Blog Posts

  • Dear American Christian

    Dear American Christian; I’m just writing because I’m  a little confused and I’m hoping you can clear up a few things. Over the last few years, some of your messages have been, shall we say, ‘mixed’? Of course, I’m sure it was just a misunderstanding. I probably just misinterpreted something. Read more

  • Formatting Manuscripts with Google Docs

    Google Docs isn’t as easy to use as Microsoft Word, but it is doable. Here are some tips I’ve learned formatting book manuscripts with Google Docs. The first thing you should do when formatting a manuscript with Google Docs is pick your trim size. You’ll do this by clicking on File/Page Setup. Find your trim Read more

  • How does Ingram Spark compare to KDP?

    I’m trying Ingram Spark (IS) for the first time. Fortunately, I was able to use the files I had already created for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Since I use Google Docs instead of Word, I have to manually create the mirror margins by inserting section breaks and then changing the margins for each page. I Read more

  • The Castle

    (an excerpt from the book The Seventh City by Sharon L Letson) From this vantage point he could see the source of the music. Instruments he had never seen before were playing beautiful tunes in a clearing to the left of an open square directly in front of the castle. Beautiful young girls with colorful Read more

  • My Secret Cove

    There’s a place I go That no one knows And they can never find me It’s all my own A place near home That only I can see A secret door And then there’s more A sandy beach and palm trees! The breeze that blows Is never cold And smells of spice and sand and Read more

  • Countdown to Cali!

    Every winter I head to California to get away from Michigan’s cold weather. Heading out soon, but thought I’d give everyone an update on all my projects. #learninglove #devotional with Chris Whittaker Glatzel – done editing. Out in ebook. Paperback coming soon! The #seventhcity , the first book in the #kingdomoffarin series – done editing. Read more