Only four stars?
Recently I came across an organization that distributes books to readers on behalf of new authors in return for a review. I have not yet received any books for review, but today I read on the website...
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Recently I was on a blogger’s site where another blogger posted, in no uncertain terms, that he did not want this blogger to follow him. There was a lot of outrage in the following comments, but then I...
View ArticleWriting Update
I am two and a half weeks away from the Oregon Christian Writers’ Conference. Last year when I went to the conference for the first time–my first ever writers’ conference–I submitted my novel to an...
View Article74 Edits
Through a series of amazing coincidences I have connected with Gail Sattler, who, incidentally, has published over thirty books. Yesterday she did me a favour and sent me a copy of her soon to be...
View ArticleOrienting Your Reader
I am currently on holidays in Manitoba for a month, visiting family and attending two weddings, as well as my mother’s eightieth birthday celebration. While I am here I am also trying to carve out some...
View ArticleWriter’s Support
It’s amazing how far a little encouragement will take a writer. This is the reason each writer desperately needs a support base of readers who are in love with their writing. Among these readers we...
View ArticleI’m Back – Why I’ve Started Working on My Novel Again and What I am Learning
After a long break, I’ve returned to the editing process of my novel, From a Distance. Some of my readers have been with me from early days and I am extremely grateful to you for your patience. As...
View ArticleWounds of a Friend or Kisses of an Enemy
I am writing a more personal post this week. I watched the movie Emma and was struck by her lack of self-awareness. This of course is the theme around which the story revolves. I’ve been doing some...
View ArticleWounds of a Friend or Kisses of an Enemy
I am writing a more personal post this week. I watched the movie Emma and was struck by her lack of self-awareness. This of course is the theme around which the story revolves. I’ve been doing some...
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