by Edie Melson @EdieMelson We writers wear our hearts on their sleeves, metaphorically speaking. We pour our inner selves out on the page, drawing on the highs and lows of life to interpret the world through words. This is an exhilarating journey. The highs are incredible, and the lows…well…they’re tough.…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Every writer loves to type “THE END” on their latest work-in-progress, but the process to get to those final pages can be daunting. Can I get an amen? We tend to write and rewrite the first few chapters to make them perfect, but do we labor…

By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII I love golf. I love playing while enjoying a few hours of fresh air. I love watching. The Golf Channel is on one of our TVs pretty much every minute of every waking moment in our house, even now while I write this blog. I love…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted There must be something special that sets apart good Christian fiction from the norm. What are the qualities that make readers want to read Christian work? I did my research and found it easier to say what makes readers NOT want to read Christian fiction. You…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Book reviews are important to an author and to the success of a book more than you can imagine. Whether this is your first book review or your tenth, I’ve created this helpful list for you to use in your book review process. Don’t let the…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin An effective publicist can be a great asset to you as an author when you launch your book into the world. Yet like hiring an editor, literary agent, or anyone else in publishing, you have to use wisdom and all your resources to find the rightpublicist.…