You Want It When?! The Value of Deadlines
Viewed another way, however, they can be of great benefit, regardless of your job title, but especially if you are an editor or a writer....
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Dennis L. Peterson
- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
Announcing New Book Contract!
I just signed a contract with TouchPoint Press for publication of my book Evangelism and Expulsion: Missionary Work Among the Cherokees...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jul 17, 2020
- 3 min
Dream!
One memory I have of Nannie Summers, my maternal grandmother, was her attitude toward dreams. I recall her saying that one should never...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jun 26, 2020
- 3 min
The Worst Writing Advice
In last week’s post, we considered some of the most helpful advice about writing. But, as I mentioned in that post, everyone is a critic,...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
Advice that Helped My Writing
Someone once asked what pieces of advice have helped me most with my writing. After contemplating the question for a while, I think I’d...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jun 12, 2020
- 2 min
Life’s Interruptions
The first event occurred last Thursday afternoon as I was putting the final touches on my blog posting, which was to appear the next...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
What’s That Smell?!
It’s funny how smells can trigger various emotions and thoughts. You detect a certain odor, and your mind immediately flies to a memory...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
Learning from Rejection and Failure
Different teachers have different teaching styles. Even students recognize that fact, and they often like (or dislike) a teacher because...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
Remembering William Zinsser
Zinsser was born October 7, 1922. Following service in the Army in North Africa and Italy during World War II, he returned to the United...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
The Virtue of Silence
My week started off with a measure of excitement for me. I was able to meet (in a virtual sort of way) an author whose works I’ve long...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
Where Has the Time Gone?!
First, he calculated how much time he had had to that point of his life. (I think he was in his mid-70s at the time, having been born...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday Teaser: Victory Is Certain!
(Excerpted from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson. Available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx)...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
Organized Chaos
“A cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind.” That statement often runs through my mind when I look at my desk or wherever I happen...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday Teaser: Supply and Logistics
(Excerpt from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson, available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx.)...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
Blisters over Blather
The Korean War has often been called America’s “forgotten war.” People remember World War II and Vietnam, but sandwiched between those...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
Lessons from Sun Tzu, Jomini, and Clausewitz
Throughout much of America’s military history, its strategies of warfare have been based to varying degrees on the teachings of three...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 27, 2020
- 3 min
Context Is the Key
Some (dare I say most?) history textbooks present “the big picture,” painting a broad impression of what took place in a particular...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday Teaser: Faithfulness in the Least
[From Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson, available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx] #writing...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Change and Continuity Revisited
Today, I take a brief glance backward to August 28, 2015, when I posted this article, my first effort at blogging. Much has changed since...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 16, 2020
- 1 min
Write2Ignite Interview Article
https://write2ignite.com/2020/03/16/combat-part-ii/#respond. #writing #DennisLPeterson #Combat #reading #writers #Militaryhistory...
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