Craft
Michelle Sutton’s review of Sunrise by Karen Kingsbury…
From the Publisher: In preparation for their long-awaited wedding day, Dayne and Katy are determined to keep the ceremony a secret from the paparazzi. Their relationship grows closer and stronger as they plan together, but in the end it takes the help of the Baxter family and many of the CKT kids so that they’ll…
Quick Fiction Fixes – Read articles on dialogue
We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Read articles on writing better…
Quick Fiction Fixes – Necessary dialogue
We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Make sure every word of…
Learning the Craft
What better way to learn the craft of writing than to have it come straight to your inbox from some of the best in the field of publishing, writing and agenting. Here are some blogs I subscribe to and you might want to as well. Chip MacGregor, MacGregor Literary, Check out his post on Proposals…
Cover Story
I have to tell you, I have been THRILLED about the process of working with Heartsong Presents on the cover for Canteen Dreams. Often as a writer, you will hear horror stories of authors who hated their covers, but there was nothing they could do about it. One agent told me that was a place…
Quick Fiction Fixes – Distinctive dialogue
We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Make each character’s dialogue distinctive…
A New Record!
Timmy (7) beat his pogo jumping record which was 877 or something close to that. Today he jumped 4,991! Give or take a couple of jumps. I lost count several times! I’m still amazed at his jumping skill and decided next time to strap a pedometer on him or my husband suggested just timing how…
Why I write Christian Fiction
What does Christian fiction, particularly inspirational romances, have to offer readers? Yes, it has a faith element in it, but it is much more than that. I think that it gives readers hope in a world where there sometimes doesn’t seem like there is much hope. When we are constantly seeing death and destruction on…
Michelle Sutton’s review of Am I Forgiving? by Jeannie St. John Taylor
Product Description: Gold Medallion finalist Jeannie St. John Taylor returns with her engaging character, Erik. Erik is afraid that he has lost his best friend when Chuck ignores him and plays in the snow with Todd. To make things worse, Erik breaks his arm when his sled swerves into a tree after trying to avoid…
Quick Fiction Fixes – Read plays and scripts for better dialogue
by Camy Tang We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Read a…