Christi McGuire was one of the special speakers at The Christian PEN convention in April. She presented the topic of social media. Although an entire week-long conference could be spent on this subject, Christi chipped a small piece of the large iceberg to provide an introduction to social media for the editors who attended “PENCON.” […]
Writing is a skill that can be learned, a talent that can be developed, a craft that can be honed, an art that can be mastered, and a profession that can be pursued. But it’s not easy. Like any other skill, talent, craft, art, or profession, it requires training, hard work, and patience … and […]
Writing is a skill that can be learned, a talent that can be developed, a craft that can be honed, an art that can be mastered, and a profession that can be pursued. But it’s not easy. Like any other skill, talent, craft, art, or profession, it requires training, hard work, and patience … and […]
Sharon Norris Elliott was one of the special speakers at The Christian PEN convention in April. She presented a unique concept in the Christian publishing industry: cooperative competition. It was encouraging for the editors who attended “PENCON” and it will be for all others in the publishing industry as well. Here are some of the […]
Cecil Murphey was one of the special speakers at The Christian PEN convention in April. He has written or cowritten more than 135 books. I am blessed to call him a dear friend. His workshop on ghostwriting was informative and helpful for the editors who attended “PENCON.” Here are some of the highlights of his […]
Kim Bangs, senior acquisitions editor for the Bethany House and Chosen divisions of Baker Publishing Group, was a workshop leader at The Christian PEN’s editor convention, “Keys to Successful Freelance Editing.” Her talk about how to “Set Yourself Apart as an Editor” was informative and motivating. Here is a summary of the helpful tips she […]
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, The Christian PEN hosted its first annual Editor Convention, “Keys to Successful Freelance Editing,” in April 2014. For the next few weeks, I want to share some of the information from the workshops. But first, let’s look at some of the photos from the event to recap the fun […]
I had my first cyber launch party in celebration of the release of Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors. I’ve never even attended a launch party, much less hosted one, so this was a new experience for me. To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
