Ask the Author: Rod Palmer
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Rod Palmer
I would say that being perfect is not a prerequisite to receiving blessings from God. In fact, no one is perfect, and many who are blessed are still battling with somehing. This is what makes God so forgiving and merciful. God can even use people who have done some despicable things. For instance, Moses was a murderer, Noah was a heavy drinker, and Paul was a disciple attests that he had a thorn in his spirit that he asked God to remove, but God said His grace is sufficient.
Rod Palmer
He thought he was still dreaming when the airy voice between his ears tells him to stop at the mirror to view all the demons that lurk inside of him, but at the mirror, instead of demons, he saw men – men he recognized from their mugshots, men like Fred Graber who killed his neighbor and for months cashed the man’s social security checks; Archie Bevlin the post office shooter; Jared Fink who had a preteen girl age to womanhood in his underground bunker. In a blink, the man sees himself in the mirror, his eyes slender and cunning, but the room has change on him; he is looking into his home from the other side, from a window, not a mirror; the killers now beside him, while in front of him, a darker self swipes the straight razor off the sink, leaves, and seconds later, the man hears his wife scream and then gurgle.
Rod Palmer
Writer's block comes from feeling the need to write in a linear fashion, from beginning to end. When I'm stuck on a scene, I leave the scene. When I skip forward and write wherever I'm certain of the content, it helps clarify what I need to write on the scene where I was previously stuck.
Rod Palmer
Make it your goal everyday to not procrastinate, and to make time for writing.
Rod Palmer
A more humorous novel named Work Husbands, where a group of men in subordinate positions at work, look to get ahead by wooing their female bosses.
Rod Palmer
I never wait for inspiration. Inspiration comes quickest DURING the writing process, so I just sit down and write along, even if it comes out as junk. It's editing, or rather, rewriting that produces brilliance.
Rod Palmer
Right from the headlines. Aside from the generally accepted idea that pastors of large churches should live like CEO's, there were a few eye-popping news stories about pastors behaving badly that compelled me to write A Pimp In The Pulpit. There was a financial scandal at one mega church, where the multimillionaire pastor refused to reimburse members even after endorsing, from the pulpit, what turned out to be a phony investment scheme. There was another renowned pastor accused of pulling out a gun in his board meeting, outraged that he was denied funding for a private jet. I was interested in how a pastor's ego could grow to such outrageous proportions.
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