Writing Tips

Tips 6-10 for Faithful Nonfiction Book Writers

By Quentin J. Schultze I have written over a dozen nonfiction books and am working on a few more.  I also lead workshops on writing faith-related nonfiction books for publication.  Earlier I posted tips 1-5.  Here are five more of the tips that I cover in my workshops.  I hope you find them helpful. #6 [...]

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Tips 1-5 for Faithful Nonfiction Book Writers

By Quentin J. Schultze I have written over a dozen nonfiction books and am working on a few more.  I also lead workshops on writing faith-related nonfiction books for publication.  Here are a few of the tips that I cover in workshops. #1 Engage Your Readers as Listeners Read your writing out loud to “readers.”  [...]

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Personal Thoughts on Writing Books that Serve Readers

A Servant’s Heart+ Experience + Skill = Book That might seem like a strange equation, but great writing is always an act of the heart. A servant’s heart nurtures our desire to serve readers. It directs our writing. It gives us a perspective, sound ideas, concrete illustrations, and a desire to truly serve our readers. [...]

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Authors Need Approval

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“Everybody needs approval, but nobody needs it more than authors: approval of editorial alterations of manuscripts; approval of cover art and copy; approval over reprint, book-club, and foreign licenses; approval of titles, ad texts, and more.”1 I work with quite a few aspiring book authors and I find that many are easily hurt by criticism [...]

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