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“But then why do we write if not to tackle the fears that others look to us to conquer?”
― Joanna Penn, Author 2.0 Blueprint

“The first time you get such a line edit, it hurts. You think you're a writer and then someone changes practically every sentence. Ouch. But editing makes your book stronger, and the reader will thank you for it.”
― J.F. Penn, How To Market A Book

“blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. ”
― J.F. Penn, Pentecost

“The secrets they kept were the demons that crept under the battlements of prayer he tried to strengthen each night.  “Ben,”
― J.F. Penn, Pentecost

“Seth Godin said: “If you’re not going to change my mind and change my life and make me go and do something different, why are you boring me with a presentation? Why not just send an email?” ”
― J.F. Penn, Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and other Introverts

“Nature shows the splendor in the universe, when so often what man creates comes nowhere near it.”
― J.F. Penn, Pentecost

“trapped scholars and all who worshipped at their feet into ancient thought patterns with no room for change or progress.”
― J.F. Penn, Pentecost

“project.”
― J.F. Penn, ARKANE Thriller Boxset 1: Stone of Fire, Crypt of Bone, Ark of Blood

“In April 2013, Pulitzer Prize winning author David Mamet announced his decision to self-publish “because publishing is like Hollywood - nobody ever does the marketing they promise.”
― J.F. Penn, How To Market A Book

“Divine wisdom is like a spring that comes down from heaven through a pipeline of books.”
― J.F. Penn, Pentecost

“She sipped the hot coffee as she gazed at her many bookshelves, her mind wandering. Even while she loved being there, Morgan knew that the issue with the University of Oxford was its age and the instant kudos the name evoked. It trapped scholars and all who worshipped at their feet into ancient thought patterns with no room for change or progress.  She”
― J.F. Penn, Pentecost

“Philip Zimbardo’s ‘The Lucifer Effect: How Good People Turn Evil’ if you’re interested in more detail.”
― J.F. Penn, Prophecy

“Faith was of the heart and the head was a distraction, but he still enjoyed the gossip about who was feuding with whom.”
― J.F. Penn, Pentecost

“battlefield of fresh wounds — blood matted his hair where Barclay’s blow had split his scalp, and angry red scratches from Simone’s final desperate fight raked down his cheek. But his eyes remained cold, focused. “Nowhere left to run…”
― J.F. Penn, Death Valley: A Thriller