LCWC Part Two

In case you missed it, last week I wrote about the first day of the Lancaster Christian Writers Conference. This week I'm summarizing the second day. Saturday was a much more full day. It started at 8:30 AM which wouldn't have been nearly so painful if I hadn't woken up at 3:30 AM with insomnia,Continue reading "LCWC Part Two"

LCWC Part One

I had the pleasure of attending the Lancaster Christian Writers Conference last week (Yes, that is where I did the pitch I was freaking out about...I'll tell you about it later), and it was just so excellent! I had to share a few of the highlights with you: Keynote 1 by Bob Hostetler - The GiftedContinue reading "LCWC Part One"

Prepping for a Pitch

That's right. On Friday, I am scheduled to do my first ever verbal pitch to a publishing company. How much alliteration could I fit in here? Prepping to pitch for a publisher...to prepare a project? Ha, okay. If you are wondering, yes, I am nervous. I spent hours researching how to do verbal pitches, compiledContinue reading "Prepping for a Pitch"

Courage

Yes, I know. I was supposed to post this yesterday. But, well...I woke up and wanted to finish the book I had started the day before, so I read instead of working (hey, technically, it's contemporary romance, so counts as research, right?) - and by the time I finished the book at like 9:30 AM,Continue reading "Courage"

The Teddy Bear

So, one of my favorite ways to come up with short stories is to use my Dixit board game. For those who don't know, Dixit is comprised of a whole bunch of very unique pictures, and when playing the game, you are supposed to come up with a word or phrase to describe a pictureContinue reading "The Teddy Bear"

Editing, Editing, Editing.

I know I'm a day late on my usual blog post, but I had a good reason. Well, I think it was a good reason, though some might point to my perfectionism as a bit of an issue. I was finishing editing Drawn Into Love. But wait, you say, you finished that ages ago! YouContinue reading "Editing, Editing, Editing."

Waiting for a New Thing

I've been studying the life of Joseph for my devotions lately. Most of us grew up with the Bible stories--his coat of many colors, being sold by his brothers, falsely accused of molesting a woman and thrown into prison, interpreting the dreams, and finally becoming Pharaoh's right hand until the story comes full circle andContinue reading "Waiting for a New Thing"

Failure is Easy

"To fail, you merely have to cultivate a few bad habits." (12 Rules of Life by Jordan Peterson, page 81) This one really struck me. The entire chapter is about making friends with people who want the best for you, but this section in particular describes how most people just take the easy path inContinue reading "Failure is Easy"

Chosen

Today's blog post is short and sweet, and if you follow me on social media, you will already have heard this...multiple times. I FINALLY got a short story published! How, you may ask? Well, I finally figured out the correct terms to search for Christian fiction magazines...apparently I had to use the search term ChristianContinue reading "Chosen"