• How to Position Your Autobiography

    Ask the Editor: How to Position Your Autobiography

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    We’ve kept our eye on a growing trend here at Xulon Press and, of course, wanted to pass this knowledge on to our author family. “Autobiography” sounds like a straightforward, cut and dry genre, but there are so many ways it can be done. We want to help you make the best of your life’s memories in whatever form they naturally happen to take. Some autobiographies are poignantly simple, highlighting events and aspects of life that are common to everyone. Others contain dramatic events only a small number of people experienced, or personal testimonies with very subjective circumstances. Still other autobiographies are completely…

  • Spiritual Spring Cleaning

    Clear Those Cobwebs: Spiritual Spring Cleaning

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    When thinking about spring cleaning and how it applies to every area of our lives, I was at a loss as to how I would express my thoughts. So I did what any good writer does and asked someone else for his. Bouncing ideas and feedback off of other people is essential no matter what you’re undertaking, whether putting together a masterpiece manuscript or a monthly blog post. It occurred to me to ask the youth pastor at my church about his thoughts on spiritual spring cleaning since he is someone who is always taking on something new. Whether starting…

  • Bible verses

    Ask the Editor: Verses Versus Verses

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    Books need to be a lot of things if anyone is going to buy and read them: engaging, informative and cohesive, amongst others. Choosing a Bible version is crucial to your book—just not in the way you think. Most authors choose a version based on whether it is in the public domain or because they want to build a message around the exact words in that version. However, those are not the right reasons. The King James translation is not the only one that can be used without written permission. The ESV may be quoted up to 1,000 verses without express written permission…

  • 3D-Heart

    3D Heart

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    “Health is a large word. It embraces not the body only, but the mind and spirit as well; not today’s pain or pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of man.” —James H. West No one would argue that we have to be our best before we can do our best. During this month where there’s so much emphasis on romantic relationships, a lot of the messages and ideas being thrown around really are not healthy for the heart. Single people get down on themselves for not being in a relationship and couples stress each other out with unmet…