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Valentine’s Day is coming soon!

Valentine’s Day is coming soon!

Valentine’s Day is February 14–less than a month away. If you’ve been in a store lately, you’ve no doubt seen the displays. Flowers are beautiful–for a few days. Chocolates are yummy but not a healthy choice. Greeting cards can express your thoughts, but they’ll get tossed in a waste basket. Want something more personal that […]

FREE Books for Writers!

FREE Books for Writers!

How would you like to get a copy of my Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors in mobi (Kindle) or epub (Nook and others) format … and more books for writers too … all FREE? This Monday and Tuesday, you can get my book—which has tips from multi-published authors on proofreading for typos, inconsistencies, and errors […]

Christian film industry conference

Christian film industry conference

I am super-excited to announce that I will be serving on faculty at this year’s International Christian Visual Media conference November 13-16 near Nashville, Tennessee. I’ll be co-teaching with the amazing Bob Saenz on the differences between writing a novel and writing a screenplay. We’ll also be on a panel of book and film industry […]

Mount Hermon: looking back on 2019 and forward to 2020

Mount Hermon: looking back on 2019 and forward to 2020

The 2019 Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference was amazing, as always! I loved watching divine appointments happening all around me throughout the conference. And reading the attendees’ evaluations afterward made my heart soar! Let me share some of those comments: “This was one of the best run conferences I’ve been to (and I’ve been to […]

CEN Director Introduction: Sharon Ford

CEN Director Introduction: Sharon Ford

As of May 3, I became the sole owner of Christian Editor Network LLC. During that transition, CEN took on a team of directors for its various divisions. Today I’d like to introduce you to one of these amazing and talented individuals. Sharon Ford is director of The Christian PEN. “The PEN,” as it’s affectionately […]

Industry Updates

Industry Updates

  Plural Pronouns for Singular Antecedents? The AP Stylebook’s June 2019 update included a section on using plural pronouns for singular antecedents. Here are some excerpts:   In most cases, a plural pronoun should agree in number with the antecedent: The children love the books their uncle gave them. They/them/their is acceptable in limited cases […]

Christian Editor Network LLC

Christian Editor Network LLC

Effective midnight on May 3, Christian Editor Network LLC went from being a three-partner business to a solely owned company … and I’m the owner! This was not something I anticipated until just a few months ago. I founded The Christian PEN in 2004, Christian Editor Connection three years later. In 2014, I launched the […]

Excellence in Editing Awards

Excellence in Editing Awards

I so enjoyed getting together with my editor friends and colleagues earlier this month at the Hotel Preston in Nashville for the sixth annual PENCON editors conference. On the last night of the conference, we announced the finalists in the 2019 Excellence in Editing Awards. This award celebrates newly released books that are superbly written, […]

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    Having been a professional freelance editor since 1998, I believe in the power of a
  • Guest Post— Lynn Donovan “Developing the Dreaded Platform — Or Not”Guest Post— Lynn Donovan “Developing the Dreaded Platform — Or Not”
    Boom! Your lungs deflate as the acquisitions editor across the table responds to your humble and
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    As an agent, I spend a lot of time reading and evaluating the projects that show up in my inbox.
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    Because I believe in the power, impact, and influence of Christian writers’ conferences, I am
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Writing Tips

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    Writing is a skill that can be learned, a talent that can be developed, a craft that can be honed,
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    The Chicago Manual of Style is coming out with a new edition in September, and I’ve heard
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    When something happens that is irritating or frustrating or worrisome or disconcerting … give it
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    The second annual SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference was amazing. A LOT went into the

Getting Published

  • Guest Post— Lynn Donovan “Developing the Dreaded Platform — Or Not”Guest Post— Lynn Donovan “Developing the Dreaded Platform — Or Not”
    Boom! Your lungs deflate as the acquisitions editor across the table responds to your humble and
  • Guest Post—Adria Goetz “My 5 in 5 Rule for Evaluating Submissions”Guest Post—Adria Goetz “My 5 in 5 Rule for Evaluating Submissions”
    As an agent, I spend a lot of time reading and evaluating the projects that show up in my inbox.
  • 7th Annual “Promising Beginnings” Christian Writers’ Contest7th Annual “Promising Beginnings” Christian Writers’ Contest
    Because I believe in the power, impact, and influence of Christian writers’ conferences, I am
  • Guest Post—Aurora Gregory “3 Things I Learned Attending A Writers’ Conference”Guest Post—Aurora Gregory “3 Things I Learned Attending A Writers’ Conference”
    I’m honored to share this fantastic post from Aurora Gregory with you all. The SoCal
  • Guest Post—Aurora Gregory “Networking Much?”Guest Post—Aurora Gregory “Networking Much?”
    It is my pleasure to share this post from Aurora Gregory with you all. A writers’

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