In February, I told you about the SoCal Christian Writers Retreat being held this June. Registration for that is still open. Hope you’ll check it out if you’re available June 9-12. In addition, I’m excited to announce that registration is now open for the second Christian Writers Retreat at Mount Hermon this November. The Mount […]

Last November’s Christian Writers Retreat at Mount Hermon was incredible! Those who attended enjoyed a wonderful weekend of rest, refreshment, worship, powerful connections with God, and fun connections with fellow members of the writing and publishing community. Some even had time to work on their writing projects! You can read a few of their testimonials […]

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 […]