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I encourage anyone looking into ministry that requires support raising to get this book and follow it. It helped me in wonderful ways. Jul 30, Kathleen rated it really liked it. This is a great book on funding your ministry. Mr Morton's ideas are helpful and I didn't feel talked down to as I have when reading other fundraising books. We will be implementing many of his ideas as we move forward with our next round of fundraising for our ministry.

Mar 01, Amanda Rae rated it really liked it Shelves: Jul 12, Chris rated it it was amazing. Amazing book - super practical - regrettable cover art. I am a minister at a nonprofit and give this book to my staff. I read this book before It's encouraging in the word's true definition--bringing courage to my heart and to "my feeble arms and weak knees," and calling me to action over something the Lord has asked of my life right now. I most definitely recommend it t I read this book before I most definitely recommend it to those who are fundraising.

It's helped in the Lord changing my mind in a few of my convictions on fundraising and it's helped me to really develop a foundation for what I believe about fundraising before I hastily act. It's revealed a lot of ridiculous things that I will do if I'm not trusting the Lord for what He can do through my asking. Nov 17, Calvin Habig rated it it was ok Shelves: I had been told that this was a simpler version to implement than Bill Dillon's PeopleRaising. The writing is simplistic and the organization is chaotic.

After reading Dillon, my notes were a simple and implementable plan. Although with admittedly, many steps. After reading Morton, I looked at my notes and literally thought, "What do I do with this mess? Debunking a number of fundraising myths along the way, Morton offers a practical and biblical approach to raising ministry support.

The emphasis of this approach is face-to-face individual appeals, although the book also addresses direct mailings, phone calls, and church boards. Jul 27, Tony rated it liked it. This book does very well in laying the groundwork for biblical, financial support for missions.

I'm not good with the idea of asking for money for any reason, and this book shrunk those fears for me. The book didn't speak directly into my situation, but gave some good guidelines to pursue in raising support. Feb 25, Kathryn Bronn rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book completely changed my views and heart on support raising as a missionary.

Practical, incredibly helpful, not vague or heady in any way. I love the Bible study included. My advice to readers: Do the worksheets included and the study. Try the tactics suggested. Most useful missionary fundraising book so far! May 31, Luke rated it it was amazing Shelves: Teaching I wish I had read 3 years ago when I became a missionary. I believe anyone expecting to raise funds for Christian ministry can benefit from this book, and anyone who has questions about biblical finances for missionaries would benefit from consulting the Bible study in the appendix.

Jul 06, J. I didn't enjoy this book too much, mostly because my nerves are just about shot and I'm having a hard time concentrating on anything but conquering my fund raising fears. This did help with some of those, though, and the bible study in the back, though somewhat confusing and oddly organized for my taste, helped as well. I loved all the little cartoon pictures. Aug 05, Sayer rated it it was amazing. Excellent resource for being introduced to, planning and implementing the concept of fundraising your ministry. This is especially timely given the missional nature of ministry in the neighborhood and city we serve in.

Sep 19, Greg Dill rated it liked it. Good book for starters. Didn't address much concerning the newer communication methods available for missionaries i. Nevertheless, I gleaned a lot of good information from this book. Nov 04, Kelly rated it it was amazing. This is a must read for anyone who is in ministry, or just wants to do some fundraising! It has so many important lessons as well humor in their side notes. It has totally changed my view on fundraising and encouraged Andrew and I. I think it is more aimed at those who are currently in ministry and have donors already.

Still, it was helpful as a new missionary who is just starting out to hear about what works and what doesn't. Feb 04, Jacob Coldwell rated it liked it. Book started out well. The first few chapters are very helpful to opening a view of Gods thoughts on providing for His mission. The book goes a little down hill from there. Lot of time spent on cold calling and direct mail which are all but extinct at this point. Jan 11, Bethany Johnson rated it really liked it. Good preparation for preparing to raise the funding needed for our ministry in Austria. Moderated by Tom Barbash. She is also the author of Soy Sauce for Beginners.

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Any book that tells a gripping yarn skillfully enough to keep a reader up all night qualifies as a page-turner. Tonight's panel discusses the fine art of tale-spinning. Moderated by Barbara Lane. Moderators Barbara Lane Barbara Lane has produced complex live events, interviewed cultural and political figures on-air and on-stage, managed staff and budget, and strategized marketing campaigns. She is also an experienced print journalist and copy editor. How to Set Yourself on Fire is her first novel.

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Litquake returns to this beautiful French Gothic-style Episcopal church atop Nob Hill for an intimate evening of exalted verse and congregation, as some of the Bay Area's best poets speak their truth in San Francisco's most poetic cathedral. Her work has appeared in jubilat, Big Bell, Forklift, Ohio, and other places. She lives in San Francisco. She is a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.

Saturday October 13, 8: Sunday , October What do they really want to see in a query letter or synopsis? How can you get your foot in the door? Admission includes all Pursuit of Publishing panels. Register in advance to guarantee a seat. A limited number of people will be admitted at the door. She began her decade-long publishing career in New York as an editor at Europa Editions before switching to the agent side to work with The Nicholas Michael Carr Veritas Literary. Michael Carr is a literary agent with a background in editing and writing, working from a home base in San Francisco.

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He represents writers in a variety of genres, with a special emphasis on historical fiction, mystery and suspense, and science fiction and fantasy. Andrea Morrison Agent, Writers House. She started at Writers House as an intern in Her mission is to publish women traditionally underrepresented in the David Hale Smith is looking for mind-blowing commercial fiction and compelling nonfiction. Prior to joining InkWell in , he operated his eponymous literary agency in Texas, which he started just a few years after graduating from Kenyon College. His fiction list includes thriller Sunday October 14, This universal theme can also yield stories of horrific crime, institutionalized children, and accidental death.

Moderated by Litquake's Jack Boulware. He is co-founder of San Francisco's Litquake literary festival,. She lives in Ottawa What makes readers buy books? Become a loyal fan? Admission includes all four panels. Choreography for Coming Home, a memoir about the death of a career but the birth of miracle twins and a semifinalist for Publisher Weekly's BookLife Prize. A former ballet dancer and software engineer, she is a founding member of the In Plight of the Living Dead: What Real-Life Zombies Reveal About Our World—and Ourselves , science journalist Matt Simon infects ants with zombifying fungi, searches for kamikaze crickets in New Mexico, and meets the Israeli wasp that stings cockroaches in the brain before leading them to their doom.

In conversation with science journalist Susan Freinkel Plastic: A Toxic Love Story. Authors and Participants Susan Freinkel Susan Freinkel is a science writer whose work has appeared in a variety of national publications including: In , she was awarded an Alicia Patterson Fellowship, which allowed her to He is one of just a handful of humans to witness the fabled mating ritual of the axolotl salamande Sunday October 14, 1: Moderated by crime writer David Corbett.

She has traveled in 70 countries and has been fascinated by the history of World War II since childhood, when she listened to the stories of her This year's first-time author panel spans the genres of literature. He resides in San Francisco and is co-editor of the literary journal Caveat Lector www. Kirkus Reviews says of his work, "Lin writes with a natural lyricism His weekly column, A Brown Kitchen, appears in Adam Smyer Adam Smyer is an attorney, martial artist, and mediocre bass player.

He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and cats. Knucklehead Akashic Books is his debut novel. Her short fiction has appeared in print and online venues including Lilith Magazine, The Southwest Review Sunday October 14, 2: Moderators Laura Goode Laura Goode is a poet, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, producer, and intersectional feminist. She writes author bios in the third person. Sisonke Msimang Sisonke Msimang is a South African writer, speaker and political analyst in issues related to race, gender and democracy.

With her successful debut Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home, she has established herself as one of the most exciting new contemporary voices in Kim Sagwa Kim Sagwa is the author of several novels, story collections, and works of nonfiction, and she has been shortlisted for several major South Korean awards, including the Munji Prize and the Young Writers Award.

Kim contributes columns to two major Seoul newspapers, and she co-translated Sunday October 14, 3: Moderators Leslie Carol Roberts Leslie Carol Roberts is a writer and journalist whose work draws on a wide range of influences: Antarctic narrative traditions, film, nature writing of the 19th and 20th centuries, baseball, crimes of the century, George Orwell, Ragnar Kjartansson, and photography.

Born into a creative Books are his best friend. He was bestowed that honor by his highschool English teacher. He hosts and organizes Lit Events for the Lit-Minded She reached her 20th publication this year, and her speculative short fiction can be read in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, the Future Fire, and Dark Luminous Wings among other He's also the author of two bestselling novels, "SoMa" and "The Sower," published Mary Volmer Mary Volmer is the author of two novels: North Beach Beat Walking Tour "Nobody knows whether we were catalysts or invented something, or just the froth riding on a wave of its own.

We were all three, I suppose. Register in advance, there's only room for Lead by Beat Museum founder Jerry Cimino. Sunday October 14, 4: Tickets now only available at door. Sunday October 14, 6: Metaphors in the Mission: Jason performs regularly around the country and recently debuted his solo theater She is also the author of two chapbooks, and her poems have appeared widely in literary journals. A graduate of the Susie Meserve Susie Meserve is a poet, essayist, blogger, and mother. True Stories of Living with Mental Illness. Women Poets of North Beach The venerable and iconic Caffe Trieste plays host to an evening of readings from six female poets who live and work in North Beach.

Emceed by poet and translator Judith Ayn Bernhard. She is author of three books of poetry, most recently Saporoso: She writes both poetry and prose. Sometimes she writes about what people will, and will not, do for love. Sharon Doubiago Sharon Doubiago is the author of 11 collections of award-winning poetry, including the recent Naked to the Earth.

Her poetry is translated into many languages and she frequently reads at International Poetry Festivals. She is also an event organizer, collage artist, member of The Living Theater, former freelance writer for High Times magazine, and plays tambourine. She awaits release of her new and selected poems from Barncott Press in London, entitled Marseille. Also a visual artist Dutch author and screenwriter Esther Gerritsen makes her first appearance at Litquake to discuss the recent novel Craving , a sparse and lucid story of a woman who moves in with her dying mother, a venture that quickly sends both parties spiraling out of control.

She made her literary debut in She is one of the most established, widely read, and highly praised authors in the Netherlands. Gerritsen had the honor of writing the Dutch Book Week gift in , which She grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and attended Syracuse University as well as the University of Houston and U. She has contributed to numerous anthologies Sunday October 14, 7: Of Demons and Dreams: Tonight's reading touches on topics including losing a family fortune host Frances Stroh , being seduced by Scientology Sands Hall , going from broke poet to TV personality Kari Byron , experiencing blackness in America Julie Lythcott-Haims , triumphing over abuse and neglect Regina Louise , and finding one's true home Natalie Singer.

Kari Byron Kari Byron has been the most recognizable, honored, and beloved woman in science-based reality TV for over a decade. She is best known as a host on Discovery Channel's MythBusters but has gone on to host and produce shows spanning several networks: Head Rush; Punkin Chunkin; Large She teaches at the Iowa Summer Now in film production, her story has been featured Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success, and the recent memoir Real American, which details her personal battle with the low self-esteem that American racism Henry Pun-Off World Championship for inspiration, his parents for never letting a pun slip by without a chuckle, and to the countless amazing punsters that come out to the Bay Area Pun-Off to ply their Monday , October For five years, he was a senior contributing Monday October 15, 5: A Place of Many Nations "Here is poetry of a new time—an era of witness, of coming into voice, an era of change and of political and cultural resurgence Erdrich is the author of five collections of poetry, and editor of the new anthology New Poets of Native Nations.

Greg Sarris Greg Sarris received his Ph. He has published several books, including Grand Avenue , an award-winning collection of short stories, which he adapted Monday October 15, 6: But only recently, Weir was a Silicon Valley programmer shopping a manuscript about an astronaut marooned on Mars. Failing to find a book deal, he published it on his website, crowdsourcing its accuracy with scientists.

When readership grew, he released it on Kindle for 99 cents, the lowest price allowed. In three months it sold 35, copies, and Random House and Hollywood came calling. Tonight, he shares his thoughts about life and science with Inquiring Minds podcaster Kishore Hari. Ticket price includes screening of The Martian. Moderators Kishore Hari Kishore Hari is a science educator who specializes in producing innovative live science events.

Andy Weir Andy Weir built a career as a software engineer until the success of his first published novel, The Martian, allowed him to live out his dream of writing fulltime. He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of subjects People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over challenges with energy.

In conversation with Ralph Lewin, executive director of Mechanics' Institute. Monday October 15, 7: A History of Guns in America Lawmakers suggest teachers arm themselves.

People can download 3D plans to make their own guns. High school students across the country demand a solution to the crisis. How did we get here? Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz takes us through America's long, tortured relationship with guns in her deeply researched—and deeply disturbing— book Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment. You Steal the Words: Expect bloodshed in this battle for the coveted Golden Duck and Cover Trophy.

His new book and vinyl record Casey Gardner Casey Gardner is a high school English teacher and former national slam poet. She has also spent time as a creative literacy educator and slam poetry coach. Her poetry currently exists in three self-published chapbooks and Sweet Wolverine: Her work is also upcoming in Daphne Gottleib Daphne Gottlieb stitches together the ivory tower and the gutter just using her tongue.

Previous works include Dear Dawn Some of her works can Mike Taylor Mike Taylor has been performing spoken word for 13 years.

The only thing he enjoys more than writing poems is eating fish tacos. Their poems are much cooler than his The Poet —i— A lyrical powerhouse, "-i-" has the ability to transform any room into a sanctuary. A Night of Stories with Porchlight We could all stand to hear some wisdom and guidance right about now.

Co-hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick. Music by Marc Capelle. Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm. He is a VONA She has written for Arrested Development and Flaked for Netflix. A Memoir of a Pioneering Life. Her remarkable life spans nearly ten decades and has included being an author, composer and singer, social Monday October 15, 8: Tuesday , October Curated by Jason Bayani. Tuesday October 16, As with her previous books, including Dreaming in Cuban and King of Cuba , Garcia's characters are never more alive, their stories bristling with regret, desire, and longing.

Her work has been translated Tuesday October 16, 6: Decoding Virtual Reality Wired editor and virtual reality expert Peter Rubin presents his new book Future Presence , a captivating, candid glimpse into the future realities of emerging VR technology: In , his cover story on Oculus introduced readers to the rebirth of virtual reality, and Rubin has since written frequently about the evolution of VR and its many applications. Tuesday October 16, 7: Rarely has one economy asserted itself as swiftly—and as aggressively—as the entity we now know as Silicon Valley.

Built with a seemingly permanent culture of reinvention, Silicon Valley does not fight change; it embraces it. So how did this omnipotent and ever-morphing place come to be? Adam Fisher celebrates release of his new oral history Valley of Genius , and discusses the lesser-known secrets of technology's invention and betrayal. Doors open at 6 pm for pre-show reception. This is his first book. Brenda Laurel Brenda Laurel, Ph.

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She is an advocate for diversity and inclusiveness in video games, a pioneer in developing virtual reality, a public speaker and an academic. She has worked for Atari, co-founded the game development firm Purple Jane Metcalfe Jane Metcalfe is an entrepreneur, board member, advisor, executive and investor in industries including media, tech, food, health, education, arts and real estate. She graduated with honors from the University of Colorado She was named a Distinguished Scientist by Apple Computer in acknowledgment of her pioneering work in multimedia in education Life Through the Lens of Instagram discuss the intersection of art, history, literature and publishing—all from a woman's POV.

Lurking in journals and hard drives of every great writer is the mountain of bad work they never showed the world. But our worst, most embarrassing stuff is usually our most intimate, revealing, and funny.

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Join writers Matthew Zapruder and Steve Almond for a frank and wide-ranging evening of literary failure, as they discuss their most recent books, how bad stories have degraded our democracy, and the need to confront our delusions rather than hiding from them. Highlight of the evening: To submit a bad poem, just email Steve: Doors open 6 pm. Unlikeable Female In response to gendered readings of forceful, opinionated, emotional female characters as unlikeable, the Bay's shiniest, brightest young lady writing talents bring their wonderfully flawed characters to life at this disagreeable reading you would never ever want to be friends with.

She has completed a story collection, Doe Eyes, and is currently at work on a novel about artificially intelligent limbs She won the Driftless Poet Laureate Tracy K. Editor John Freeman and author Rebecca Solnit discuss. Her writing has appeared in Harper's, Guardian, and A rare opportunity to glimpse authors performing new work in their natural habitat. Get here early, it fills up fast. Authors and Participants T. Four of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, and four have been nominated for an Edgar Award.

His books are known for the thoroughness Other works of crime fiction appear in the Anthony Award-nominated anthologies Killing She is the editor of the anthology Golden State She has also been Writers Reflect on Prince What is The Brickeaters? Briefly, an absurdist buddy story which teams together a very tall and young internet content screener with an aging career criminal, who work to prevent a middle-aged lottery winner from polluting the Los Angeles water supply with massive amounts of fluoride.

Also, the narrator is an unreliable alcoholic! This show will definitely sell out. In addition to their groundbreaking work in the areas of trance, world fusion, electronica, punk, industrial and lounge music, the group has Tuesday October 16, 8: Wednesday , October Now on its tenth class since inception, Elder Project seniors participate in an expression workshop focused on common strategies to write and present poetry and prose. Students explore sound patterns, repetition, music, strategies of emphasis, and how reading their work aloud is unlike writing or reading alone.

Thomas, Roger Underhill, and J. Wednesday October 17, In conversation with Tom Pyun. Berkeley This lunchtime reading in Berkeley's downtown district features faculty and members from the Osher Lifelong Learning writing programs. Her first novel, The Blood of Flowers, has appeared in 31 languages and was long-listed for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Her second novel, Equal of the Sun, was published in Anita co-edited the anthology His memoir, Road Trips, Becoming Moving from Anxiety to Zen. She has also written two books of poetry, one with funding from the NEA and He is also author of the popular mystery thriller Murder on the Air with Ihara.

In addition, Warner is the co-founder, and longtime publisher now retired of Nolo Beautiful Country Burn Again narrates a shocking year in American politics, moving from the early days of the Iowa Caucus to the crystalizing moments of the Democratic and Republican national conventions, and culminating in the aftershocks of the weeks following election night.

In an urgent and deeply incisive voice, Ben Fountain has fused history and the present day to paint a startling portrait of the state of our nation. Beautiful Country Burn Again is a searing indictment of how we came to this point, and where we may be headed. Threaded through them all is his concern for social justice and the people who have fought for it. The articles here range from a California gun show to a Finnish prison, from a Congolese center for rape victims to the ruins of gulag camps in the Soviet Arctic, from a stroll through construction sites with an ecologically pioneering architect in India to a day on the campaign trail with Nelson Mandela.

Hochschild also talks about the writers he loves, from Mark Twain to John McPhee, and explores such far-reaching topics as why so much history is badly written, what bookshelves tell us about their owners, and his front-row seat for the shocking revelation in the s that the CIA had been secretly controlling dozens of supposedly independent organizations. With the skills of a journalist, the knowledge of a historian, and the heart of an activist, Hochschild shares the stories of people who took a stand against despotism, spoke out against unjust wars and government surveillance, and dared to dream of a better and more just world.

Adam Hochschild Adam Hochschild is a journalist and author who has written on issues of human rights and social justice. Wednesday October 17, 7: But in a terrible twist of fate, he was kidnapped by Somali pirates, and subjected to conditions that break even the strongest spirits: After days he was freed, and this year published his remarkable memoir The Desert and the Sea , a riveting, thoughtful, and emotionally resonant exploration of foreign policy, religious extremism, and the costs of survival. In conversation with foreign correspondent Jeanne Carstensen. He was kidnapped in on a reporting A panel of celebrated authors from East Bay publisher Counterpoint Press discusses perspectives both personal and narrative.

Moderated by Counterpoint editor Jack Shoemaker.

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