Home of "The Wisdom Weaver" and "Community of Promise"
Home of "The Wisdom Weaver" and "Community of Promise"
Greetings, I had a wonderful experience this week at a “Chautauqua” Event in Homer, NY. A Chautauqua event is based on the model of the Summer institute programs at Chautauqua, NY (www.ciweb.org). It includes classes, speakers, ecumenical worship, and music/arts. The Cortland (NY) Council of Churches has been holding this one-week event for many years. […]
Here is a copy of the post I just submitted to LinkedIn, Books and Writers Group. In a previous LinkedIn discussion (Book Distribution in a Changing Industry) I asked a question about alternate distribution models that might work with my novel (see www.entospress.com). Among the comments in that discussion, Blaine Loomer suggested that I check […]
Just in the last couple of centuries, certain vocal elements in the world of religion have promoted the idea that in order for religious texts to be authentic, they must be literally true. This relatively new idea causes people to look at these writings in a narrow way. For example, in the Hebrew scriptures such […]
I suppose there are lots of reasons why people write and perhaps those and a few other reasons why people publish their writings. When I started writing “Community of Promise,” I didn’t think much about publishing. I had not set out even to be a novelist! I have been a minister and pastoral counselor/ psychotherapist […]
Greetings friends, Since setting up this blog site, I have been consumed with ending my Interim Ministry position with The Park Church, Elmira, and beginning to reinvent my life. My last post was in April 2010. Little by little I am identifying the specific commitments that are required for me to move ahead. (I am […]
Well, I held my first book reading last night with a small group of people in the community where I live. I like the feeling of reading the story out loud. Perhaps when I write the next book I will try reading the whole thing out loud as an editing technique. Any awkwardness in a […]
Greetings friends and followers, My order of books was delivered on Friday, March 26. What an experience it is to hold an actual book of mine in my own hands. My neighbor, Megan Pugh has created a beautiful cover. I couldn’t have made a better choice. If you have graphics work to be done, check […]
I am about to enter a totally new phase of life. When I started writing “Community of Promise” several years ago, I never dreamed that I would end up creating my own publishing company to print, distribute and market the novel. I plan to write in this blog about the process that I am going […]