A Step in the Write Direction--March 4, 2013

A Step in the Write Direction

March 4, 2013

Update:

Better late than never, I guess! A happy birthday today to my sister! Enjoyed lunch with her at the Cracker Barrel. It’s been a busy week with a 160-page proofing job, a 400-page typing job, and another 300-page proofing job. Got the 160-page one done; the other two have to be done by Friday (the reason for this being late). Excitement today: Received the advance on my Rhyme Time Bible Book! Finished a gift book for fathers that I’m taking to my critique group tomorrow....I don’t know what’s happening with my writing friends: One from our critique group had a hip replacement, that night another member of the group fell and broke her hip, then a few days later a member of my second critique fell and broke her elbow and wrist. Guess I’d better be careful!

Thought for Today:

One of the sanest, surest and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. —Archibald Rutledge

Laugh for Today:

God came to a husband and said that He noticed that this man was a very good husband and wanted to grant him one wish for being so responsible. The man thought for a moment and said, “I would like for you to build me a bridge from southern California to Hawaii.” God very quickly said that was an impossible engineering feat, but since I can’t give you that wish you may have another one.” After a moment’s thought the man asked God, “You might help me understand my wife more.”

Writer’s Hints:

Credit Lines for Bible Translations

Verses marked kjv are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

Verses marked nkjv are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by

Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Verses marked niv are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. niv®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

Verses marked amp are taken from The Amplified Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962,

1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

(www.Lockman.org)

Verses marked rsv are taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the

Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture verses marked nrsv are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible,

copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the

Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

If taken from the New American Standard Bible (1995 Edition): Verses marked nasb are taken from the New American Standard Bible ®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

If taken from the New American Standard Bible (1977 Edition): Verses marked nasb are taken from the New American Standard Bible ®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Verses marked tlb are taken from The Living Bible, Copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189 USA. All rights reserved.

Verses marked msg are taken from The Message. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson

1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing

Group.

Verses marked nlt are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©

1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189

USA. All rights reserved.

Verses marked cev are taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used with permission.

Verses marked tev are taken from the Today’s English Version, Second Edition, Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. The tev is now the Good News Translation (gnt) and permission should read as follows: Verses marked gnt are taken from the Good News Translation—Second Edition © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

Verses marked ncv are taken from The Holy Bible, New Century Version, Copyright ©

1987, 1988, 1991 by Word Publishing, Nashville, TN 37214. Used by permission.

Verses marked asv are taken from the American Standard Version of the Bible.

Verses marked Weymouth are taken from the Weymouth version of the Bible.

Verses marked Young’s are taken from the Young’s literal translation of the Bible.

Verses marked Phillips are taken from J.B. Phillips: The New Testament in Modern English,

Revised Edition. © J.B. Phillips 1958, 1960, 1972. Used by permission of Macmillan

Publishing Company.

Verses marked “Phillips” are taken from The New Testament in Modern English, copyright

© 1958, 1959, 1960 J.B. Phillips and 1947, 1952, 1955, 1957 The Macmillan Company,

New York. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Verses marked neb are taken from The New English Bible, copyright © Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press 1961, 1970. All rights reserved.

These are the most common. If you would like credit lines for other versions, email me at: dgood648@aol.com. (These are also included in my book A Step in the Write Direction—the Complete How-to Book for Christian Writers.

Have a good week spreading the gospel through the printed page!

Donna Goodrich

www.thewritersfriend.net
"A Step in the Write Direction--the Complete How-to Guide for Christian Writers"