This morning as I was having coffee and conversation with Our Lord (He leaves most of the carafe to me) we were discussing the nuances and importance of success (and by that, I mean He was listening, and I was whining), and it occurred to me in a profound way that success must be measured in comparison...
Make-A-Story™ - Monday's Writing Prompt
Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature - Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our guidelines and have our standard Christian...
Monday's Child by Clare Revell
Based on the new version of the nursery rhyme Monday's Child comes a new series of romantic suspense novels by Clare Revell. One for every day of the week.Monday’s Child must hide for protection,Tuesday’s...
Write the Vision ~ Wednesday
The
Wizard of Oz always was a favorite movie of mine, but it always bothered me at
the end when Glenda told Dorothy she had what she needed to leave Oz all
along...the ruby slippers.
Why did
Glenda do that to Dorothy? Just think of all Dorothy could have avoided...the
scary monkeys, the long...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
Authors should always work hard to avoid offending a reader. When self editing, important areas to look for are narratives that smack of author intrusion. Readers can easily spot an author's opinion peeking through the pages of a manuscript. Sometimes this narrative is, sadly, intentional. An author...
Pelican Book Group at the RT Book Lovers Convention
White Rose Publishing and Pelican Book Group were well represented at the RT Book Lovers Convention in Chicago a short while ago!Authors Dora Hiers, Mary Manners, Marianne Evans, and the writing...
Book of the Year Award Winner
I'm please to announce that HEARTS COMMUNION has won the Christian Small Publishers Association's Book of the Year Award in the romance category. Congratulations to author, Marianne Evans. HEARTS COMMUNION...
Thursdays Tips: Let’s Talk Carrots… Sort Of (Or the Fine Art of Secret-Keeping as a Novelist)
Let’s begin with another foodie term first though, shall we?
I promise to get down to writing in a minute here. Do you remember when “plate”
became a verb in cooking circles? The food channels...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
Why is self-editing important to an author?Have you ever wondered why some athletes excel and others don't make the cut? Why one vocalist wins the audition and garners the prized solo? What about the chef who takes the prize for the winning recipe? One word separates the winner: Advantage.Some will...
Write the Vision ~ Wednesday
Benaiah? And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. ~ 1 Chronicles 15:24 Chances are you may have never heard...
Make-A-Story™ - Monday's Writing Prompt
Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature - Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our guidelines and have our standard Christian...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
Okay, I just finished reviewing a number of entries or a writing contest. A lack of self-editing set the entries apart, and many of the entries had the same common mistakes. What were those mistakes that cost entrants valuable points?1. Prologues filled with back story: By its very nature, a prologue...
Make-A-Story™ Monday - Writing Prompt
Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature - Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our guidelines and have our standard Christian...
Pacing a Romance
Pelican Book Group now has three imprints: White Rose Publishing (romance), Harbourlight Books (non-romance), and most recently Watershed Books (young adult fiction with adult appeal). Today I want to talk to writers of romance about pacing.
Here are some basic rules of thumb for pacing a romance:
Ground...
Call for Submissions - new imprint: Watershed Books
Another exciting announcement: We're adding a new imprint to the Pelican Book Group family. Watershed Books will be Christian fiction geared towards the young adult. Just as teens are experiencing a crucial turning point in their lives—a watershed between childhood and adulthood—so Watershed Books...
Make-A-Story™ Monday - This Week's Writing Prompt...
Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature - Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our guidelines and have our standard Christian...
Ruby Dawn to be Released in German
Being a part of Pelican Book Group is always a blessing (even when it's one of those rare God-if-this-is-how-you-treat-your-friends blessings [you know what I'm talking about. :) ]). Today, though, we have a special announcement -- a "feel good" blessing -- and when better to announce that than during...
