Here is my lecture from Word Fest 2018: The Art of Fiction Writing. Want to write a great story? Want to live a great life? The obstacles that separate your purpose from your goals create tension that will transform your life — a principal that fiction writers use to transform their characters. Art of Fiction…
7 Pointers for Starting a Writers Group for Christian Writers
I started leading a writing group at my church many years ago, and I am amazed by what God has done. Admittedly, my first inclination was to start a reading group, but our women’s ministry already had one. My women’s minister suggested that I start a devotional writing group. I shrugged my shoulders and said,…
Book Review: Jennifer Erin Valent
This post may contain affiliate links. You can read my full affiliate disclosure here. I had the awesome privilege of reading Jennifer Erin Valent’s Christian fiction trilogy set in rural 1930s South Virginia: Fireflies in December, Cottonwood Whispers and Catching Moondrops. I fell in love with the main character, Jessilyn Lassister, and quickly became part…
KRIS Channel 6 and Word Fest
Join me on KRIS Channel 6 for a quick interview about writing books and attending Corpus Christi Word Fest! Hope to see everyone at Texas A & M University — Corpus Christi tonight at 6pm. We will have authors of all genres in attendance, so you can meet them, ask questions and get a signed…
Realm Makers Conference 2018
I finally made it to the Realm Makers Writers Conference in St. Louis. This is a conference for speculative writers of faith. I was able to take several amazing classes to enhance my writing and publishing knowledge and skill. Lisa Magnum from Shadow Mountain Publishing taught me “How to Write an Ending that Doesn’t Suck.”…
Selah Awards 2018
What a wonderful, engrossing time at Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference (#brmcwc). My brain is so full of writing, publishing and marketing information that I’m still processing everything I learned. Steven James helped me create a pitch for my newest fantasy fiction novel, the Curse of the Sand-shaper, and I was able to…