Ask the Author: Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
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Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Generally, I start writing when there is something burning in me that I want to study--such as I did with "Helper by Design" and "Found in Him" and will do with the book of Hebrews.
At other times I write when I'm irritated by stupid things people are saying and want to set the record straight, or when I know that people need help in some area and I want to give them a resource.
I'm not sure that authors who write non-fiction need to be inspired, at least not in the same way that those who write fiction do.
At other times I write when I'm irritated by stupid things people are saying and want to set the record straight, or when I know that people need help in some area and I want to give them a resource.
I'm not sure that authors who write non-fiction need to be inspired, at least not in the same way that those who write fiction do.
Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
My tan.
Seriously, I've got a book releasing next week and then another one releasing in September, so most of my time will be occupied with marketing and media for the next few months.
At some point in the future I'd like to write a "Comforts from Hebrews."
Seriously, I've got a book releasing next week and then another one releasing in September, so most of my time will be occupied with marketing and media for the next few months.
At some point in the future I'd like to write a "Comforts from Hebrews."
Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
1. Have a backup plan.
2. Practice your craft religiously...you may have gifts but you have to work hard to hone them.
3. Build a social media platform. These days publishers are very interested in whether or not you have a pre-made audience.
4. See #1.
2. Practice your craft religiously...you may have gifts but you have to work hard to hone them.
3. Build a social media platform. These days publishers are very interested in whether or not you have a pre-made audience.
4. See #1.
Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Sitting in my office and spending time thinking about the good news of the gospel...and then sharing it with people who I will probably never meet.
Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Because I write non-fiction, I rarely deal with writer's block. On the days when I do, however, my process is something I call, "Throwing garbage on the screen." What that means is that I basically churn out what will be pages and pages of stuff that I know I won't use but will enable me to begin to write in earnest as I edit through it.
I never spend time worrying about the "exact" word to use...at least not on the first pass-through.
I never spend time worrying about the "exact" word to use...at least not on the first pass-through.
Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
In the Fall of last year, I posted a q on my FB page: What are the stupidest things people have told you about how to be godly? I thought I would get some answers, but the response I received was overwhelming (20,000 hits in about 24 hours; 500 answers)...It was then that I decided that women were drowning in rules and needed to hear the only good news there is.
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