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If My Body is a Temple … interview with author Scott Davis (part 1)

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I recently sat down with freshly published author Scott Davis to discuss his new book, “If My Body Is a Temple, Then I Was a Megachurch: My journey of losing 132 pounds with no exercise!” Unhealthy eating and obesity are no laughing matters, but Scott has a great way of taking a serious subject and [...]

Living Deeply in a Surface Society

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EDITOR’S NOTE: I met Tim Willard several years ago and have always enjoyed hearing about different types of writing projects that he was working on. When he told me about this book, I got excited and thought it would spark an important discussion. Finally, Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society by Tim Willard and Jason Locy [...]

Under Your Skin: Chapter 1

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NOTE: The following is the first chapter from my first full novel coming out this fall entitled, “Under Your Skin”, being released under my fiction pen name J.R. Chartrand. It is the first in a series that follows young reporter Cal Howell, who finds it curious that no one in the small town of Statenville [...]

Self-Publishing: Should I or Shouldn’t I?

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I field quite a few questions from prospective authors who want to know whether I think it would be a good idea for them to self-publish or go the traditional publishing route and find a good publisher. If it really were that simple as if choosing between crunchy or creamy peanut butter. Sometimes you may [...]

You Can’t Judge a Book by its Cover … but People Do Anyway

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I often get emails from friends, acquaintances, and the long lost uncle who told your grandmother at the last family reunion that he was writing a novel asking me about self-publishing. Should I do it? Is it for me? Will I forever be blackballed from traditional publishers? In short, maybe, maybe, and no. How’s that [...]

Jim Tressel & the Importance of Quitting

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Ohio State coach Jim Tressel resigned Monday. For a man who built his reputation as a winner who did things the right way, Jim Tressel – the now former head coach of the Ohio State football program – is teaching us all another important lesson. He’s teaching us the importance of quitting. But I don’t [...]

3 Reasons Why eBooks Will End Large Publishers’ Reign in the Book World

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Watching the eBook revolution take place right now means a front row in the history of the printed word – and I’m enjoying it a little bit too much. As the publisher of a small publishing company, I’ve struggled to find a way to get distribution on the widespread level that larger publishers enjoy. A [...]

Fiction Flows Better than Truth

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We’ve heard the axiom that “truth is stranger than fiction,” but is that really true? After being a journalist for more than 20 years, I can assure you it is. It’s at least stranger than fiction that makes a sincere effort to be plausible. But that can be problematic. The storylines in true story don’t [...]