Author: Gerhard Venter
Treasures of the mind
In your life as a writer you build up certain treasures – unfortunately none of them translatable into cash in the bank.Let me tell you…
Bobbejaan van Jesu Progress Update
I just made progress on Bobbejaan van Jesu! So far I’m 23% complete on the Writing phase. 12 Weeks remain until the deadline. Just completed…
Writing A Novel Can Be As Technical As Writing Code
… the final test of this book has nothing to do with how hard it was to write, and everything with how easy it is to read.
If You Want to Write, You Need To Blog
Whether you’re self-publishing or in the power of a publishing company, Bob Dylan’s lyric “You gotta serve somebody” applies. It’s even worse if you are…
Doxology
Doxology A doxology is any song or text or prayer that glorifies God. This is mine. Thanks be to Almighty God for deliverance from the…
Kindles, Page Numbers, Editions, and Professors
This is a re-publication of an article I posted on June 7, 2015 About a year ago I found out that I could not carry…
Story Idea: The Psalmsinger
I’ve got a novel idea (get it?) for a new book even as I’m still working on the current one. It is about an intelligent…
Swearing and Journaling
Journal entry, Jan 19, 2017, in Gerhard’s Day One* Personal Journal #med_painlevel = 7 Ooooowwwww F**ng oooooow!** The ROC (Rules of Conduct) for personal behavior…
I feel like a sacrifice, sometimes
Consider Romans 12:1:A Living Sacrifice 12 T herefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a…
I’m The Captain of my Soul
I started writing this post this morning, Pearl Harbor day, December 7, on my 62nd birthday, at 7:00 AM, at pain level 7. This is…
At last, some intelligent comments about pain medication
Originally posted on April 3, 2013 Michael A. Weiss talks about pain medication At last, some intelligent comments about pain medication. From a patient, obviously….
Chronic pain is America’s greatest scourge
Chronic pain affects about 100 million American adults — more than the total affected by heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined
If I Had A Hammer – The Sayings of Thomas à Kempis
Original post by Gerhard Venter, May 7, 2013 In this post I tell how I came to start reading The Imitation of Christ by Thomas…
The Monk’s To-Do List
Originally posted on June 14, 2013I started reading Thomas à Kempis to find some affirmations for my daily life, which, like everyone else’s, I suppose,…
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
This is a very important day! Today, I’m going to plunge into NaNoWriMo. This means starting my Sci Fi novel, God’s Grandchildren. I have a…
There’s Such Wonderful Software For A Mac
I’m a recent Mac convert. I’m writing full time, and I switched to a Mac about 5 months ago after my children and wife bought…
