Today it’s my pleasure to introduce Nanette Thorsen-Snipes, one of the contributing authors in 21 Days of Christmas. I hope you enjoy this holiday story of hers as much as I did. *** In December of 1976, I had been divorced for about six months, and my two young boys and I were living […]
A couple of years ago, I read an absolutely amazing book by my friend Robin Jones Gunn titled Victim of Grace. If you haven’t read it, get online right now and buy a copy. Buy multiple copies so you can give the extras as Christmas gifts. It truly is life-changing and perspective-changing! And a really […]
If you’ve never attended the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference but always wanted to go, I have exciting news for you! Mount Hermon is running a First-Timers Contest for the 2017 conference. Ten winners will each receive a full scholarship, including economy lodging and conference meals. There is NO FEE to enter this contest. It is open […]
Attending a writers’ or editors’ conference can do more to advance your writing or editing journey than just about anything else. You get to learn writing/editing techniques directly from industry professionals, meet them face-to-face, and discuss your work-in-progress or specific areas in which you’re struggling and could use a little help or encouragement. I’ve […]
This week it is my pleasure to introduce you to Jessica Snell. I met Jessica at a Christian writers’ conference last year. She’s a writer, editor, and fellow Southern Californian. Tell something about yourself. I’m a Christian, a wife, and a mom of four school-age kids, and I write and edit professionally. On the writing […]
About sixteen years ago, God gave me the idea for a collection of short fiction stories with brief life applications, each written by a different author. After pitching the idea to numerous publishers, the Lord finally connected me with BroadStreet Publishing, who caught the vision … and offered me a four-book contract! 21 Days of […]
I do a lot of traveling, and I’ve stayed in a variety of accommodations, from fancy hotels (when I volunteered to take a later flight and the airline put me up) to cheap, old (“quaint”) motels. Many times I stay with locals—longtime friends or gracious hosts who soon become friends. With the holiday season coming […]
Discouragement is a common problem in the world of writing for publication. You get a great idea for a book, but when you tell your family and friends about it, they’re not as enthusiastic as you’d hoped. You start working on it anyway, but you keep running into problems like distractions, writers’ block, a too-busy […]
