Article: Good News for Writers in Desperate Times
Where do you go when God shuts door after door? Have you ever had that experience?
Where do you go when God shuts door after door? Have you ever had that experience?
When I grew up, the chewing gum slogan of “double your pleasure” was the centerpiece of an advertising program for Wrigley’s Doublemint gum. Let me introduce you to how you can double your pleasure as a writer.
Does God have a formula for preparing writers? I’m hearing a chorus of “No’s.” God is much too wise — and, after all, look at the diversity of Christian writers.
After more than 50 years in the publishing world — and many hundreds of one-on-one interviews with writers at writers conferences all over the U.S. and Canada — I’m convinced Christian writers need help at several levels.
I was 40 years old when I began acquiring fiction for Moody Press. My background included six years buying fiction and selling it in bookstores, four years of visiting Christian booksellers and interviewing them on why they were successful, and helping a fiction writer gain a publisher for a series of suspense novels.
The apostle Paul is known for many things, but what really stands out for me is his ministry of encouragement. I was in my early 20s and wondering what God might have for me when I decided to read the apostle Paul’s letters to highlight only his promises. It became a life-changing experience and the promises I read then still resonate in my soul well over 60 years later.