Getting Published
Do You Want to Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name???
And they’re always glad I came!!! I’m making friends left and right! I’m telling you if you need a self-esteem boost, just join Shout Life, the Christian networking space. In just one day I’ve made of 34 “friends” and the requests keep coming, but don’t worry I’m not naive to know they all really want…
Serenity Weekend
“Lisa Samson loves to nourish writers, face-to-face, in a quiet setting filled with the beauty of nature, friendship, good food and good conversation. Because of this desire to further budding artists and encourage good writing, she began Serenity Weekends for Writers.” How I would love to go to this, but my conference money is pretty…
Are You Ready for Meat?
There’s a great discussion going on at Your Writer’s Group Mick Silva’s blog about writing for CBA, ABA, and the untapped Christian market. Make sure you check out the comments section.
Editors Speak Out
If you ever wanted to know what goes on inside an editors head and how you can be a better writer, then check these out. And these are two of my favorite “tell it like it is” people in the business! Interview with Karen Ball, author and editor. Interview with Mick Silva of Waterbrook
ACFW 2006 in Five Words
ACFW in a WordWhy? Pride! Can You Relate? Humble Patience
Patience!
It’s funny that you had to wait for this post entitled patience! I’ve been really busy right now in my life, but those details will have to wait for another post. Patience! That’s one of the words God spoke to me at ACFW this year. And no word is more dreaded to a choleric then…
Mary DeMuth on Publishing
Reprinted with permission Gina and Mary at ACFW Someone I respect in the publishing business recently made this statement: Publishing doesn’t validate your life. How true. I have to admit before I was published, I thought that if I reached that nirvana called “published author,” I’d have sweet validation. Every day would be smiles and…
ACFW in a Word
For the next week I will be summarizing my experience at ACFW in a word a day. This year’s conference had a totally different feel for me than the last two conferences I attended since I began pursuing publication in fiction. Stories from a Freshman Both at Glorietta 2004 and ACFW Nashville 2005, I went…
Got Conflict?
Conflict! Boy, can I write a book on just that subject… There’s homeschooling trials, disobedient kids, piles of laundry, marital spats, being locked out of the home, the occassional trip to the Emergency Room, and let’s not forget internal conflict like that ever present mom guilt. While most of my conflict isn’t as dramatic as…
Self Doubts
As I sit here trying to put the finishing touches on my one sheets and sample chapters I am filled with an overwhelming doubt in my call and abilities as a writer. What brought this on? Well, besides the scramble and the stress and pressure to make everything perfect, I realized that the momlit I’m…