If you wrote, edited, or published a book that was released during 2021, I hope you’ll consider entering it in Christian Editor Connection’s Excellence in Editing Award. This award celebrates books that are superbly written, well edited, and published by a Christian publisher or self-published by a Christian author. At Christian Editor Connection, we know […]
Now, before you get too concerned about the fact that I used the alternative to “Merry Christmas” as the title for this blog, let me explain. I’ve been pondering the idea of seasons lately. Not holidays, or summer and winter and such, but the different seasons we go through in life. Not just by age, […]
I loved agent Steve Laube’s recent blog post When Editorial Errors Matter. Steve points out that writers make mistakes. Which is why writers need editors! “An editor’s job,” he writes, “is to be the safety net and catch those tidbits that find their way into an early draft of a manuscript for any number of […]
I had the great privilege of being a guest on Thomas Umstattd Jr.’s podcast, The Christian Publishing Show, talking about why those in the writing and publishing community need a writers retreat. You can listen to it on the Steve Laube Agency blog. If you need some time to get away from life, refocus on […]
Would you like to get away for a weekend at a prayer-soaked, Spirit-infused Christian conference center surrounded by stunning redwood trees, streams, and waterfalls? Make a special and powerful connection with God there? Get refreshed, rejuvenated, and recharged? Fill your tank so you can pour out in all the other things you do? Build relationships […]
Do you have an idea for a nonfiction book but are unsure how to structure it in a way that will work? This one-on-one and small-group mentoring session will help you write an appealing first chapter and create an outline and chapter summaries for what follows. Register by July 1. First-come, first-served until we reach […]
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 […]
