Books

Do Something Irresponsible

by Shawn April 16, 2012

I sat quietly in a mall somewhere in Nashville a few weeks ago and looked at my ringing cell phone. The call I had been waiting for. “Hello?” The guy’s name was Kevin – I had never spoken to him before, but a shared friend had connected us, thought we should talk. And as I [...]

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Be Solely Responsible for the Demise of My Blogging Career…and Nine Other Reasons You Should Buy My New E-book

by Shawn March 27, 2012
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Today is an exciting day for me! My E-book, Building a Life Out of Words, is finally available! I wanted to try to tell you what it’s about, but then my friend Stacy Barton (author of Surviving Nashville) wrote this, and I love how she describes it: sometimes you try something based on a hunch, [...]

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How to Win Big Money and Make a Lot of Friends

by Shawn March 16, 2012
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My new e-book, “Building a Life Out of Words,” officially releases on Tuesday, March 27th. For those of you who are mathematically challenged, that’s in 11 days. And I could really use your help to get the word out. So here are some ways you can help: 1) If you have a blog and are [...]

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An Excerpt From My Latest Book Project

by Shawn February 9, 2012

   The following is an excerpt from my latest project, a book I co-wrote with Mike and Fi Lusby titled, And Then We Danced. The chapters are told in alternating perspectives throughout the book, first from Fi, then from Mike. This particular chapter is told from Mike’s perspective. You can find out more about the [...]

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My Latest Project: a Grace-Filled Book About Marriage

by Shawn January 31, 2012

The foundation of a marriage forms long before two people stand at the front of a church and say, “I do.” The foundation of a marriage forms in a little boy’s heart, when his alcoholic father tells him, “You’ll never amount to anything.” The foundation of a marriage forms in the soul of a little [...]

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My Cyber Book Tour Begins Today!

by Shawn December 5, 2011

All week I’m taking this show on the road. Some of my favorite bloggers have agreed to help me promote my new book, My Amish Roots, by either hosting a guest post, a question and answer session, or reviewing the book. Here are today’s links:

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460 Rejections and a Muddy Hill

by Shawn November 23, 2011

You can’t let what you are able to see put limits on what you believe is possible. * * * * * Somewhere around mile four of the Tough Mudder was an innocent looking obstacle: a muddy hill. That’s it, just a steep slope, maybe twenty feet long, coated in mud. A few of the [...]

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