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Secrets to Getting Published - Again and Again and Again!Writing with Powerful Description: How to Effectively Use Metaphors, Similes, and IllustrationsYou've heard it said: One picture is worth a thousand words! Now let me show you how one word can be worth a thousand pictures! Learn how to make your writing more captivating, effective, readable, and attention-holding by using just the right metaphors, similes, and creative illustrations! Learn how to find them, create them, file them, and use them to give your non-fiction and fiction books and magazine articles that special picturesque punch, and get you published again and again and again!Sidebars Editors Love! How to Create Sidebars That Enhance (And Sell!) Your Magazine Articles!Well-written and appropriate sidebars expand article information, create greater reader interest, and make your article package more appealing to magazine editors! Brilliant and well-written sidebars will keep you getting published again and again and again! Let me show you how to research, find, choose, and write effective sidebars to accompany your articles!Identifying and Conquering Writer's Block and Other Writing Barriers!Did you know that the common case of writer's block can mess up your writing style, destroy your creative thinking processes, cripple your writing progress, and keep you from writing-to-publish? But it doesn't have to! Let me show you how to identify writer's block, and forever conquer it. You can use these same time-proven tips and techniques to become even more creative and productive in all your writing endeavors. Let these suggestions keep you getting published again and again and again!

Nearly forgotten by history, this is the story of the Wereth Eleven, African-American soldiers who fought courageously for freedom in WWII—only to be ruthlessly executed by Nazi troops during the Battle of the Bulge. Their story was almost forgotten by history. Now known as the Wereth Eleven, these brave African-American soldiers left their homes to join the Allied effort on the front lines of WWII. As members of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion, they provided crucial fire support at the Siege of Bastogne. Among the few who managed to escape the Nazi’s devastating Ardennes Offensive, they found refuge in the small village of Wereth, Belgium. A farmer and supporter of the Allies took the exhausted and half-starved men into his home. When Nazi authorities learned of their whereabouts, they did not take the soldiers prisoner, but subjected them to torture and execution in a nearby field. Despite their bravery and sacrifice, these eleven soldiers were omitted from the final Congressional War Crimes report of 1949. For seventy years, their files—marked secret—gathered dust in the National Archive. But in 1994, at the site of their execution, a memorial was dedicated to the Wereth Eleven and all African-American soldiers who fought in Europe. Drawing on firsthand interviews with family members and fellow soldiers, The Lost Eleven tells the complete story of these nearly forgotten soldiers, their valor in battle and their tragic end. INCLUDES PHOTOS

In 1944, hundreds of Allied soldiers were trapped in POW camps in occupied France. The odds of their survival were long. The odds of escaping, even longer. But one man had the courage to fight the odds . . . An elite British S.A.S. operative on an assassination mission gone wrong. A Jewish New Yorker injured in a Nazi ambush. An eighteen-year-old Gary Cooper lookalike from Mobile, Alabama. These men and hundreds of other soldiers found themselves in the prisoner-of-war camps off the Atlantic coast of occupied France, fighting brutal conditions and unsympathetic captors. But, miraculously, local villagers were able to smuggle out a message from the camp, one that reached the Allies and sparked a remarkable quest by an unlikely—and truly inspiring—hero. Andy Hodges had been excluded from military service due to a lingering shoulder injury from his college football days. Devastated but determined, Andy refused to sit at home while his fellow Americans risked their lives, so he joined the Red Cross, volunteering for the toughest assignments on the most dangerous battlefields. In the fall of 1944, Andy was tapped for what sounded like a suicide mission: a desperate attempt to aid the Allied POWs in occupied France—alone and unarmed, matching his wits against the Nazi war machine. Despite the likelihood of failure, Andy did far more than deliver much-needed supplies. By the end of the year, he had negotiated the release of an unprecedented 149 prisoners—leaving no one behind. This is the true story of one man’s selflessness, ingenuity, and victory in the face of impossible adversity.

'What do you wish your pastor knew about women in the church?' The question went out to hundreds of Christian women. This book is the result of that survey: powerful new insights and guidance that can help pastors build up women, heal them, empower them, and help them contribute fully and gladly to the church.

Based on anonymous and candid research interviews and surveys of a national cross-section of pastors, this book gives you a realistic glimpse into the inner world of today's pastors. Reading about their joys, hurts, and pressures can enable you to better understand and minister to your pastor and his family. Here's must reading for church members.

“I discovered something life-changing about prayer during that memorable period in 1999 when I felt abandoned by God, and I wondered if he even heard my urgent cries. That was the year I prayed the hardest and God remained the quietest. That was the year that changed the way I prayed. Forever.“Sometimes life can deeply hurt us. Learning to Pray When Your Heart Is Breaking tackles those hard questions of faith we may ask when pain turns our lives upside down. Questions like, Father, do you hear me when I pray? Do you have the power to answer my prayers? Do you love me enough to answer my prayers? Am I praying hard enough? How should I pray when my need is urgent? When should I give up and stop praying? Father, will you change your mind and work a miracle? And, What can I learn from pain and prayer?”~ Denise George

In a nut-shell, this book is a nonjudgmental, practical, hands-on, "I've been there approach" to Christian parenting with a wonderful, inspiring, "get me started" focus on prayer. Denise George, a Christian mother, bases her book on a lifetime of experience, mistakes, triumphs, problems, ideas, inspiration, questions, scripture reading, and prayer.

Boot Camp for Christian Writerswith Denise GeorgeWriting-To-Publish: The Basic Foundations"How to Choose Your Reading Audience"In the first part of this book, I'll show you how you can identify your chosen readers, examine their needs, and match them with the publishing book and magazine marketplace."How to Write Clearly and Effectively to Your Chosen Audience"In the second part of this book, I'll show you how to carefully craft your words and sentences so that they communicate clearly, effectively, and creatively to your chosen reader.BONUS! I have also included some exercises you can do at home to hone your writing skills in these areas. You can do them by yourself, or together with a writer-friend. You'll also find pages to jot down your own thoughts and ideas as you read.Best wishes to you as you learn more about how to select and determine your readers, and how to write clearly and effectively to your chosen audience.

While the murder of his wife devastated Anthony Thompson, he and three other relatives of victims chose to privately and publicly forgive the shooter. Years later, the church and community still struggle to understand the family members' deliberate choice to forgive the racist murderer. But as Charlestonians have witnessed these incredible acts of forgiveness, something significant has happened to the community--black and white leaders and residents have united, coming together peaceably and even showing acts of selfless love. This book is the account of Anthony's wife's murder, the grief he experienced, and how and why he made the radical choice to forgive the killer. But beyond that, Anthony goes on to teach what forgiveness can and should look like in each of our lives--both personally, in our communities, and even in our nation. After much pain, reflection, and study, Thompson shares how true biblical love and mercy differ from the way these ideas are reflected in our culture. Be inspired by this remarkable story and discover how the difficult decision to forgive can become the key to radical change.

Boot Camp for Christian Writers with Denise GeorgePublishing Your Book with a Traditional Book Publisher"Understanding Traditional Book Publishing Today"The traditional book publishing market has changed drastically in the past few years. In this book we'll answer these basic questions: "What's happening in today's traditional book publishing market?" "What type of book ideas are publishers hoping to receive?" "How can I find good book ideas, and how do I know they are good ideas?" "What is the difference between self-publishing book companies, vanity presses, and traditional book publishers?" "How do I approach a traditional book publisher?""I Have a Great Book Idea-Now What Do I Do?"This section addresses these questions: "What is the difference between a fictional book and a non-fiction book?" "How do I find a book publisher who will be interested in my ideas?" "Do I need a book agent, and if so, how do I find and contact one?" "What is a book contract? Royalties? Advance royalties?" "How much money can I make as a book author?" "How to Write a First-Class, Fictional and Non-Fiction Book Proposal-That Sells!"Learn how to capture an editor's attention and sell him/her on your new book idea! Let me show you the professional way to approach an editor with your non-fiction and fictional book ideas, and how to put together a fantastic book proposal sales-package. You can know the fulfillment and joy of becoming an author, publishing with a traditional publishing house, and getting paid for it!BONUS: I have also included a fiction book and non-fiction book proposal template at the end of the book. There are plenty of blank pages to jot down your own thoughts and ideas at the end of each section. Best wishes to you as you learn more about the exciting world of traditional book-publishing!