Five reasons to enter the Touched by Love writing contest!

You’re been thinking about writing sweet or inspirational fiction for a long time.You’d love to have the fabulous Deb Raney be your mentor for two months.You have a need to tell stories that reflect your beliefs and your sweetness.You read a lot of romance, romantic suspense, and historical fiction. So why not write it?Elnora says do it!

The deadline to enter is August 1, 2023. Yes, that’s about three weeks from now. But what if? What if you pull out that proposal and dust it off. Make it pretty. Then you read and edit the three chapters you’d like to send to an editor or agent one day. You might not win this contest, but you’ll get feedback that will set you on the road to publication. You can’t eat a cupcake until you’d tested the recipe, right? Tweak it, make it your own, then put the icing on top and sprinkle it with love. You can do this. (If I can do this, anyone can, I know.)

“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”–Ernest Hemingway, Writer’s Digest

“Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.–Larry L. King, Writer’s Digest

“Plot is people. Human emotions and desires founded on the realities of life, working at cross purposes, getting hotter and fiercer as they strike against each other until there’s an explosion–that’s Plot.”–Leigh Brackett, Writer’s Digest

(All quotes from Writer’s Digest “72 of the Best Quotes about Writing.” Zachary Petit, June 22, 2012)

What are you waiting for? Tell your story. You have to start somewhere! Let me know if you entered!!!