How to Guarantee Your Success as a Writer
By Lori Hatcher @LoriHatcher2 �For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,� declares the Lord. �As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts� (Isaiah 55:8-9). Never were truer words penned than these ancient words from the prophet Isaiah. And if you�re a writer with the call of God on your life, these words are especially true for you. Case in point: A year ago I sensed God birthing an idea for a new devotional book. The concept grew, took shape, and swept me away like a swimmer in a rip tide. Although I know it�s proper procedure to write the proposal for a non-fiction book and then wait for a contract before writing the full manuscript, I just couldn�t help myself. Ideas popped like bacon in a skillet. Every time I opened my Bible, God illuminated special verses and passages I couldn�t wait to write about. Even though I knew better, that I might be wasting my time because a publisher might ...