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The How Tos of My Indie Journey by Ann Lee Miller
Three months ago I would have been the last writer on the planet to indie publish. Now, after hearing God and choking down a hairball of pride, I’m a lot like Paul who persecuted Christians, then became one. You can read the rest of that story here, but if you want to know the how…
Great Advice for Interrupted Writers in Romans
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of…
Platform Building 101
A long time ago (okay, maybe it was just four years ago…), I wrote a book in a month. I knew this book was genius. I knew it would be snapped up, salivated over, and sold worldwide. I found myself an agent. Because that’s all we have to do, right? Wrong. First, we have to…
On Lord Byron, Vampires, and Big Headed Writers
If you run in the same Facebook circles I do, you’ve probably seen an image of Lord Byron with the words, “If I don’t write to empty my mind I go mad.” More than one writer, it seems, identifies with Lord Byron’s words. I understand the sentiment to a certain extent but wonder if we writers…
Interrupted by American Idols
This last week has been a whirlwind of excitement for my son and our family as we focused on his dreams instead of mine. It started with a simple press release I sent out last Monday with the hope that some local media would respond to the subject line: Local Teen Wins Dream Ticket to…
And the Winner Is…
Deb Lebakken Thanks to ALL who entered my Cherry Blossom Capers Summer Family Fun Giveaway! If you didn’t win and want to read my book. It’s in stock as of this posting at: CBD http://ow.ly/c5QGb Walmart.com http://ow.ly/c5Qz3 Amazon.com
Lynne Gentry’s Road to Publication Vlog
Road to Publication from Lynne Gentry on Vimeo. Reinventing Leona Summary – Lynne Gentry Leona Harper loves being a pastor’s wife. Her impressive resume touts thirty years of coaxing hot water from rusty parsonage plumbing, planning church potlucks, and standing beside her husband while members take potshots at his sermons. Except for the little tiff with her grown…
Entrusted with Talents
Recently the Holy Spirit handed me a measuring stick, and I’ve been carrying it around ever since. These moments when God speaks so clearly both ache and inspire at once as He remains at work in my life, changing my heart and mind. In reading through the Gospels, a familiar passage mentioning Judas Iscariot jumped…
Before You Hit Send On Your Manuscript
Nothing is more exciting and unnerving than finishing edits and getting ready to send in a manuscript to an agent or editor. Even if you and your critique partners have gone over your pages several times, doubts still nag. Did I catch every misspelled word and homonym? When I made my last edits did I…
Loving The Craft When We Tire of the Writing
by Cynthia Herron For writers, there’s nothing worse than those “off days.” The ones that Wally Writer and Annie Author rarely talk about because their writing is just too picture-perfect. Everything they create is a masterpiece. Every word they write is beautiful and filled with deep, profound meaning. They don’t often admit mistakes, because…well…they just…