Posts by Gina Conroy
How to Edit Your Book
When I contracted my first novella and had to cut 30,000 words off my book, I knew it was going to be hard. In fact, I almost bailed on submitting the anthology to Barbour because I knew that would mean cutting more than half of my story. The pain of deleting my brilliant prose aside,…
Read MoreWriters Write
You may not even realize it yet, but you’re already a writer. The simple fact that you’ve picked up pen and paper—okay, tablet and keyboard, and pounded out words, albeit messy words (been there, done that) means you’re a writer. Don’t doubt it. But what separates the wanna-be writers from the gonna-be published authors is…
Read MoreGetting to Know Your Main Character
Why is it important to get to know your main character before you dive into your story? Because without knowing specific things about your character you won’t have a story. When you first get a spark of an idea, you may not know anything about your main character except her name, and that’s okay. Maybe if…
Read MorePaint a Picture For the Reader Using Active Writing
I see it all the time. A writer has talent. Real talent for story telling. Story structure comes natural to them, and if they’re voracious readers, than that’s not a surprise. But the biggest problem I see in these talented writers is they don’t know how to paint a picture for the reader using active…
Read MoreHelping You Write Your Story
If your goal is to write your story, then you’ve come to the right place. The former Writer…Interrupted has gone through a transformation not unlike the transformation I’ve been undergoing for the last few years. I’m still the same person, but with more life lessons under my belt. I’m still passionate about helping interrupted writers,…
Read MoreHow to Write a Novel
Don’t know where to start to write a novel in 2016. Here are some tips to help you write your book.
Read MoreShould You Go From Part-Time to Full-Time Writing
Going from part-time to full-time writing shouldn’t be considered lightly. Before you quit your day job, here are some things to consider. Find a place. Make this your writing space and designate it as your office. (If you’re serious about this, make that your official home office and start looking into the tax deduction you…
Read MorePlot Your Novel Through Knowing Your Characters
by Tricia Goyer Many people ask me how do I plot my novel. Many times as prepare to write a book, I think about my characters’ pasts. I know where they have been, I know where they are now…but I’ve yet to determine where they will be at ‘the end’. When it comes to researching…
Read MoreSeven Habits of Published Christian Writers
by Guest Author Mike Dellosso We all want to get published, to see our work featured in some magazine, or on some website, or nestled between the covers of a book, but for most the “promised land” of publication seems like it might as well be the moon—totally out of reach. But maybe we just…
Read MoreLearn to Write Anywhere
Learning to write anywhere is really important. On most mornings after the sun has come up, I undock my laptop from its station and move into my living room where the sun pours through an East facing window. In Spring I can hear birds chattering from an evergreen tree off the back deck and with…
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