Author
If you’ve checked out any Christian fiction blogs lately, you’ve probably seen some interviews or guest blogposts by the sweet and bubbly Katie Ganshert, author of debut novel Wildflowers from Winter. It’s a fantastic breakout (or break-in?) novel, and I really love that it’s set in farm country! Katie’s next book is already in the works–Wishing on Willows. So today,… Read More
Artwork from http://shadzofgray.com/new_page_1.htm After watching a couple episodes of Top Shot with my kiddos, I realized a couple of things. One, since I can’t even hold a virtual gun steady in my video game playing, I have to admit I will never become the world-revered sniper I had hoped to be. The guys and gals on Top Shot are so well-qualified,… Read More
(T-shirt on cafepress: http://www.cafepress.com/+i_am_an_editor_womens_pink_tshirt,29403353) So sorry for the bloggy break last week, I was out on a “working” spring break, cleaning and painting the house we’re moving into soon. I wanted to comment today on a post I read over at the Books and Such blog: http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/choosing-the-perfect-client-unpublished-authors/. Wendy Lawton says that agents “are seeing too many manuscripts too early. One editor… Read More
Hi, my friends and followers! You’ve found me at this new blog! I’m so thrilled that my first post can be an upbeat one (not one of my I’m so discouraged, am I really supposed to write posts!). News of the day! I have a new agent, and he’s fantastic! Andy Scheer, of Hartline Literary (link on the right). He… Read More
I wanted to do this series as a vlog, but since I have no clue how to rig that up, for now, I’ll use my words. Mistakes…if you’re anywhere along this writing road, you’ve made some. I’ve made quite a few. Today, I just wanted to talk about one newbie mistake that should be quite self-evident. Don’t ignore the guidelines… Read More
So, as far as my writing a NaNo novel this month…not so much. As far as moving ahead in the agent-search contest…not so much. BUT…suffering from a lack of encouragement from loving supporters…not so much! I’m so thankful for all the unexpected words of encouragement that float me through days like this–days when I really can’t concentrate on moving laundry… Read More