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Wisdom Wednesday: Patricia Bradley

I don’t know about you, but I am glad it’s Wednesday, and time for our weekly writing tips!

This past week was rough. Our daughter sprained her ankle, so we’ve spent lots of time seeing two different doctors in addition to our weekly visit to St. Jude.

However, I’m excited to announce that Patricia Bradley is joining us today! I met her at a writing retreat last year and loved the workshop that she taught and chatting with her at lunch. She was a big encourager to me last year, and helped me to push myself to finish The Seer and seek publication.

Thank you for joining us, Patricia!

Name: Patricia Bradley

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Latest Novel: Justice Betrayed

Writing Tip:

Write what you love. If you write what you love, you will stay excited about your writing.

This is so true! When I first started writing, I was working on a chick lit series. I never finished that series, because deep down it wasn’t what I loved.

Favorite Writing Tip for New Writers:

Keep learning the craft and don’t give up. I wrote for over thirty years before my novel was published. But I kept learning the craft and writing…what if I’d quit at year thirty? If God calls you to write, He will get you published…in His timing. When God opened the door, I was ready to go through it.

Being patient isn’t always easy, but God’s timing is always perfect. Don’t give up!

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It’s Elvis Week in Memphis, and homicide Detective Rachel Sloan isn’t sure her day could get any stranger when aging Elvis impersonator Vic Vegas asks to see her. But when he produces a photo of her murdered mother with four Elvis impersonators–one of whom had also been murdered soon after the photo was taken–she’s forced to reevaluate. Is there some connection between the two unsolved cases? And could the recent break-in at Vic’s home be tied to his obsession with finding his friend’s killer?

When yet another person in the photo is murdered, Rachel suddenly has her hands full investigating three cases. Lieutenant Boone Callahan offers his help, but their checkered romantic past threatens to get in the way. Can they solve the cases before the murderer makes Rachel victim number four?

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Winner of an Inspirational Readers’ Choice Award in Suspense, Patricia Bradley lives in North Mississippi with her rescue kitty, Suzy, and loves to write suspense with a twist of romance. Her Logan Point and Memphis Cold Case Novels are available at all on-line retailers and major bookstores. JUSTICE Betrayed, the third book in the Memphis Cold Case Novels released June 5, 2018.

Her workshops on writing include online courses with American Christian Fiction Writers, workshops at the Mid-South Christian Writer’s Conference, ACFW Minnesota NICE and Memphis ACFW. When she has time, she likes to throw mud on a wheel and see what happens.

I love connecting with readers on my blog every Tuesday where I have a Mystery Question for them to solve: http://www.patriciabradleyauthor.com/blog

Twitter: @ptbradley1

FaceBook: HYPERLINK “http:/www.facebook.com/patriciabradleyauthor”

http://www.facebook.com/patriciabradleyauthor

Pinterest: HYPERLINK “https://www.pinterest.com/ptbradley/”; https://www.pinterest.com/ptbradley/

Follow me on BookBub for the latest releases and specials:

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/patricia-bradley

Thanks for joining us today, Patricia!

Please take a moment and connect with Patricia on social media, and check out her blog and newest release, Justice Betrayed.

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Wisdom Wednesday: Michelle De Bruin

I’m sorry for the delay in my Wisdom Wednesday post! Sometimes, life does not always go as planned, especially when your daughter inherited your balance skills, or rather, the lack thereof. I spent the majority of the day at the doctor for her sprained ankle. They do not think it’s broken, but we have to wait for swelling to go down for another checkup on it.  She’s in a walking boot and it’s still hurting some, but she is doing better!

This week, our guest is author Michelle De Bruin. Thanks for joining us, Michelle.

Name: Michelle De Bruin

Genre: Historical Christian Romance

Upcoming Novel: Hope for Tomorrow 

Writing Tip: 

Read as much as you write. Become familiar with what others in your genre are doing. Stay informed on current events and world happenings. Choose a trusted voice in non-fiction to read for your own growth and spiritual formation.

This is my favorite tip because it keeps me in relationship with fellow authors. It helps me stay sensitive to people’s deepest needs, and it encourages me as I continue on my own faith journey.

Great tips! I’m always amazed at people who say that want to write but do not like to read. Reading is a must to stay updated in the industry and to learn the craft.

Favorite Writing Tip for New Writers: 

Take the time and make the effort to find and develop your own voice. Not necessarily the voice that is heard when you speak, but the one that is felt when you begin to put words on paper. It belongs to you and is the unique gift the Lord gave you to share your faith experiences. Over time, a new writer will have much to offer if they follow the tip above and then share how they are learning and growing through the blessing of their own voice.

If you’re genuine with your voice, your readers will connect with you on a deeper level. Great tip!

 

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Please take a moment and connect with Michelle on social media and subscribe to her blog so you can stay up to date on the latest news for her upcoming novel!

Michelle’s website:https://michelledebruin.com/

Michelle on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichelleDeBruinsAuthorPage/

Michelle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichelleDAuthor

 

 

 Thank you for joining us today, Michelle! 

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Wisdom Wednesday: Amy R. Anguish

I’ve watched my fair share of cartoons and then some. With three kiddos it goes without saying, that I stay saturated in animated TV shows and movies. Gabe, my youngest, goes through phases of favorites. He just got of an Angry Bird phase, and now is in a Pokémon phase. However, for some reason, as I was getting our Wisdom Wednesday blog ready, one of the songs from Bubble Guppies popped into my head. You know the one, “What time is it?” It’s time for lunch!” the one that never seems to go away after you hear it? For some reason, I could hear the school teacher say, “What time is it?” and Wisdom Wednesday popped into my head in place of “it’s time for lunch”. It’s funny how your brain remembers things that you haven’t seen in a long time, and I definitely haven’t seen Bubble Guppies in forever, but there it was ready to pop into my head and stay there.

Or maybe, I just need to go eat lunch?

Regardless, that’s what we need to do with writing tips. Remember what others have gone through and accomplished and commit them to our memory so we can recall them when we need it.

Today’s Wisdom Wednesday is with Christian romance author, Amy R. Anguish.

Welcome, Amy!

 

Name: Amy R. Anguish

Genre: Christian romance

Latest Novel: An Unexpected Legacy

Writing Tip: 

This is probably actually more of an editing tip because it seems like editing takes up so much more time than the actual writing. But, my tip is to take the criticisms you can use and use them, and throw the rest away. When my editor and I were going through Legacy, fine-tuning everything and making sure it was as strong as it could be, several times I took her suggestions and told her I thought my way was better. Most of the time, when I explained why, she might tweak it a little, but let me keep it my way. It’s my story and I didn’t want to lose that. Together, we made it stronger, but it was still mine in the end. Find an editor willing to work with you that way. You don’t want to lose your story in all the edits.

As an Developmental Editor, it is one of my goals to make sure they book stays true to the author’s ideals and goals. Yes, I make suggestions, and show strengths and weakness, but my goal is to make sure that the book comes out the strongest it can. It takes a partnership between the editor and author to do that.

Favorite Writing Tip for New Writers: 

Don’t give up. It took me years to get published (six, to be exact, from the time I wrote Legacy to when it was published). It took several years to work up the nerve to send it out, and then another to find the right publisher, and two more to actually get it completely edited and ready to go. It takes time, but it’s worth it. So, don’t give up! And when your friends and family tell you how good your story is, believe them. Somewhere out there is a publisher who will agree.

This is the key right here. If you give up, you won’t ever get anywhere. Keep writing, keep trying, and most importantly, keep growing and learning.

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Smoothies brought them together, but would the past tear them apart?

When Chad Manning introduces himself to Jessica Garcia at her favorite smoothie shop, it’s like he stepped out of one of her romance novels. But as she tentatively walks into a relationship with this man of her dreams, secrets from their past threaten to shatter their already fragile bond.  Chad and Jessica must struggle to figure out if their relationship has a chance or if there is nothing between them but a love of smoothies.

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Amy Anguish grew up a preacher’s kid, and in spite of having lived in seven different states that are all south of the Mason Dixon line, she is not a football fan. Currently, she resides in Tennessee with her husband, daughter, and son, and usually a cat or two. Amy graduated with a degree in English from Freed-Hardeman University and hopes in all her creative endeavors to glorify God, but especially in her writing. She wants her stories to show that while Christians face real struggles, it can still work out for good.

Thank you for joining us today, Amy! I’ve enjoyed having you on the blog, and the reminder of not giving up in our reminder is the perfect mid week motivation that we all need! 

Please take a moment and check out Amy’s book, An Unexpected Legacy on Amazon. You can find it by clicking here. 

Also, take a moment and connect with Amy via her blog, and Facebook.  

  http://abitofanguish.weebly.com or http://www.facebook.com/amyanguishauthor

 

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Confession Friday: Motivation, where are you?

It’s Friday, and while I’m looking forward to the weekend, I can’t help but stare at my computer screen and my “to-do” list with a blank, unmotivated stare. Do you ever have those days?

Confession time: this happens to me a lot.

I know, I know, I’m cringing just typing this.

But seriously, I have my motivated days where I’m editing like crazy, and I’m typing my own book so fast my fingers can’t keep up. Then there’s days like today, when I’m struggling to keep my eyelids open.

I wish I could say that being a writer comes with unlimited amounts of gumption and creativity, but that’s not the case. It definitely seems to come with a caffeine addiction, but that’s another confession for another Friday.

So what do you do when your motivation and creativity can’t be found? How do you pound out that word count anyway? Here’s five ways that help me get to typing and kicking my motivation into high gear.

CHANGE OF SCENERY. Get up and get moving. Yep. Leave the computer. Take a walk, play with your kiddos outside, wash your dishes, or change out of those yoga pants and fix your hair. Do something that changes your current state and gets your mind on something positive. The key here is doing something that won’t take up hours of your day, but around thirty minutes or less. That way you can get back to the computer and get that word count finished.



DO SOMETHING ELSE THAT’S CREATIVE. Find a different creative outlet and have fun. I love to do anything crafty, and have lots of hobbies that I enjoy: crochet, string art, cake decorating, and I just got a wood burning kit for my birthday. Doing other creative things energizes me and gets my creative juices flowing.



SET CLEAR, MANAGEABLE GOALS. The key here is to set goals that are clear and achievable. Be honest about your goals. If you haven’t been able to finish writing a novel, break it down into smaller goals that are reachable and that you can see yourself achieving. If you have a problem with follow through, set goals that you can build off of. Don’t sabotage yourself with goals that you don’t have any intention of reaching.



READ/WATCH YOUR FAVORITE BOOK OR MOVIE. For me, reading a chapter or so from one of my favorite authors that inspire me or watching an all time favorite movie inspires me to get back to my writing and completing my goals. The key here is watch or read something that inspire you, and not to bring you down. That silly Nicholas Sparks movie is probably not the best choice here. Spoiler alert—something horrible and sad always happens.



WRITE ANYWAY. One thing that a writer must learn is discipline and that you need to write something every day, regardless of how you feel. If you’re drawing a blank on your story, write a blog instead or maybe a journal entry about your day. Even if you feel like it’s the most boring page you’ve ever written, that’s okay. The idea is to become disciplined to write every day, even when the inspiration isn’t there. This is the key to being a writer.

Do you have a tip to kick that motivation into gear? Share it with us, leave your comment below!

Hugs,

Erin

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Wisdom Wednesday: Amy C. Blake

I apologize for the delay in posting today, but we just got home from an extended stay in Memphis at St. Jude. Our youngest had to get braces for his ankles. The chemo has caused leg pain, and he has started walking on his tip toes to try to compensate for the pain. Now his tendons are becoming tight, so this is an effort to get him to walk flat footed and make sure that he doesn’t lose any range of motion.

With all that being said, I’m glad to be home, and get to our Wisdom Wednesday interview!

Today, I have author Amy C. Blake on the blog. Thanks for joining us, Amy!

Name: Amy C. Blake

Genre: Christian suspense

Latest Novel: Tie-Dyed

Writing Tip: 

One of my favorite writing tips is to read extensively in your genre. What’s more fun than reading a novel and calling it work? Of course, there’s the added benefit of learning pacing, characterization, and story structure as you read.

Exactly! Reading is one of my favorite things to do, so it’s fun to call it work! Plus, as a Developmental Editor, I get to read a lot of books. =) 

Favorite Writing Tip for New Writers: 

Some of the best advice I can offer new writers is to learn the craft and be teachable. Study good writing books. Attend conferences. Take classes. Join critique circles and be open to what your critique partners tell you. When they offer suggestions for improvement, they aren’t being mean. They’re trying to help you improve. Be gracious in accepting feedback and work to do better.

One of the hardest things to learn when you are starting out is to accept feedback and not take it to heart. Writing is such a personal thing, and writers put their heart and soul into their works. Sometimes, it’s hard to take advice, but it’s something that we have to do in order to grow and learn.  

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Nat Montgomery is an expert hider. With a promiscuous, volatile addict for a mother, she has long since perfected the art of concealing herself behind humor. An art history major in Washington, DC, with an internship at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Nat receives a nineteenth-birthday gift from her beloved grandmother, Gigi, who raised her and who died six months previously. The gift is a laptop containing time-release video clips of Gigi’s revelations about Nat’s grandfather, murdered in 1964 when he worked for a secret racial reconciliation group that met after hours in the Smithsonian museums. The murderer was never found, and Gigi’s family always believed he abandoned her and her unborn child. Knowing the hole Grandpa Bobby’s disappearance left in Gigi’s heart, Nat resolves to discover the truth of what happened to him. But when her roommate Cadence disappears after asking questions about the long-dead past, Nat fears Bobby’s killer is still a threat. Casting off her inclination to hide, Nat determines to find the person who kidnapped Cadence and who may well have killed her grandfather a half-century earlier.

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I’m currently writing two series for the Christian market with homeschooled main characters, series that are enjoyable for everybody—homeschooled or not. My Levi Prince juvenile fantasy series follows thirteen-year-old Levi through his adventures in Terracaelum, a haven for mythical creatures. The Trojan Horse Traitor and The Fall of Thor’s Hammer are now available in both print and ebook.

My On the Brink suspense series follows the journeys of three homeschooled friends—Patience, Christy, and Natalie—as they step out on the brink of adulthood…and danger. Whitewashed, Colorblind, and Tie-Dyed are now available in both print and Kindle formats.

I’d love for you to visit my website at amycblake.com.

 

Thank you for joining me today, Amy!

Please take a moment and connect with Amy online, and check out her newest release, Tie-Dyed on Amazon. Click here. 

http://amycblake.com/

Amy C. Blake Facebook author page

Amy C. Blake Twitter page

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Now available: Whitewashed, my Christian suspense novel about 18-year-old homeschooler Patience McDonough (Book 1, On the Brink series)

Now available: Colorblind, my Christian suspense about 18-year-old homeschooler Christy Kane (Book 2, On the Brink series)

Now available: Tie-Dyed, my Christian suspense about 19-year-old homeschooler Nat Montgomery (Book 3, On the Brink series)

Now available: The Trojan Horse Traitor, my YA fantasy novel about 13-year-old homeschooler Levi Prince and his adventures in Terracaelum (Book 1, Levi Prince series)

Now available: The Fall of Thor’s Hammer, my YA fantasy novel about Levi’s second summer in Terracaelum (Book 2, Levi Prince series)

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Pick One!

Leading up to the release of The Seer, I shared quotes from the characters and gave you a little inside information about those characters. At the Launch Party, there was postcards of each quote for you to choose from.

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Now that a few weeks have gone by since the release of The Seer, I’m dying to know which character quote is your favorite, now that you’ve had some time to read it. (If you haven’t got your copy yet, what are you waiting for?!)

If you attended the party and got a signed copy, you can probably guess which one is my favorite.

Wisdom Wednesday: Laurean Brooks

One of my favorite things to do is curl up under my comforter, open a window, and listen to the rain. There’s just something so soothing and peaceful about hearing the rain softly hitting the earth, especially if there are still leaves on the ground. The gentle swooshing of it cascading down the window, as the wind blows in a cool breeze. It makes we want to burrow under the covers and take a long nap.

Working from home, and taking care of a four year old, I don’t have much time to linger under the covers listening to the rain as I would like. There’s a mountain of laundry that needs to be taken care of, dishes to wash, books to edit, new story worlds to create. However, I did take a moment and step outside to the patio and listen for a few minutes. I know we’ve had so much rain lately, and I long for sunshine and warmth, but there’s also a nice stillness that floods over me when I listen to the rain fall.

Whether you have bright sunny weather or another rainy day like me, take a moment and read this week’s Wisdom Wednesday by author, Laurean Brooks.

I know I could use some writing wisdom to help pull me through the week!

Name: Laurean Brooks

Genre: Historical and Contemporary Christian Romance

Latest Novel: Not What He Ordered

Writing Tip: 

Always be true to your own inner voice. As new authors, we may tend to imitate established authors whom we admire. We can learn from reading and studying their techniques, but we must not “become” them. God gave to each a special gift to be used in a unique way to serve Him. Let God guide you and be yourself, if you want to honor Him.

Join book promotion sites, especially those where readers and writers meet. Promote regularly, and do not get discouraged. Rome was not built in a day. Keep your name before the throngs on social media. Interact with your readers, comment about other things besides your books and writing. Very important: (preaching to myself) Cut out time to write, daily, if possible. To borrow a slogan from a best selling author, “Your best marketing tool is your “next” book.

Great advice. We are always telling each other to read, read, read, but it’s also important to keep your writing voice yours and not someone else. 

This was actually on my “to-do” list today, to join more book promotion sites and network with other authors and readers. 

Favorite Writing Tip for New Writers: 

Do not get discouraged. When sales are down, or if we get a bad review, we sometimes want to crawl into fetal position and have a pity party. Instead, go to Amazon or GoodReads and re-read all the great reviews. Then re-read that bad review. Can you learn anything from it? If not, forget it and move on.

I’ve seen where a few mean-spirited reviewer slapped an author with an undeserving one or two star review and added scathing remarks that made no sense. I doubt they have even read the book. Ignore these people. Only God know why they do what they do. Even pray for them. We are told to, “Pray for your enemies,” and “Bless those who persecute you.” Remember: Hurting people hurt people.

I love this. We all can get discouraged from time to time, but in those moments, just remember why you wrote your book in the first place. It wasn’t for that bad review, but for all the others who enjoyed your book, and because you had a story that needed to be told.

 

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When Carrie Franklin struggles with a drunk, leaving him unconscious or perhaps dead, she flees. Forgetting the promise to her deceased mother, she deserts her feckless brother and takes the train to Abilene, Texas.

Carrie soon learns that her traveling companion, with whom she shares a seat, is a Mail Order Bride en route to meet her finance. Molly tell Carrie that her friend, Katy, who was set to join her as a Mail Order Bride, backed out of her betrothal to rancher, Josh Kramer.

When Molly learns that Carrie will disembark at Abilene, Katy’s destination, she pleads with Carrie to explain to Josh, that his Mail Order Bride changed her mind. Due to missed communication, interruptions, and an empty purse, Carrie finds herself seated beside Josh, assuming the name of Katy Davis, and headed for the Kramer Ranch.

Carrie tries to tell Josh’s aunt the truth, but before she can, Aunt Em reveals a deception of her own. Carrie finds herself in a quagmire. If she reveals her true identity sweet Aunt Em will also suffer.

Leery of Katy Davis, Josh never suspects his aunt’s role in the deception. Is Katy out to get his ranch? His attraction to her grows, but he was  once burned by a woman and swore, “Never again.”

Carrie has fallen for Josh, but her secret threatens to destroy any future they might have together. Did she kill the drunk? Is the law looking for her?

Will God’s forgiveness help Carrie and Josh find true love and happiness?

 

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Laurean Brooks lives in rural northwest Tennessee near the Tennessee/Kentucky border, with her flea-marketing, antique-hunting husband, two labs and a black cat. She writes inspirational romance with heart, humor, and unpredictable characters. Chivalrous heroes stand by to rescue their spunky ladies from a plethora of self-inflicted disasters. Ms. Brooks’s sassy heroines are all too familiar with the taste of their own shoe leather, since. “Foot-in-mouth disease” prevails throughout her stories.

 

 

Thank you for joining us today, Laurean! 

Please take a moment and connect with Laurean on social media, and check out her latest release, Not What He Ordered. 

Check out Not What He Ordered on Amazon: Click Here

Email: landtbeth@yahoo.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Laurean2

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/laurean.brooks

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurean-brooks-71063819/

 

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It Finally Got Us

The past week has been rough around the Howard household. Daniel had the flu, (type A) and then gave it to me.  Normally, this would be an annoying but manageable thing, but since our youngest is still in treatment for Leukemia, it became a larger concern. Our doctor told us that if anyone in the house comes down with the flu to call them immediately so they could call in a prescription of tamiflu for Gabe.  So we did, and he’s on that for ten days.  Gabe’s counts dropped to 200 ANC on Monday, so we are now on extra high alert to watch out for sickness this week.  Hopefully his counts will go back up, and he can receive his chemo next week at his weekly appointment. Daniel and I managed to stay mostly to our rooms, trying to keep separated from the rest of the family.  I’m ready to feel better, for spring, and warmer weather.

I’m back at my computer this week, continuing editing for MRP and working on two projects of my own. A completely new story for a contest, and book 2 of The Kalila Chronicles! I can’t wait to share more information about both new works, but the new story has to be secret until after the contest.

Until I can reveal more, have you read The Seer? Which character are you hoping to learn more about in book 2 and why? Leave me a comment below, you never know, your character may just be the one!

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You can purchase The Seer on Amazon in both Kindle and print versions. 

Kindle:  bit.ly/kalilachronicles

Print: bit.ly/kalilachroniclesprint

 

Wisdom Wednesday: Regina Merrick

Today, I have Regina Rudd Merrick, author of Carolina Dream, and upcoming new release, Carolina Mercy on the blog for Wisdom Wednesday!

 

Name: Regina Rudd Merrick

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Latest Novel: Carolina Dream

Upcoming Release: Carolina Mercy

Writing Tip: 

I am a writer, not an editor. While I try to be careful and edit as much as possible, there are things that I am not going to catch. There are even things that editors aren’t going to catch. So, if there are those irritating things that NEITHER the author or the editor might catch, what’s a writer to do?

READ IT OUT LOUD. Seriously. That’s my favorite writing tip. Yes, you feel silly when there are people around, reading to yourself. Yes, it takes longer than reading it silently.

But that’s the whole point. Reading aloud makes you slow down and look at every letter, every word, every punctuation mark, every paragraph, and every scene.

In my first book, Carolina Dream, I had worked on that puppy for over eight years. You’d think there would be no kinks left TO work out, wouldn’t you? Alas, if only that were true.

Carolina Dream had gone through my edits, my editor’s edits, the publisher’s edits, and then my edits again, when I remembered a tip I had heard somewhere – maybe from my publisher, Kathy Cretsinger? – READ IT ALOUD.

So I did.

I got to chapter three, happily reading aloud a story so familiar, I thought, that I could almost read it with my eyes closed. I started the chapter, and WHAM! I’ve read that before! I mean, RECENTLY!

I looked back, and sure enough, I had inadvertently COPIED and pasted, when I meant to CUT and paste an entire scene. The first scene in the BOOK, no less.

Wow. I literally had to change the entire first scene of the book at that point. And I learned a valuable lesson. Read it aloud at EVERY POINT.

Before you turn it in to your publisher, who sends it to your editor
Before you send it to the next editor
Before you send it back to the publisher
After you get the proof file.

That last one? That’s when I discovered my glaring error.

Don’t be me. Don’t neglect reading you manuscript aloud. In addition to catching mistakes, you get to know your story more thoroughly. I discovered that, even on the umpteenth read-through, I still liked my story!

I had a similar experience with my book, The Seer.  I read it out loud before and after each phase, and found a few things on the last read through. I think I have my story memorized by now. 

Is that really what I sound like?

I’ve been asked to do two podcast interviews now, and the one thing that I just can’t get over is the sound of my voice as I’m listening to it. Do I really sound like that? LOL!

In all seriousness, the podcasts are a lot of fun, once you get over the nervous jitters. This time, I was interviewed on the Ideas to Books podcast, hosted by Linda Fulkerson. I met Linda last year at a writing retreat, and got to know her through MRP. Linda is an author and also has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to marketing for authors and I can’t wait to see her again at this year’s retreat.

Here’s the link to listen to the interview, where I discuss how I came up with the idea for The Seer and a little bit more about my role as a Developmental Editor and why it’s important for writers to have one. Click on the link to listen: http://bit.ly/I2BEpisode35

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Thanks for having me on your podcast, Linda. I really enjoyed it!