[…]of dialogue is to provide the reader with an active and dynamic account of events that your point-of-view character wasn’t present for. This can help tone down unnecessary telling in your novel. The characters who were present can retell the story, be asked questions, and even be unreliable when it suits your needs. That’s much more interesting than a factual […]
Self-Publishing ‘Writing part is the easy part’—How Utah’s self-published authors survive and even thrive without big-name publishers, Deseret News, January 2019 Marketing How to Get Your Book Done Quickly: A Cautionary Tale, Angela Eschler, Eschler Editing, February 2017 Reading The Bookish Life, Joseph Epstein, November […]
[…]He used the severance pay from his tech job to embark on a school tour to promote his debut middle-grade book. His efforts to promote the book weren’t successful in the way he had hoped, but he loved inspiring children to read and write. He recalls, “Looking back, though, what felt like a failure was where I really learned to […]
[…]Bill was not only the consummate “Martha” with his practicality and I’ll-figure-out-how-to-do-it genius, but he was a spiritual, poetic “Mary” as well, an extraordinary hybrid whose writing skill dwarfed my own. An Act of Kindness One of his stories was particularly poignant. As a boy, Bill lived in Provo, Utah, and his diminutive size and severe stuttering problem contributed to […]
[…]work. Stretching and toil soften soil that sprouts seeds of progress. A law both in nature and self-mastery is that force and inertia move objects, tasks, and souls forward. While these processes are not easily clustered into rote checklists, it is only fair to burgeoning and eager pupils that they are given protocols and strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness in […]
[…]7, in conjunction with our LDSPMA Annual Conference on October 8–9, 2021. You can register for workshops before or after registering for the conference, or you can even register for workshops without registering for the rest of the conference. See our registration page for the schedule of which workshops are in the morning and which are in the afternoon. Thursday, […]
[…]200 Creative Ways to Share Your Great News How To Crush the Teenage Years Like A Boss: Life Hacks for Latter-day Saint Youth …as well as 26 other titles available on Amazon and elsewhere. Podcast: “Daily Inspirational Quote With Trina Boice” Online Courses at Lifelong Learning Education: Morning Ritual Magic Managing Stress, Anxiety, & Depression The Ultimate Guide to Mystery […]
[…]If LDSPMA is seen as favoring any political candidate or party over another, it could lose its tax-exempt status. LDSPMA, as a publishing and media association, supports free speech and involvement in democratic processes. However, LDSPMA’s purpose is not political in nature. LDSPMA helps Latter-day Saint publishing and media professionals connect with each other, further their careers, and spread uplifting […]
[…]well-known titles have been books in the Unofficial Guide series (Macmillan) and technical manuals for SAAS-based technology companies. In addition to my work at BYU, I also produce high-end personal histories and am writing a book series to help trauma survivors create a life they love. What inspired you to become a creator of media? At age 12, I tested […]
[…]to be satisfied with whatever the resulting numbers may be. Shining Authentic Light I’m an all-or-nothing kind of person, so I tend to get carried away sometimes. In the beginning, I would try extremely hard to bring up God or a principle of the gospel in any way that I could. I wanted to make sure I shared my testimony […]
[…]of marriage, the importance of families, the wealth of children, the value of education, the need for non-violence, the constitutional rights of freedoms of speech and exercise of religion are under attack. In a recent visit to a social media company’s corporate headquarters, my host proudly communicated that the company was paying their female employees to freeze their eggs to […]
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[…]Comic Digital Multimedia Podcast: Gospel Topics and Perspectives Podcast: Stories of Faith Short-Form Film Music Video Adult/Youth Original Music Video Children’s Original Religious Music Video Cover/Arrangement Secular Music Video Cover/Arrangement Original Religious Music Religious Music Cover/Arrangement Secular Music Join us on October 18 for a celebration of these amazing creators! Gala […]