Jun 5, 2010

Ahh, Jerusalem

A Trip to the Holy Land

Just returned from two weeks in the Holy Land…my mind, heart and soul are still processing all I took in and learned. I keep dreaming I’m walking the crowded souks (markets) or pausing at the monuments that herald the big moments in Jesus’ ministry. Continue reading

Mar 5, 2010

Writing Tips

The best thing you can do as an aspiring writer is to read, read, read, especially the kind of books you’d like to write. Study your favorite books—how characters and plot and subplots develop, chapter by chapter, what principle action takes place…if you take the time to outline your favorite book, it might look a lot like what the author began with herself!

Subscribe to Writer’s Digest. It is a monthly magazine that helps aspiring writers of any genre with some craft basics. From it, I learned enough to write my first novel! You can too!

Study the market. It is difficult for an unpublished writer to get published, so you have to work every angle you can. What does that mean?

Target ONLY publishers who publish the kind of books you like to write! Continue reading