• Xulon Press Ask the Editor

    Ask the Editor: The Particulars of Prose

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    I’d venture to say that when most people hear the word “poem”, they think of rhymes and jokes – either due to high school Shakespeare or college limericks about drinking. The other side of poetry, non-rhyming and more thematic, tends to either elude or scare people. The fall of the line break is unpredictable. It’s harder to compose without a consistent rhythm. However, depending on how you look at it, prose frees you as a writer. When writing prose, you have unlimited space to make your words dance. Plus, it’s up to you what kind of dance it will be.…

  • Xulon Press | The Grammar Debate

    Ask the Editor: The Grammar Debate

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    So you thought this would be a post on which grammar rules are official and which ones are made up. That’s not where we’re headed. This is more of a duel than a debate – as in, the dueling forms of grammar all contained in one manuscript. Being the author, you decide which grammar rules you want to adhere to – you just need to stick to your choice. It’s all about consistency. If you are making inconsistent choices in regards to your nouns and verbs, then you are likely making errors in grammar. It’s not about remembering an impossibly…

  • Xulon Press Web Developer Mike Funk

    Meet the Team: Xulon Press Employee Mike Funk

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    There’s so much to know about Xulon Press and if you’re reading this blog, it’s because you want to know more. Starting with this post, we are going to tell you more about ourselves so we can all become an even greater family. Readers, authors and everyone else: meet Mike Funk. He works in the Special Projects Department as a Web Developer and has now been with Xulon Press for just over two years. If you come to our offices and meet him in his spiffy button-ups, khakis and dress shoes you’d never guess… He runs to work barefoot! Perhaps…

  • Christian Choice Writing Contest sponsored by Xulon Press

    Author Inspirations: Words from the Winner of the January Christian Choice Writing Contest

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    Ruth Long is upfront about it: she has been a cancer patient for three years. As a self-employed CPA with international clients, she is busy all year long, but especially since tax season is upon us. She’s done a lot of writing as an accountant, including copy for financial statements and official letters to clients, but has never written creatively before now. Why, then, did she choose now to write and of all things, to write so vulnerably about her experience with cancer? These questions were on my mind the instant I finished proofing her writing contest entry titled “Diagnosis:…