Publishing Trends
© 2011 Sally Stuart When the topic of publishing trends comes up, what people really want to know is which topics are hot—and which are not. The problem is predicting…
Scrivener
© 2011 Lynn Huggins Blackburn I wrote my first novel in a Word document. It never occurred to me there might be a better way to do it. Editing said…
Spies, Rocker Shepherds, and Japanese Angels, Oh My! Writing for Your Children’s Ministry
© 2011 Carlton W. Hughes Spies looking for a missing baby. Shepherds rocking out to TobyMac. Angels lip-syncing a Christmas carol . . . in Japanese. What do these scenarios have…
I’m a Ghostwriter
© 2011 Cecil Murphey "You understand people," an editor told me after I had published ten books, "And you know how to get into their heads." His words shocked me…
Silence Your Inner Editor
© Edie Melson, May 2011 Is your Inner Editor a friend or foe? For most of us the answer is dependent on where we are in the writing process. This…
It’s About the Customer
© 2010 Emily Akin In my writers’ conference workshop, A Business Approach to Marketing Your Work, I started the session by asking the class to give me answers to these…
Giving Your Character a Past
© 2011 Vonda Skelton I was recently asked to play the role of a psychiatric patient. For this part (which wasn't even filmed, so don't look for an Academy Award…
Proof and Profits: Sell What You Write Again and Again
© 2010 Lettie Kirkpatrick Burress I have a large brown envelope that I use for my class on selling reprints. As the class begins, I pull from that envelope many…
A New Year Strategy
© 2011 Jeff Adams Ten hours into the new year and what have I done? Made a decision to write more. But resolutions and five dollars will get you a…
Give the Write Gift
© 2010 Marylane Wade Koch In December, we celebrate seasonal traditions with family and friends. One common custom is giving gifts of appreciation to those we love. We hope to…