By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted You signed on the dotted line. It’s your first contract with a traditional publisher, and you’re beaming. This is one of the most exciting moments for a debut author – signing that first contract. You’ve waited for this moment. Savor it. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writingcommunity #BRMCWC…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Advice is like a spring rainstorm. Sometimes it just keeps pouring until you’re flooded. This is especially true for the writer when they attend a writing conference. Folks willingly share more information than most of us want or can absorb to help us along in our careers.…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted We have chickens. They've been a real source of enjoyment for our family, and each chicken is lovingly named. There's Lovie, Sassy, Lucy, and Mae. Though we refer to them collectively as "the girls," we aren't sure if Lucy is a rooster or a hen. When…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted “I’m tired.” These words eased from the lips of an author who sometimes publishes five books yearly. She was tired. It wasn’t like she should be. She’s successfully published – for over eighteen years. Multiply that by four or five books a year, and suddenly you…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Over the last two years, I’ve seen a growing number of Christian writers trying to slide over into the general market. Would you like my gut reaction? Here goes! FINALLY, Christian writers are stepping outside the church and moving into the “world.” At long last, we…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted "I hired a mentor. It was the best thing I'd ever done." Those words were music to my ears because I'd just done the same thing to help me content edit my novel. Why is a writing mentor necessary? Well, it's not NECESSARY, but it is…