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Advice & a Giveaway from Susan Meissner

I’m quite confident that every writer has, at one time or another, struggled with envy. I’m also confident that many young mothers, especially the writing-variety, feel overwhelmed at times.

Not only does award-winning author, Susan Meissner, have some advice on avoiding the ugly green-eyed monster and balancing our busy schedules, she’s giving away a copy of her newest release, The Girl in the Glass House.

Triple bonus!

To be eligible to win, all you have to do is leave a comment. A winner will...

ACFW Conference, Rose and Thorn Style

Some Rose Moments:

Meeting (and hugging) online writer friends in person for the first time
Reuniting with dear friends whom I don’t get to see often enough
Connecting with people in the lounge after hours
The Waterbrook Multnomah dinner on Friday night
Chatting with Rachel McRae from LifeWay (hey, that rhymes!)
The Live Free, Write Free workshop given by Allen Arnold and Jim Rubart
Watching friend and historical author, Rosslyn Elliott, win not one, but TWO Carol awards
Seeing Wildflowers from Wint...

ACFW Bound?

Okay, so every year this happens.

I go to ACFW looking forward to meeting and chatting with all the amazing people I meet online.

Inevitably, I get home and learn that all these wonderful people I know from this here blog were at ACFW but I never got to meet them.

This year, I’m determined not to let this happen.

So before I ask my questions, will you make me a promise?

If you see me at the ACFW conference and I’m experiencing tunnel vision (something I’ve suffered from my entire life), will you p...

How to Write Interviews People Will Actually Read

On Friday I admitted to skimming a lot of blog posts.

The ones that grab my attention and demand I read them in their entirety usually have one of the following:

A title that makes me feel like I’ll miss something important if I don’t read the text. Which is why I totally agree with Author Media’s blog post, 6 Magic Words that Always Get Clicks.
A highly engaging, highlighted snippet in the body of the text that beckons me to go back and read the entire thing

Today it’s time for another admission...

Friday Faves

Thanks to the wide world of blogging, I’ve mastered the art of skimming.

Every week I skim a lot of blogs. Inevitably, there are a few that grab my chin, demanding I read them in their entirety.

Every Friday, these are the blog posts I will share with you!

Chin-Grabbers For Everyone:

God Loves Uglyby Krista Phillips on One Woman’s Dream

A must-read for every woman who has ever felt less than beautiful. I’m pretty sure that’s all of us!Krista’s honest way of sharing an important truth is beautiful....

Alive in Me

A man lost his fiancé and found these words written in her journal:

I am not abandoned.

That was the real-life inspiration behind the song, I Am Not Abandoned, one of ten tracks on HBCD Worship’s debut album, Alive in Me.

Maybe it’s the writer in me, who can’t help but turn everything she hears into story fodder.

Or maybe it’s the mom, who knows her youngest son is half a world away in an orphanage with no mommy or daddy to hold him and if I could whisper one tiny truth in his precious little ear...

How to Market Yourself & Maintain your Sanity

In his book titled Sell Your Book like Wildfire, Rob Eager writes:

Authors who write books as an avocation just to have fun or tell people they’re published rarely succeed. Authors who write books as a vocation and take their work seriously usually achieve their goals.

Let me start with a confession:

Balance is not my forte.

All too often, when it comes to success in the publishing world, I find myself migrating toward the teeter-totter.

On one side sits Thing One.

Thing One is all frantic energy....

A Secret & A Giveaway from Jody Hedlund

I’m excited to have award-winning, best-selling author, Jody Hedlund, on my blog today.

Her latest release, Unending Devotion, hit shelves this past Saturday.I’m reading it right now and absolutely loving it. In fact, I was so desperate to read it yesterday, I gave my son some books to look at in his stroller and read Jody’s book while I walked the dog. Multi-tasking at it’s finest.

If you are a fan of historical romance, don’t miss Jody’s books. She’s one of the best!

Secret #4: My Hardest Life...

Was Suffering a Part of God’s Plan?

There was a boy who not only endured years of sexual abuse at the hand of a family friend, but grew up with a physically-abusive, alcoholic father.

This same boy became a man and went on a mission to disprove the resurrection.

His name is Josh McDowell and he wrote the very first Christian book I ever read calledMore Than a Carpenter. Today, he has ministered to many. His latest release, which is titled Undaunted: One Man’s Real-Life Journey from Unspeakable Memories to Unbelievable Grace, will...

Is Suffering a Part of God’s Plan?

There was a boy who not only endured years of sexual abuse at the hand of a family friend, but grew up with a physically-abusive, alcoholic father.

This same boy became a man and went on a mission to disprove the resurrection.

His name is Josh McDowell and he wrote the very first Christian book I ever read calledMore Than a Carpenter. Today, he has ministered to many. His latest release, which is titled Undaunted: One Man’s Real-Life Journey from Unspeakable Memories to Unbelievable Grace, will...