cover of Scattered: A Novel by Catherine Khaperska

Preorder: Scattered by Catherine Khaperska (book 2 of the Fog Lake City series)

Riversong BooksLos Angeles | Dallas | Londonhttps://sulisinternational.com/home/riversong-books/[email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The further adventures of Scar and his friends! Two-and-a-half years after Scar officially adopted Comet, they’re living comfortably at the Den with their family and friends. Among them are Scar and Brescia’s new pups: Ellie, Dusty, and Tina! But after an accident destroys the Den,…

cover of The Choice: Should the Church Affirm LGBTQ+ Identities and Ways of Living? by Ron Highfield.

The Choice: Should the Church Affirm LGBTQ+ Identities and Ways of Living? BY RON HIGHFIELD

Highfield’s The Choice is a careful and erudite analysis of Keen’s work that uncovers a species of argument being offered from many quarters. First, he lays bare Keen’s postmodern substitution of feeling and rhetoric for Scripture and sound reasoning. “From the postmodern perspective,” he notes, “autobiography is argument.” In such a case, Scripture can be displaced by personal desire. Second, he skillfully explains the implications of such an approach to an orthodox view of the Bible. If only those historic demands of Scripture that pass muster with one’s self-defined notions of kindness, justice, love, secular psychology, and minimal human suffering (i.e., inconvenience, restraint of desire) are obligatory to Christians, we are back to the ancient times in Israel when every individual is a law to her/himself.

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What Acquisition Editors and Agents Notice When Evaluating a Manuscript – A Handy Checklist by Jessica Page Morrell

Jessica Page Morrell is a top-tier developmental editor for books and screenplays. Her articles have appeared in Writer’s Digest and The Writer magazines. She is known for explaining the hows and whys of what makes for excellent writing and for sharing very clear examples that examine the technical aspects of writing that emphases layering and…

Writing and the Creative Life: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling (Part 2)
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Writing and the Creative Life: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling (Part 2)

Here is an interesting article from the Harvard Business Review on the effects of storytelling on the brain. Here are some excerpts: Many business people have already discovered the power of storytelling in a practical sense – they have observed how compelling a well-constructed narrative can be. But recent scientific work is putting a much…

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Misprint the legends: famous typos from James Joyce to JK Rowling

In our last post, we discussed and linked to an article about the importance of multiple editing rounds. As noted, we do in-house proofreading for our authors, and offer more detailed editing services to all writers (whether signed to us or not). As proof that typos make it into even the most popular works, here…

The Best Bookstores in All 50 States (BookRiot)
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The Best Bookstores in All 50 States (BookRiot)

If you are a reader, and you love bookstores, BookRiot has a blog post for you. This post lists the best bookstores in all fifty states in the U.S. (plus the District of Columbia). The list is based on a number of criteria as evaluated by BookRiot subscribers. How knowledgeable are the booksellers? What’s the selection…

3 Fun Ways to Improve Your Writing (from Grammarly)
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3 Fun Ways to Improve Your Writing (from Grammarly)

Not only is Grammarly a great site for improving the technicalities of your writing, but the blog is full of good advice and techniques. Here is a recent post describing three things you can do to improve your writing: Games and Apps! National Novel Writing Month! Getting Our Creative Juices Flowing! Click here to view…