Getting To Know The Site
With the official launch of www.jamiearpinricci.com, I wanted to familiarize you with all the great content and features of the site (click on the section title to go to each page): Blog: The main...
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What Makes An Effective Book Cover?
There are few English idioms whose sound wisdom is more soundly rejected in practice than this the one: “Never judge a book by its cover.” While the expression is used far more metaphorically than just...
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The Wise Builder – Sunday Wisdom
(The following is an excerpt from my book, The Cost of Community: Jesus, St. Francis & Life in the Kingdom) “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a...
View ArticleChoosing A Title For Your Book
Much like my article about book covers, the titles we use in writing are often seen a secondary to the content. Yet, in the age of click-bait headlines and saturate market where fewer original ideas...
View ArticleWriters On Writing
As I continue to develop my skills as a writer, the one constant discipline I embrace is to learn from other writers. Obviously we learn from writers simply by reader their works. We can also learn...
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The Racial Problems In Publishing
This morning I woke up to find several writing/publishing friends of mine sharing an article on Facebook. The (unfortunately) titled piece, “Book Publishing Is Almost as White as the Oscars”, explores...
View ArticleReading, Writing & Your Mobile Device
When it comes to reading in the electronic age, I find myself in the middle of the road. On one hand, I look the feel of a good quality book of bound paper in my hands. On the other hand, I read...
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As you have probably noticed, my site has taken a very intentional turn towards topics concerning the writing life. This is largely due to the fact that I have been working very hard over the last few...
View ArticleThe Rise of Book Trailers
I remember it clearly: We were watching TV when, during the commercials, a trailer began to play. It immediately caught out attention, the sights and sounds and story line drawing us in bodily as we...
View ArticleSome Sunday Spirituality
I’m getting quite tired of the ridiculous, antiquated ways gender is handled in so many religious circles. Here’s a video I put out a while ago that addresses it briefly:
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Some Exciting Book News
When it rains, it pours! This week has been a big one for me and writing, so I wanted to share all the good news. So let’s dive right in: Readers Email List: Today I sent out my very first Readers...
View ArticleTo YouTube or Not to YouTube?
That is the question! Well, at least it is the question that I have for you. I’ve really enjoyed making videos over the last few years. However, due to my video editing software becoming unstable, I’ve...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday – T.S. Eliot
Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn Desiring this man’s gift and that man’s scope I no longer strive to strive towards such things (Why should the...
View ArticleOut Sick
Sorry, folks! This flu has me beat at the moment, so I am going to be absent from the blog until Monday. Thanks for checking in!
View ArticleAnd The Title Is…
It is with great excitement that I can publicly share with you the title for my forthcoming novella. While subscribers have known for a while now, I thought it was time to share the exciting news with...
View ArticleWhy I Moved To Fiction
“If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood.” —Peter Handke With my first novella, The Last Verdict, releasing in the coming weeks, several people have been asking me why I made the...
View ArticleLooking For Justice
Last year saw a new record in the American justice system. Nearly 150 people were exonerated for wrongful convictions, with the average prison stay for these victims of the system being 14 years....
View ArticleJohn Grisham & Stephen King on Writing
As much as I am a great aficionado of literary fiction, I am also a shameless fan of popular fiction. In fact, popular fiction has played a big role in influencing my writing and my life. Two examples...
View ArticleLook What Arrived!
I got a real treat this week when the first physical copy of “The Last Verdict” arrived in the mail. It’s just an advanced proof (and the cover art is not the same as the final), but holding a copy has...
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