by Cheryl Wyatt As I pondered what to write about on this blog post, I wondered why it was taking me so long to think of a subject. Sure, I’d prayed, but my brain still felt dead and devoid of ideas. It dawned on me that a cumulative lack of sleep for the past two weeks is the likely culprit …
Why Do We Write?
by Kristena Tunstall Why do we write? For everyone it’s different. For me, it’s very personal. I started to write because of a tragedy, and not just any kind of tragedy but one that so many of us could imagine because we know the pain would be so acute. It’s the loss of a child. It’s hard to believe that …
Merry Christmas!
Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed Christmas!
Celebrating the Little Moments in Your Writing
by Lisa Jordan I read a brief devotional from Joy for a Woman’s Soul, written by the Women of Faith ladies. The late Barbara Johnson had written a piece titled “Celebrate Joy.” She reminds us “celebrate anything you can think of.” After all, “every day is worth a party-not just the cookie cutter moments.” If we applied that to our …
Imagine, Dream, Believe
by Loretta Eidson As I pondered the appropriate topic for this blog, I sat at my breakfast bar with a cup of coffee admiring these flameless candles on the counter in front of me. Imagine, dream, believe blinked in the flickering light. That was it, these simple words could be applied to many areas of life, but I found them …
Amazon Reviews for You
by Eddie Jones Here we are in the midst of the most important shopping season of the year and (perhaps) your book languishes in the lost-but-not-found section of Amazon, B&N.com and Christianbooks.com. Oh what is a poor author to do, Cindy Lou? Get more reviews for you. That’s right, increasingly customers turn to online reviews written to learn if a …
Writing Christmas Stories
by Martha Rogers Christmas is my favorite time of the year not only because of the Savior’s Holy birth, but also because of other birthdays. Today is my husband’s seventy-seventh birthday and two of our sons as well as our great-granddaughter all have December births. We celebrate all month long. Our youngest son believed everyone in the world celebrated his …
Writing in a New Field
by Diana Wallis Taylor Stories are what I love. I’m a fiction writer. So why did I take on a project that is not fiction, and tackle a book on Halloween? What were my motives? Due to my background in the occult as a child, and my mother and grandmother’s involvement, the dark side isn’t unfamiliar territory. My publisher knows …
Passion, Purpose, & Praise
by Deborah Lynne How many of you had specific goals to reach in 2013? (Of course the year isn’t over yet-just getting close.) Did you accomplish what you set out to do? How many of you had specific goals to reach in 2013? (Of course the year isn’t over yet-just getting close.) Did you accomplish what you set out to …
What’s God Saying To You?
by Jordyn Redwood I think, particularly as Christian authors, we view our books as a way to get God’s Word out in a non-threatening manner. Novels are easier to hand to someone than a Bible and generally an easier area of conversation. However, two recent events are causing me to change my view on that a little. Recently, my minister …