By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin As an author, you want to hire a publicist who has connections to radio and podcast hosts and can book you on those programs.  As an editor, I’ve encouraged some of my authors to book radio interviews. After the interviews, one author told me he didn’t…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites We all hate waiting. The lines at the supermarket are too long. The slow child getting ready for church. UGH! Even the Keurig seems slower. So what do we do after we hit send on a manuscript or query letter and it’s been two weeks? Pull…

By Melissa Henderson @mimionlife  “I’m a local author.” This is one of the ways I greet people at vendor shows, book signings, and speaking events. These gatherings can be fun experiences for authors and readers. Participating in community activities is one way to share your writing with others. The key…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel You probably have been asked this question that frequently comes up in publishing discussions: “What are you doing to build your audience?” Some people cringe at this question, others excitedly share how they are meeting people, talking with them about the interest in their writing, and…

by Maggie Wallem Rowe Why are you reading this piece right now? What draws you to a site established by Christian writers? Don’t most of us hope to become published authors?  Whether you’re an experienced, multi-published writer or just entering the industry, it’s important to periodically examine our motives for…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea There’s a longstanding debate over which knock-knock joke is the best of all time. I would like to call it a knock-knock knock-down-drag-out, but I’m afraid you’d stop reading and I hate to lose readers in the first paragraph. We can’t argue that there are definitely knock-knock…