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7th Annual “Promising Beginnings” Christian Writers’ Contest

Because I believe in the power, impact, and influence of Christian writers’ conferences, I am holding a contest again this year in which the prize is a full scholarship to a conference. This year, the winner will be given a choice between two options: Full scholarship to the 2019 Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, including […]

Guest Post—Dana Mentink “Top Three Highlights from the SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference”

The second annual SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference has come and gone, and I’ve had a few weeks to catch my breath and mull over the experience. I was fortunate to be able to teach a few workshops and attend a bunch as well. I thought I’d share my top highlights. Highlight #1: Dorm life! It […]

Guest Post—Jeanette Hanscome “A Writer’s Trip out of the Comfort Zone”

I was so blessed to feature Jeanette Hanscome on the faculty for this year’s SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference, which I direct. I hope you enjoy this lovely guest post from her as much as I did! I’ve lost track of how many writers’ conference I’ve attended. But teaching at the SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference still […]

Guest Post—Frank Ball “Make Writer’s Block Disappear”

I’m honored to share this insightful post from Frank Ball with you all. The SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference in June was a delightful time and I hope to see many of you again next year… What is Writer’s Block? Merriam-Webster calls writer’s block “a psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece.” While that definition is […]

Guest Post—Aurora Gregory “3 Things I Learned Attending A Writers’ Conference”

I’m honored to share this fantastic post from Aurora Gregory with you all. The SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference last month was a wonderful time and I hope to see many of you again next year… I’m a writer and I love to write but I don’t necessarily consider myself an author. Even though I co-authored a book, I don’t […]

Formal versus Informal Writing

As a professional editor for the past twenty years, I’m always looking up guidelines in the industry-standard resources—which, for published books, is The Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. So much of writing is subjective, up to author and publisher preference as well as educated guesswork as to what will be most effective […]

SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference 2018

The second annual SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference was amazing. A LOT went into the preparation for it, but I had an incredible planning team who voluntarily gave of their time and talents to make this happen. And wow, did God ever bless it! I’m having a great time reading the comments posted on the Facebook […]

My Latest Celebrate Lit Blog Tour

I am so grateful to my dear, sweet friend Sandra Barela, who runs Celebrate Lit Publishing & Publicity, for doing a series of blog tours for my Fiction Lover’s Devotional series. Last month, she sent preview copies of the fourth book, 21 Days of Joy: Stories that Celebrate Mom, to her reviewers. Sandy’s blog tours […]

Are You Ready For The SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference?

The SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference is less than a month away! June 21-23. This will be our second year, and we’re back at Biola University. Our first conference last summer was amazing. God majorly blessed the attendees in so many ways. I’m super-excited to see what He does this year! We have an awesome faculty, […]

Guest Post—Judy Hagey “3 Things You’d Be Surprised to Learn about Your Editor”

This guest post by my friend Judy Hagey is a cute wrap-up of the PENCON conference I attended a few weeks ago… Last weekend I attended my second PENCON – Proofreaders and Editors Network Conference. Billed as the only such conference for editors in Christian publishing, the conference is an opportunity to network and hone […]