Blogger: Rachel Kent
There are many benefits to attending large writers’ conferences like ACFW, but smaller conferences have some great perks, too!
First is cost. The big conferences have to bring in a large faculty from all over to a …
// by Rachel Kent// 57 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
There are many benefits to attending large writers’ conferences like ACFW, but smaller conferences have some great perks, too!
First is cost. The big conferences have to bring in a large faculty from all over to a …
// by Janet Grant// 8 Comments
Blogger: Janet Grant
Our office is closed for the holidays so we can spend the holidays with our families. This post is from our archives, and is one of our “Best of.” We’ll return with new posts when the office …
// by Rachel Kent// 34 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
One of my favorite things to do is to call a debut client to tell him or her that we received an offer. It’s such a delight to share in the moment when that author’s dreams become …
// by Rachel Kent// 34 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
We are well into the holiday season already! Wow. I’m still shocked that it is December and we have 20 days until Christmas! The holidays are a time to refresh and recharge before we all jump into …
// by Michelle Ule// 38 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Wendy Lawton, who is traveling on business today.
When I finished writing my first novella,I felt proud about completing it several weeks before the deadline. I tweaked it a bit here and there, used …
// by Wendy Lawton// 86 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I’m feeling inspired and ready to creatively tackle a complex project I’ve needed to tackle for a long time. My muse, you ask? Why I spent the weekend cleaning out storage units, reorganizing the pantry and cleaning …
// by Rachel Kent// 38 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I came across this article on Yahoo yesterday, and I’m not sure what to think of this mom’s efforts to “fix” Harry Potter by writing a “reverse fan fiction” on fanfiction.net.
https://tv.yahoo.com/news/mom-rewriting-harry-potter-replace-witchcraft-christianity-221000371.html
I agree with her that …
// by Rachel Kent// 35 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
What motivates you to keep writing? We are all faced with the ups and downs that come on the roller coaster of publishing, but when we get discouraged it can be tempting to just give up. Here …
// by Wendy Lawton// 45 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
The first page of my journal is never cycled out with the addition of new pages for a new year. On it is my mission statement, developed on May 6, 2001 when I was writing and working …
// by Wendy Lawton// 29 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Our Books & Such offices close after today for the Thanksgiving holiday so I am going to close out our blog for the week by talking about some of the things for which we at Books & …