This year, in lieu of a one-time event, the SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference is doing a series of one-on-one virtual mentoring sessions we’re calling “SoCal CWC Presents.” We started with Screenwriter Mentoring with Bob Saenz and Jeff Willis, who taught on that topic at last year’s conference. Our current session is on Nonfiction Book Proposals […]
I woke up on this beautiful Palm Sunday morning thanking God for sending His Son to live on this earth, go to the cross, and rise from the dead to reconcile us with Him. But I must admit, my heart was also heavy with sorrow and grief over not being able to celebrate this holy […]
Why not enter it in the 2021 Excellence in Editing Award. Sponsored by Christian Editor Connection, this award recognizes high-quality books published in 2020 by a Christian author or by a CBA publisher. Deadline to enter is December 31. Excellence in Editing Award It takes a team to produce a well-written and well-edited book. Christian […]
Writing a screenplay is different from other forms of writing in many important ways. If you’ve written a script, or at least started to, wouldn’t you love the opportunity to have one or two established professional screenwriters, currently working in the industry, look at what you’ve written and give you their personalized suggestions? Well, YOU […]
A couple of weeks ago, the president and CEO of Mount Hermon sent out a plea saying that they need $4 million in donations by the end of the year to recover from the losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I have no problem believing this can happen, because there are many people like myself […]
Two weeks ago I announced, sadly, that the Mount Hermon Association had decided to not sponsor the Christian Writers Conference in 2021 … or beyond. I added that there was hope that someone could take over sponsorship of the conference as a guest group at Mount Hermon. And I asked you to pray. I am thrilled […]
I am deeply saddened to report one more casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mount Hermon Association has decided to not hold the Christian Writers Conference in 2021 … or beyond. But there is hope! On multiple fronts. Mount Hermon Options There is a possibility that an individual, group, organization, or company could run, manage, and […]
My new book, Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, sequel to my Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, releases next Monday, June 8. It’s available for preorder now, in print or ebook, from: AmazonBarnes & NobleBookshopLighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas Successful writers spend a lot more time editing than they do writing. They know that what they […]
