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Lyn's 2nd Annual MEGA May starts Monday May 3rd

Would you like me to send this postcard to some woman you love for Mother's Day?

Since the focus of this blog is Strong Women, I celebrate with Mother's Day with an all month special, MEGA May! I celebrate by asking readers to share their own family stories of strong women.

This year only two readers have so far shared their stories. Monday is Shirley from Mississippi and later in the month Edna T from South Carolina will pay tribute to their mothers. I have room for more if you have a story...

First Page-A Family of Her Own-Author Ruth Axtell Morren

The First Page today is a novella from To Be A Mother by Author Ruth Axtell Morren:

Wood's Harbor, Maine

1870

Noah Samuels walked past the crumbling stone wall, noting the wild rose creeping over everything. He kicked at a shoot growing across the paving stones. Tenacious stuff once it got going, almost impossible to get rid of, its roots spreading everywhere.

"Papa, why don't we live here?" He glanced over at his daughter, who held his hand as they walked to the house he'd grown...

How It Works-Being an Author-How a Manuscript Becomes a Book

This is the last in my series of How It Works, Being an Author. Today I will explain what happens after I turn in a completed manuscript. On time of course! So far, I've never been late for a deadline. That's important because a book has to go through many hands at a publishing house before it is ready for a bookstore or library shelf.

First of all, the editor reads the manuscript and makes suggestions as to what she/he thinks will make the book better. This is the revision stage. Most first-t...

Saturday-Author Linda Ford Blogs about Romance

Drop by and read Author Linda Ford, one of my fellow Love Inspired Authors explain why she loves reading AND WRITING romance!
Pink Heart Society Blog

Author Donna Fletcher Crow & Her Take on Strong Women

This is Author Donna Fletcher Crow's maiden voyage into Blogging! So give her a warm welcome. Here's Donna on Strong Women:

"I love the title of this blog because Strong Women are so important for life and for stories. I believe women have always had to be strong for civilization to survive, but I have been in this business long enough (30 years) to remember when strength was not the primary characteristic portrayed by fictional women. Heroines were supposed to be sweet and let the hero...

First Page of Her Forever Family-Author Mae Nunn

Todays First Page is from Her Forever Family by Author Mae Nunn:

"Doctor Alison Stone dangled five hundred feet above the limestone canyons of Big Bend National Park, her harness secured to the bottom of a Bell Ranger helicopter. The roar from the engines was deafening, but with countless long line exercises to her credit Ali's concern was not for the din from the ship overhead but instead for the boy who'd been discovered in the small clearing below. As they approached she kept her...

How It Works-Being an Author-How an Editor Buys a Manuscript

Some of you probably have never thought of this. But exactly how does an author sell a manuscript or idea for a book to an editor at a publishing house? If the writer is unpublished, the manuscript of the book must be complete. Starting a book and finishing a book are two very different goals. Many start; fewer finish.

If the writer has already sold a book for publication, then the writer sells "on proposal." A proposal provides the prospective editor with the information that she/he will need...

Book Monday-Author Judy Baer's The Cinderella List

The Book on this Monday is a romantic comedy The Cinderella List by a great lady, Author Judy Baer. See what you think!
Blurb:
Since she was a child, Marlo Mayfield has kept a list of traits her Prince Charming must possess. After a series of bad relationships, Marlo's beginning to lose hope that her ideal man exists. But when she caters a party for Jake Hammond, Marlo realizes he could be the man she's been waiting for. There's only one problem: Jake is super weal...

Author Mae Nunn & Her Mama's Bravery

My guest today is a great gal (I don't call every woman a "gal." To me that means, a good-hearted woman who always has a smile for everybody.") I love this photo of her sitting in a field of Texas bluebonnets. She's a Texas gal you see. GRIN

So today's great gal guest is Author Mae Nunn. Here's Mae:

"Mama was my spiritual guide. She brought me up to love Jesus and she prayed for me to return when I occasionally strayed from His will in my twenties and thirties. About a dozen years ago...

First Page of Deliver Us From Evil--Author Robin Carroll

First Page of Deliver Us From Evil:

Where was backup?

Roark Holland squinted past the harsh streetlight glare to the vehicle that'd arrived only minutes ago. A van parked in a darkened part of the street. Parked at the curb of the old building housing the Pugsley family in Witness Protection. The family Roark needed to move to another safe house.

The family's cover had been blown. With the Pugsley's whereabouts known, their enemy would seek the total annihilation of anyone who...