Healing Hereafter

Who else has been there? You've got this great idea. You know why you're writing, who you're writing to, and what the general outline looks like. The words are flowing out your fingers like ten firehoses goin' strong. Then, THE WALL. Perhaps you have no idea how to get from awesome Item B on your...

Two things are pretty consistent in life; no, not death and taxes. People like to know what they're getting before they buy it, and people like free stuff! I've also found that starting a discussion on questions that make us go "Hmmm" help us stop long enough to confirm what we do know well, to...

Certain people get together with their childhood friends every year. Others have a regular family reunion at the cabin on the lake. Then there are the folks who never miss their annual show, convention, or sports event together. It's a very cool thing indeed to have a unique event that you do...

So far if you've been following my behind-the-scenes look at the writing and publishing process, you know that assessing your motives, deciding your specific goals, and taking sound advice from 3 year-olds is all very important. But none of that actually involves writing. So we should probably...

There I was, sitting in a room full of kids with a whole row of 8th grade boys in front of me. I had heard about these boys, how they had been nigh uncontrollable throughout junior high. I was verifying with my own eyes their unwillingness to quiet down, listen to authority, and act with any sort...

Today we are pleased to welcome Mr. Levi Dykstra, son of the author of the new book Healing Hereafter, for an insider's perspective on the writing/publishing process. Let's begin. Levi, thanks for joining us today. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I ride rides, and I like my Big Wheel and...

Continuing my "inside scoop" on writing a book for those who aspire to write or just for those who wonder what on earth possesses a person to publish, today is all about what to do with the inspiration that pushes one to write. And the next step for me had nothing to do with writing! Before my...

Let's see, who can I be grateful for today? Well, sometimes it's the uncomfortable challenges a person is willing to subject you to that end up being worthy of great thanks, particularly if done in a respectful way. So today I want to thank my former youth pastor Randy Smith for calling me out on...

In talking to many folks about Healing Hereafter, I often hear, "I could never write a book; I wouldn't even know where to start!" Looking back to the beginning of this project, I realize both how clueless I was when I started and how much I've learned about the process to make it so comfortable...

So back in the day when I was a kid (some would argue I still am one), I was occasionally allowed to stay up late enough to watch a parent-approved TV movie, like The Wizard of Oz. My folks apparently thought it was healthy for children to have an unreasonable fear of monkeys. But one movie that...