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Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 7, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Knowledgeable Volunteers
http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx.) #writing #DennisLPeterson #Combat #reading #lessonsofhistory #teaching #writers #Militaryhistory #books
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 3, 20202 min read
The Open Window
Someone (I conducted a brief online search to discover who, but I found no definitive answer) once said, “When God closes a door, He...
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 27, 20203 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
Write2Ignite Interview Article
https://write2ignite.com/2020/03/16/combat-part-ii/#respond. #writing #DennisLPeterson #Combat #reading #writers #Militaryhistory...
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 13, 20202 min read
Static: Incorrect Punctuation
In the previous post about static, we discussed the importance of logical organization to producing clear, static-free writing. Today we...
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 10, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: The Way to Leadership
#writing #reading #lessonsofhistory #exemplars #writers #Militaryhistory #books #publishing
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 6, 20203 min read
The Conundrum of a 21st-Century Author
Although that scenario is certainly still possible, it is becoming harder and more rare. This new reality came to my attention the other...
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 3, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Individual Effort
(from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History, available at Amazon, http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx) #writing #Christianeducation...
Dennis L. Peterson
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Static: Imprecise Language
That quotation came to mind the other day as I read a short article by Stephen Clay McGehee titled “Words Have Meaning” at The Southern...
Dennis L. Peterson
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Followup and Long-Term Success
“The transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next, Sun Tzu taught, was the key to long-term military success. . . . [The...
Dennis L. Peterson
Feb 21, 20202 min read
Static: Lack of or Confusing Organization
FIRST, A REMINDER: Southern Writers magazine is featuring the first of a two-part article about my book Combat! Spiritual Lessons from...
Dennis L. Peterson
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Dealing with Setbacks
Be sure to check out Part 1 of the featured article about this book on Southern Writers magazine’s Suite T blog this Friday at...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 31, 20202 min read
Jack or Master?
No doubt, you’ve heard the adage “a jack of all trades, a master of none,” referring to someone who can do a lot of different things but...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 28, 20201 min read
“Of Making Many Books”–Another One!
Yesterday’s cache of e-mails brought one from my publisher, TouchPoint Press. That in itself is not surprising, given the soon release of...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 24, 20202 min read
Teamwork
John Donne wrote, “No man is an island Entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main.” This statement is...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 17, 20201 min read
Book-Progress Update: Pre-orders!
As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, the wheels of the publishing machine sometimes move slowly. But, like a railroad locomotive, once...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Education Article Published
This article of mine just came out in the Spring issue of Parent Update by the American Association of Christian Schools. #writing...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 10, 20202 min read
An Old Farmer’s Words of Wisdom
One of my earliest childhood memories is of sitting on the couch beside my grandfather (we called him Pappaw) in his house while he...
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