moseying down the spiritual road

By on June 5, 2008 in How to create a Spiritual Thread

My hubby and I love to travel. We’ve gone everywhere – well, not South America, but Europe and Asia and Alaska….and we’ve discovered that we travel in different ways. I like a map. And a destination. And the knowledge that I get to eat something normal on the way. He likes to set out and see where the road takes him. The difference isn’t our destinations – eventually we get where we want to go. It’s the HOW. How are you going to move your hero along on his spiritual journey? Here’s a few travel tips I’ve learned on my journeys: In plotting my stories, I often start with a story question – and the same thing goes for the spiritual thread. Whether is it a story about a man […]

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Mini Book Therapy!

By on June 4, 2008 in Uncategorized

Get your Conference Proposal in Shape! One Sheets, First chapter and Pitch… You get one chance to wow them, to stir their hunger for your book, to see that sparkle in their eyes that tells you they see your story in print…is your conference submission ready? We at My Book Therapy know how important that conference pitch is – we have sat at the other side of the editor or agent’s table, hands sweating, trying to throw the right amount of energy into our pitch. And, we have sold those pitches. Now we want to help you. From now until September, My Book Therapy is offering our summertime “Get in Shape for Conference” Mini Book Therapy fiction editing service, at less than half our usual rate – the hot low […]

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How deep should you go?

By on June 4, 2008 in How to create a Spiritual Thread

Hey all! I’m bleary eyed today because I was up late reading “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” by the author of the Kite Runner. I loved the Kite Runner – powerful story, evocative writing. And, although it was a secular book, it still contained themes of redemption, forgiveness, grace….everything that makes a book resonant. He did the same with Splendid Suns, weaving in themes of purpose and destiny, and love. What I liked about the Kite Runner and Splendid Suns, is that they make the reader ponder these spiritual issues, regardless of their religion (they’re written from a Muslim perspective). As a reader, I don’t want the spiritual plot to be so thick that it strangles me – and as a writer, I don’t want to strangle my reader. I want […]

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