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July 26, 2019
CEN Director Introduction: Sharon Ford
As of May 3, I became the sole owner of Christian Editor Network LLC. During that transition, CEN took on a team of directors for its various divisions. Today I’d like to introduce you to one of these amazing and talented individuals. Sharon Ford is director of The Christian PEN. “The PEN,” as it’s affectionately […]
June 27, 2019
Industry Updates
Plural Pronouns for Singular Antecedents? The AP Stylebook’s June 2019 update included a section on using plural pronouns for singular antecedents. Here are some excerpts: In most cases, a plural pronoun should agree in number with the antecedent: The children love the books their uncle gave them. They/them/their is acceptable in limited cases […]
June 17, 2019
Christian Editor Network LLC
Effective midnight on May 3, Christian Editor Network LLC went from being a three-partner business to a solely owned company … and I’m the owner! This was not something I anticipated until just a few months ago. I founded The Christian PEN in 2004, Christian Editor Connection three years later. In 2014, I launched the […]
May 30, 2019
Excellence in Editing Awards
I so enjoyed getting together with my editor friends and colleagues earlier this month at the Hotel Preston in Nashville for the sixth annual PENCON editors conference. On the last night of the conference, we announced the finalists in the 2019 Excellence in Editing Awards. This award celebrates newly released books that are superbly written, […]
May 23, 2019
Writers’ Conference in Southern California
Interested in screenwriting? Fiction? Nonfiction? Publishing? Marketing? Want to meet on-on-one with professionals in those areas? The SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference has it all. And it’s coming up next month! This year’s faculty includes keynoters Mesu Andrews and Pam Farrel, four literary agents, representatives from seventeen traditional publishing houses, two magazine publishers, five screenwriting professionals, […]
April 22, 2019
Guest Post From Carol Alwood— “The Art of Writing Fiction”
I’m thrilled to feature Carol Alwood on my blog today. Carol is one of the skilled authors on faculty for the 2019 SoCal Christian Writers Conference. I hope you enjoy her post as much as I have! — Lately I’ve been caught up in the rules of writing fiction. “Rules?” You may say, “There are no […]
March 25, 2019
Guest Post From Rusty Wright—”Resurrection Article Keeps on Going …”
“Why doesn’t somebody do something?” Ever ask that question? A few weeks before Easter in 1971, I began to wonder why no one had published an article on evidences for Jesus’ resurrection in our university newspaper, the Duke Chronicle. I was in my final year at Duke and had been following God for about three years. Our […]
March 11, 2019
How to Stop Windows 10 from Using So Much Data
If you’re like me, you’ve recently discovered that when you use your Wi-Fi hotspot, the data usage on your cell phone plan skyrockets. Concerned about overage charges, you added a couple of gigs to your plan. But it’s not enough. You’ve considered upgrading to unlimited data so you won’t have to worry about going over […]
February 25, 2019
National Grammar Day 2019
Did you know that March 4 is National Grammar Day? For people like me, this is a major event! Please comment below about your pet grammar peeves, the funniest grammar mistakes you’ve seen, or the most embarrassing grammar mistakes you’ve made. My personal pet grammar peeve is the dictionary having two definitions for literallythat are diametric […]
February 11, 2019
Third Annual SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference
The third annual SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference (www.SoCalCWC.com) will be held June 20-22, at Hope International University in Fullerton, California. Attend one day for $255, two days for $340, or all three days for $425. Inexpensive dorm lodging is available. Instructional options include continuing morning sessions on fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, memoir writing, platform, and editing. […]
