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Writing Rituals
If anyone had asked me if I had any writing rituals, I would have answered with a resounding NO. I would have been lying. As I was reflecting on how I started on Up Pops the Devil , I realized … Continue reading
The Newbie’s Guide to Publishing Book
Author J.A. Konrath has converted his popular blog, The Newbie’s Guide to Publishing, into a free book for download. I find his blog a rich source of helpful information for new and not-so-new authors. That’s he’s taken that valuable information, … Continue reading
I love your book, I hate your book
This post is about book reviews, from those on Amazon.com to those in Publishers Weekly. I’ve always wanted to talk about reviews–bad ones–but in order to do that I’d have to tell people that I’ve gotten ones. And nobody wants to … Continue reading
“Write that Book” Tele-seminar Scheduled
My “Write that Book” Teleseminar has been scheduled and the invitations have gone out to the contest winners. If you’re a contest winner and you haven’t received an invitation, please comment here to let me know. I have some plans … Continue reading
The Amen Sisters – Idea to Book
Readers often ask what inspired me to write The Amen Sisters and where the idea for the book originated. The Amen Sisters has a long and, I hope, interesting history. The idea for this book came to me around 1990, about the time that … Continue reading
SORMAG Online Conference
The SORMAG Online Conference is now going on! This is a great online conference for writers and readers. It’s the perfect opportunity for you to meet authors, editors, agents and others in the publishing business. The conference started on August … Continue reading
Deadlines!
If anyone tells you’re they’re fun, don’t believe them! I bet you’ve guessed that I’m on deadline. What I bet you don’t know is that I’m always on deadline. Something is always due, and if you’re a teacher or a working mother … Continue reading
Royalty Statements
Since I haven’t talked much about publishing lately, I thought I’d take a moment and talk about royalty statements since it’s that time of year. September 30 was a big day for a lot of authors. It was royalty day. … Continue reading
Writing “The Amen Sisters”
A while back when we were talking about What makes IT Christian? I promised to write a post about the writing of The Amen Sisters. Well, this is that post! Because of the subject matter of the book, I was … Continue reading
What makes “IT” Christian?
This question has been rolling around in my mind for quite a while now. Just to be clear, the IT is Christian fiction. So, what makes Christian fiction Christian? I started writing Christian fiction back around 1999. At that time, … Continue reading