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Big News from The AP Stylebook!

You may (or may not) have noticed that I haven’t done a blog post for several months. I’m still editing, still managing my Christian Editors Association, and still enjoying my family and friends. But I haven’t had any “big news” related to writing or editing to share for a while. Until now! I just received […]

PENCON Editors’ Conference 2023

Writers have lots of conferences to choose from. If you’re a Christian editor or proofreader, there’s only one … and it’s awesome! PENCON is an interactive virtual conference designed to connect Christian editors and proofreaders with one another and with other industry professionals. This three-day event features live chat and Q&A in every session, one-on-one […]

Sharing the Love

Today I just have some fun things I’d like to share with you. Agape Review did a Q&A interview with me this week. I’ve done online interviews in the past, but this one was especially enjoyable because they really did their homework! The questions they sent me weren’t the usual generic ones but included specific […]

A Powerful and Peaceful Experience

For the past several months, I’ve been preparing for the very first SoCal Christian Writers Retreat at Palomar Mountain near San Diego. After the incredible first Mount Hermon Christian Writers Retreat last November, I was really excited about this one. There were some unexpected obstacles along the way, including a personal situation a few weeks ago […]

Christian Writers Retreats

I would love your feedback on the upcoming SoCal and Mount Hermon writers retreats. SoCal Retreat I am so excited about the SoCal Christian Writers Retreat coming up next week! A few weeks ago, we thought we might have to cancel for personal reasons, but the Lord got us through them in amazing ways. I […]

Christian Writers Retreat at Mount Hermon!

In February, I told you about the SoCal Christian Writers Retreat being held this June. Registration for that is still open. Hope you’ll check it out if you’re available June 9-12. In addition, I’m excited to announce that registration is now open for the second Christian Writers Retreat at Mount Hermon this November. The Mount […]

SoCal Christian Writers Retreat

Last November’s Christian Writers Retreat at Mount Hermon was incredible! Those who attended enjoyed a wonderful weekend of rest, refreshment, worship, powerful connections with God, and fun connections with fellow members of the writing and publishing community. Some even had time to work on their writing projects! You can read a few of their testimonials […]

Excellence in Editing award

If you wrote, edited, or published a book that was released during 2021, I hope you’ll consider entering it in Christian Editor Connection’s Excellence in Editing Award. This award celebrates books that are superbly written, well edited, and published by a Christian publisher or self-published by a Christian author. At Christian Editor Connection, we know […]

Seasons Greetings!

Now, before you get too concerned about the fact that I used the alternative to “Merry Christmas” as the title for this blog, let me explain. I’ve been pondering the idea of seasons lately. Not holidays, or summer and winter and such, but the different seasons we go through in life. Not just by age, […]

I loved agent Steve Laube’s recent blog post When Editori...

I loved agent Steve Laube’s recent blog post When Editorial Errors Matter. Steve points out that writers make mistakes. Which is why writers need editors! “An editor’s job,” he writes, “is to be the safety net and catch those tidbits that find their way into an early draft of a manuscript for any number of […]