Our blog is constantly warning of the dangers of vanity presses, yet all too often we meet yet another new writer who has been swallowed by a shark. Recently another book was given to me with a publisher name that I was sure was a vanity press. It took me only moments to google “X …
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I know a lot of writers. I know or know of a good number of editors. I know some people who do both – write and edit. But most of the writer/editors I know were writers first, then editors. I’m the opposite. I started as an editor, then moved into writing. Last weekend, I attended …
Today Dienece Darling is reviewing The Fullback’s Try by Caroline Johnston, a newly released Contemporary Fiction set in South Africa. Book Description: The Fullback’s Try: What does their future look like when they dare to dream?When injuries sideline professional rugby player Lourie Steenekamp, his backup plan takes him to Cedarfontein, where the rugby club owner installs …
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Every now and again, an imaginative newer author announces online that they’ve read too many romances with a happy-ever-after ending and they want to publish something different, something original, something memorable. They’re publishing something new: a romance that doesn’t have a happy ending. It usually takes around three microseconds before two things happen: Someone points …
Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Bookmarked for Love, the third book in Sarah Monzon’s Checking Out Love contemporary Christian romance series. Here’s the Book Description: Can a jeopardized children’s library program spark a partnership that saves their careers but costs them their hearts? When children’s librarian Martha Aldridge learns about …
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Young Christian Writers as Nehemiahs: The Power of Influence (Scaling your Book’s Visibility Beyond the Christian Fiction World) Recently I was stood by an old, almost-dilapidated building and I thought to myself how nice it would be to acquire such a property. I saw the building’s potential—its location was strategic, and one wouldn’t need to …
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I’m writing this after a twelve-hour shift at my day job. My feet hurt, my thoughts are moving through treacle, and any particularly dazzling insights I may once have possessed appear to have clocked off several hours ago. If I pick up a novel before bed tonight, I’m unlikely to choose one with three timelines, …
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Why am I here? (You may find this post provocative) I recently attended a work conference where I was challenged in my thinking regarding self-sufficiency. You might think, I rely on God, I pray, I ask for help, that’s not an issue for me. But self-sufficiency may not always be immediately obvious. In our lifetime, …
It’s time to check in with the international members of American Christian Fiction Writers … We find out what they’ve achieved over the last few months, and get to know them a little better by asking a seasonal question. Question time The FIFA World Cup has just started, so our question (or questions) for our …
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We tend to think of writing a book as a solitary task, but in reality, we all need a team. Here are some of the teammates you’re going to need. Beta readers Once a full draft is complete, it is time to allow other people to read the manuscript. However, for each stage you need …
