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Romantic Suspense
Jill Elizabeth Nelson here. I write romantic suspense. I do not write suspense. I do not write romance. It is romantic suspense. Well, I do write in other genres, but today’s blog is about a subgenre in which I’ve been published, and what differentiates it from related genres. So just what IS the difference between…
Congratulations to OUR Gensis Finalists!
I know I’m late in announcing this, but here are the winners of the ACFW Genesis contest. I bolded Writer…Interrupted members and PLEASE let me know if I left someone out. With over 100 members, I’m bound to forget someone. Winners will be announced at the conference in September. Please leave a comment of congratulations…
Which Jonah Are You?
“Sometimes it would be nice to just move to a desert and pray all the time. You know, just be alone with God.” That’s how my sister described being a stay-at-home mom who keeps others’ kids at her home. Now, I only have a three-year-old at home with two others in school, but I completely…
GROWING GRAMMAR: DIALOGUE
Writing dialogue is tricky enough. Then there’s that whole punctuation issue, unless, well, you’re William Faulkner, James Joyce, or Cormac McCarthy, to name a few. They dispensed with punctuation littering their prose, and critics deem them style-masters. (Try doing that in a Genesis contest!). Some might deem them confusion-masters, but that’s another column. The rules…
Guest Blogger: Meredith Efken on Advice for Newbie Fiction Writers
1) Don’t be in a hurry to submit work or query editors/agents. Learn the craft. Love the craft. Obsess about the craft. Aim to make your work art, not just “sellable.” 2) Educate yourself about the publishing industry, especially the fiction industry. Pay attention to what’s going on and how things work, and who’s who.…
Midweek Motivation
Start Your Day out Right! Scripture, Short Devotion For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame…
Guest Blogger: DiAnn Mills When Characters become Friends
A mixture of emotions swept over me last week when my third and final book in the Texas Legacy Series stepped into the marketplace. I’ve grown to love these characters – everything about them. I love their stubborn moments, their victories, their defeats, the way they love, and even the way they hate. They fight…
Carnival of Christian Writers #8 May 2007
It’s carnival time again! We have some great rides this month that are sure to be a treat; not as many as usual, but no less sweet! Have a great time and be sure to join us again! In “There And Back Again: Part One,” Editor Merrie Destefano discusses how writing…
Life…Interrupted
So often we think we have things under control. Life is going along fine. Then it happens, that one thing you never expected. Or, you saw it coming, but the magnitude far outreaches what you imagined. Is God there? What is He thinking? How can I get through this? My greatest challenge these days is…
MGM 2005
If you’ve been following my blog this week you’ll know the family is all in Orlando, doing Disney and hanging with my relatives who have NO Internet access. But it’s the first time we’ve done Disney without having to sit through one of those Time Share Tours. Oh, how I remember the last time sooo…