Send to KindleAwhile back hubby asked for a book of standards. It was supposed to be a simple guide for people who might want to have us help promote their books. It was supposed to explain our views and how we would decide what books we could support. I hemmed and hawed and said I didn’t quite get what he was looking for, because I have difficulty doing simple. However, I eventually jumped in and started cranking out a small book based on Philippians. I let hubby start reading it, and he said … it wasn’t what he was looking for. But he also said it was a great idea and I should keep going on it. So, I not only kept going, I added material from, of all things, the Book of Numbers, and then I kept going and added a pretty good chunk from Proverbs and even Ephesians.
The basic standards and guidelines did eventually get written, and they are in the appendix of the book I wasn’t supposed to write, which is this one:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
This book has been brewing in my heart for a long time. I wanted to communicate what we should and shouldn’t read, what we should and shouldn’t write, and mostly how God wants us to think and read and write. We should not get our standards from men.
Understand what takes your breath away in a book while breathing the pure air of God’s truth. Using Philippians, Numbers, Proverbs, and Ephesians, readers and writers can learn to
- apply eternal standards to reading and writing, fiction and non-fiction
- be a discerning reader and a godly writer
- discover positive and negative criteria for entertaining as well as teaching
- understand what’s actually being taught and also what should be taught.
It’s not all about inspiration or objectionable elements. Learn to sniff out where the bad air of secularism wants to lead you.
All the Antidisestablishmentarianism Books
All the Conflict of the Ages Books
All the Benny and the Bank Robber Books
Other Historicals and Write for the King of Glory
Scifi and Steampunk Books
A new author friend got slightly crushed when his dad read his book, loved it, but said “I wish you’d published it.” (it was only ebook). So for those like that dad who need “real” books, here they are,all 24 of them. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly will be in print soon, too, but let me assure you that all our books are real and really published. Give them a try.
