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Andrew Butterworth

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Dr. Andrew Butterworth is the Lead Pastor at GodFirst Church East Rand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Trained as a doctor at the University of St. Andrews and then the University of Manchester with an additional degree in Public Health, Dr. Butterworth worked in various hospitals around the United Kingdom's Greater Manchester area before transitioning to public health and church ministry in South Africa, where he now lives with his wife, Michelle. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Andrew Butterworth All writer's hit writer's block to some degree or other. Here's what I learned through the process of writing my first book:

1. There are rhythms to w…moreAll writer's hit writer's block to some degree or other. Here's what I learned through the process of writing my first book:

1. There are rhythms to writing. Sometimes the writing flows, other times it doesn't. Its important to accept this. But when it does flow go with it - write as much as you can. Other times I couldn't mentally face writing the next chapter so I would see what I could face doing. Sometimes I wouldn't be in a chapter-writing mood but I would be up for researching a later chapter so I went with that. I had to watch that I wasn't avoiding writing completely, but having a strict deadline from my publisher helped motivate me.

2. Structure, structure, structure. I experimented by 'winging' some chapters. I tried start writing the chapter to see what happened. The experiment failed and it took me a lot longer to write the chapters I did this experiment with than the ones that I had planned out in detail. Interesting I hit writer's block the least the more structure I was with planning my chapters.

3. Don't write until you feel good emotionally about your chapter (or book) plan. If something doesn't sit well with you work out what it is and then try and solve it before you start writing. This vastly reduces the risk of hitting writer's block.

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Andrew Butterworth 1. Make sure your book is unique and that there is genuinely a gap in the market for it. For instance, I wrote a non-fiction book from a Christian per…more1. Make sure your book is unique and that there is genuinely a gap in the market for it. For instance, I wrote a non-fiction book from a Christian perspective on the topic of dealing with illness and seeking healing. While there were plenty of books on helping people process why bad things (such as sickness) happen and there were plenty of books teaching well people how to pray for those who were sick, there wasn't a book that I could find that guided an ill person in how to prayer for healing. And there certainly wasn't a book that balanced this against taking medicines and going to doctors.

2. If you are a first time author make sure you get an agent. Publishing houses very rarely engage with authors directly, and certainly not if you don't have a proven track record. A friend of mine advised me to get an agent and I wouldn't have got my first publishing contract without one.

3. Get honest feedback early on. My book is so much improved by all the input I have received from friends and family and people in my field, but in particular, before I even submitted the concept to an agent I got three friends to look through my sample chapters and they helped me see what worked with my writing approach and what didn't. There is no such thing as bad feedback because even if you completely disagree with the feedback you have received it is helpful to know that some people see it that way. Negative feedback broadens your perspective and makes you more aware how your writing can be interpreted by different groups of people and it makes you a better writer. It can be hard to take but it is always useful. (less)

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I'm Sick Now What?: A Balanced Approach to Medicine and God's Healing

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Jonah ends on a cliff-hanger: so what happens next?

The book of Jonah stops suddenly. God asks Jonah a question and we don’t hear Jonah’s answer. Does Jonah change his heart or does he stay bitter towards Nineveh and angry towards God? And what happened to the Assyrians? Did they stay repentant towards God? Did start worshipping Yahweh? Or did they slip back into their old ways?

Here’s what happened to the major players after the book finishes.

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