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…
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…