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Grit for the Oyster: 250 Pearls of Wisdom for Aspiring Writers
Grit for the Oyster: 250 Pearls of Wisdom for Aspiring Writers is an upcoming book by Suzanne Woods Fisher, Debora M. Coty, Faith Tibbetts McDonald, and Joanna Bloss. I fell in love with it when Suzanne told me the title … Continue reading
Open Mic Day for Writers
Today is Open Mic Day for Writers. You’re welcome (and encouraged) to post Comments and Questions related to writing. I won’t be able to answer until next week, but you’re free to answer each other as you like. We have some … Continue reading
The Payton Skyy Movies
I found some wonderfully exciting news on Dee’s Christian Fiction blog–drum roll, please–Stephanie Perry Moore’s Payton Skyy series of teen novels is being made into a series of Direct-to-DVD movies by Tyler Perry! This is great news! I’ve bought the … Continue reading
RWA Conference Update
I haven’t been to a Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference since the year Awakening Mercy was a RITA finalist. I think that was 2001 in New Orleans. UPDATE: You can find the 2008 RITA winners HERE! This year they’re … Continue reading
UPTD Manuscript Submission and Revision
When I signed the contract for Up Pops the Devil in June, I was given a September 1 deadline. I hate to confess this but I missed my deadline. The good news is that I knew I was going to … Continue reading
Kristin Billerbeck on Writing Rituals
The most important part of my writing rituals include consuming massive amounts of espresso and clearing my mind of outside stuff. Not easy. Today I wrote at one of these ADD-style bowling alleys with 100 blaring TV screens and and … Continue reading
Marilynn Griffith on Writing Rituals
Thanks so much to Angela for raising this topic. I’m a little shy about answering because my process doesn’t always follow a linear pattern. There aren’t any things I do every time except write down as much as I can … Continue reading
Vanessa Davis Griggs on Writing Rituals
I’ve noticed how much my “writing ritual” has evolved over the years. When I first started writing full-time (I used to work at BellSouth full-time and then left after 18 years of service, no retirement just stepped out on total … Continue reading
Guest Bloggers talk about their Writing Rituals
I’m pleased to annouce that I’ll be hosting guest authors from time to time on the blog. This will be a chance for you to meet some new authors in a format a bit different than the usual blog interview. We have three … Continue reading
UPTD from Agent to Publisher
In 2006 when I signed with my agent, Natasha Kern, I was in the middle of a two-book contract with Walk Worthy Press and Warner Books (now Hatchette Book Group). With the demise of the Walk Worthy / Warner agreement … Continue reading