by Sarah Tun I recently had a chat with a colleague who was feeling a bit low about their current lack of book sales. We’ve all been there! It prompts me to share this with you… Writers need income, which rarely comes from the books they create. With so many books on the market and […]
There is a dichotomy in the brain of every writer: I need to believe in myself to even publish my work anywhere in the world, but for quality’s sake, I really need to develop quality self-criticism. So we have a possible over-confidence or over-positive view vs a negative mindset that questions every word produced. So […]
by Jann Martin Have you heard God calling you? Do you always obey His call? We know in our hearts and minds God’s always there for us. However, we don’t always listen when He’s asking us to do something. Or, maybe we think if we don’t respond we won’t have to step out of our […]
by Jennifer Harris As writers we’re creative and that means story ideas tend to pop up at every turn. Just sitting at a traffic light observing what’s happening around us could be the starting point for a complete novel! Pretty soon our brains become overpopulated with ideas until we find ourselves overwhelmed, stuck, or jumping […]
By W. Terry Whalin Do you feel like you are pitching your book projects into a black hole with little or no response? As a writer and now an editor in the publishing business, I’m aware of my own responsibility to be communicating with others via email or phone. As an acquisitions editor at Morgan James […]
by Gina Burgess I was yawning big time just trying to get that photo on the newsletter. What is it about the middle of winter (and a major winter storm) that keeps our hibernation mode in gear? Here it is a whole week after getting back to work and I’m still moving like […]
by Sarah Tun Writing stream-of-consciousness is a kind of brainstorming without a central theme, point or purpose. Have you ever written without objective or purpose? It’s like painting a picture of what’s before your eyes, without knowing what the boundaries are, or the medium, or even whether or not you’ll include all of what you […]
by Margaret Welwood You Can Go Home Again, the title assures us. But as three mice run for cover from a diving hawk, we forget the title. Mother mouse hurries the children into a rock crevasse in front of her, and the hawk accelerates, extending its talons . . . . So why do we—children […]
by Gina Burgess That quote, No guts, no story by Chris Brady sent a little chill through me. Inspiring words, nonetheless. It conjured up all kinds of images from my childhood of movie and TV characters that had plenty of guts such as Tarzan (and Jane and Cheeta), Superman, Lone Ranger (and Tonto), Toooooom […]
By Pam Lagomarsino “It’s good. I liked it.” Now, isn’t that what every author dreams of hearing about their book? Not necessarily—especially when are looking for ways to improve. You know that while you’ve worked on your manuscript countless hours, still some areas aren’t where you want them. Yes, the material is good, […]
