Author Inspirations

Scarves to Show Our Sentiment

Filed in Author Inspirations by Vanessa Correa on October 29, 2013 • 6 Comments

In our last post for October, we want to take a moment to celebrate the memory of one of our cherished Xulon Press authors, Pamela Phillips. She published a book titled Tie One On for any chemotherapy patients who have lost their hair due to the treatments. Her how-to book is complete with various pictures […]

God’s Unrelenting Mercy: An Interview with Breast Cancer Survivor, Gail Pelletier

For the month of October Xulon Press is taking the time to reach out to those who have recovered from breast cancer, those who have never been diagnosed with breast cancer, and those who may have lost someone to breast cancer. Gail Pelletier, a Xulon employee and breast cancer survivor shares her compelling testimony in […]

Leaning on Leaders: Lessons for Leaders, Teachers and Preachers

Filed in Author Inspirations by Krystina Murray on September 4, 2013 • 0 Comments

What are characteristics of a good leader, teacher or a preacher? Some may say the ability to deeply connect and capture one’s audience with his or her presence; others may say maintaining an understanding of how to communicate to an audience’s needs. Titus 1:4-14 provides a telling and wise description of leadership: “For an overseer, […]

Letting History Speak in Fiction Novels

Filed in Author Inspirations by Blair Townley on July 11, 2013 • 0 Comments

For all those history buffs out there, it can be a common complaint when it comes to fiction books. You pick up a book that takes place in a time period you enjoy (at least that’s what you read from the back cover) and prepare your mind to take a journey into another era of […]

Wave Your Flag: Publishing Americana, Historical and Political Writing

Filed in Author Inspirations by Brittnee Newman on July 2, 2013 • 0 Comments

In eighth grade, my American History class was required to memorize the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and my teacher offered two points of extra credit for each word we memorized after that. I memorized the entire thing. Yes, you read that right. My fourteen-year-old-self memorized all 1,337 words of blissful Jeffersonian jargon in the […]