• Crafting Authentic Dialogue

    WHAT did you say? Crafting Authentic Dialogue

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    Written by: Eddie Cruz Because I’m currently doing penance for my last gigantic post, this one will need your input to see completion. Also, if you lack the time—or the energy, or the inclination—to read this through, take away this one thing, which will transform your dialogue: Read it aloud; I promise your ear will tell you what’s right and what’s wrong. Now. Review the First draft, then the Rewrite. Note what was changed, and figure out why. Pay attention to formatting conventions, too; they make more of a difference than you might think. First draft: “Good morning, Mr. Cruz,”…

  • Xulon Press Successful Author Spotlight, Harold Miller

    Author of the Month: Harold Miller

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    Today’s Xulon Press Successful Author Spotlight features Harold Miller, a local hero who has dedicated thirty plus years of his life to service to his community as a firefighter and, for the past ten years, to his church by service to children via the children’s ministry. He has written his first children’s book, How We Get To Heaven, to explain some of the Bible’s most difficult concepts in a way that a child can understand. Harold is a retired firefighter in his home community of Irvington, Alabama, just outside of Mobile, who has dedicated his life to helping others. Whether…

  • Tie One On, Pamela Phillips

    Scarves to Show Our Sentiment

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    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 of ways to wrap scarves as well as how to accessorize them. Pamela has since passed, but everyone at Xulon Press remembers her fondly and was blessed to come in contact with her. “I met Pamela Phillips at the 2011 International Christian Retail Show and…