Pastor John, you're coming off a six week writing leave and last time you talked to us about

what you have learned about the writing process, especially at the conceptual and research

levels in the early stages of the process.

Now talk to us about writing itself.

How does this work for you and what lessons can you share with us writers from this recent

six week writing leave?

Right, so there was, I've got 15 things that I learned and seven of them last time and

we didn't even get to the point of writing yet, but dealt with that really frustrating

stage for me anyway of doodling and trying to conceptualize and trying to organize and

it is a very frustrating time.

What gets the breakthrough for me and it did this time, it has every time is number eight

start writing.

I said last time pick one sub topic in the big topic of your book and put down some general

ideas underneath it to my tackle and now I'm saying start writing on that sub topic.

Under God and his guiding work by the spirit, the actual process of writing is the most

important guide to how you're going to conceive your book.

Now I know that sounds backwards to people, I think I got to say first, the actual process

of writing is the most important key to the door of knowing what you think about this

topic.

People think they get that backwards.

The actual process of writing is the most important portal by which new light shines into

your mind on the topic.

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