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Two Different Types of Christianity

Pastor turned atheist David Madison shows two types of Christianity in this seven minute YouTube.

David Madison

David Madison was a pastor in the Methodist Church for nine years, and has a PhD in Biblical Studies from Boston University. He is the author of two books, Ten Tough Problems in Christian Thought and Belief: a Minister-Turned-Atheist Shows Why You Should Ditch the Faith (2016; 2018 Foreword by John Loftus) and Ten Things Christians Wish Jesus Hadn’t Taught: And Other Reasons to Question His Words (2021). His YouTube channel is here. He has written for the Debunking Christianity Blog since 2016.

The Cure-for-Christianity Library©, now with more than 500 titles, is here. A brief video explanation of the Library is here. 

Drafting novel #12. Day 84 (101222)

Why am I doing this? Find the answer here.

Today’s live, onscreen recording:

Click the following link to view and listen to today’s recording.

https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c36lICVtgCH

Other fiction writing resources I’ve found helpful

H.R. D’Costa’s website, Scribe Meets World

My own website, Fiction Writing School

Anne Rainbow’s website, Scrivener Virgin

Scrivener website, Literature and Latte

Blake Synder’s website, Save the Cat

John Truby’s website, Truby’s Writers Studio

K.M. Weiland’s website, Helping Writers Become Authors

Drafting novel #12. Day 83 (101122)

Why am I doing this? Find the answer here.

Today’s live, onscreen recording:

https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c36XIwVtaRw

Scrivener writing software

I encourage you to try out, then purchase, the Scrivener writing software. Here’s the link.

Fiction Writing School

Want to learn more about fiction writing? Click here. New articles are posted everyday.

Your invited to join me on my novel-writing journey

For some time now I’ve flirted with the idea of recording a summary of each day’s novel-writing session. I think I’ll give it a go. This means I will use Screencast-O-Matic’s tools to record my actions within Scrivener, my writing software of choice. My idea portends a long journey.

My goals are three-fold. The first is to create a journal of sorts that attempts to capture the pains and pleasures I encounter along the way. The second is to inspire, motivate, and encourage others who want to write a novel but simply do not know where to start. The third is to share some idea, insight, technique, or method with the beginning novelist (those who’ve decided to take the plunge) that teaches something practical and helpful about the fiction writing craft, thereby improving the odds their first novel becomes a reality.

I realize my writing process may be of no interest to anyone, nor may it be helpful even if interesting. The truth is, every writer is different and has to develop his or her own process of getting words on the page. But hopefully, one thing will become evident no matter the writer or the chosen process: writing a novel is time-consuming, tedious, confusing, and frustrating. In sum, it’s a difficult job, a downright messy business.

This is your formal invitation to join the party, and hopefully to begin writing your own novel.

Thank you H.R. D’Costa

I apologize for being late in posting this thank-you. I’m honored you included my book, The Boaz Stranger, in your summer catalogue.

For fiction readers and writers:

For a special treat, see what fiction writing expert H.R. D’Costa has for you in The Scribe Meets World Summer-Entertainment Catalogue.

While you are at HRD’s site, I encourage you to check out her awesome writing guides. Her fiction writing advice is absolutely brilliant.