By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett Any Steven Curtis Chapman fans here? I’ve loved his music since my late teens. One of my many favorites is King of the Jungle. Are you familiar with it? There’s one line in there that is sort of the thinking behind my post today: “I’d be…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan I’ve seen a lot about accepting critiques, but not a lot about being a good critiquer. There was an old TV show called Truth or Consequences. If the contestant couldn't guess the truth about the guest, he had to suffer the consequences and some of those…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin As an author, you want to hire a publicist who has connections to radio and podcast hosts and can book you on those programs.  As an editor, I’ve encouraged some of my authors to book radio interviews. After the interviews, one author told me he didn’t…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 As an author, I’m guilty of flippantly joking about the craziness of creativity. I laugh off the characters in my head, bouts of depression, mood swings, isolation, and the many rejections I face as if it’s to be worn as a badge of honor. Yet, because…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites We all hate waiting. The lines at the supermarket are too long. The slow child getting ready for church. UGH! Even the Keurig seems slower. So what do we do after we hit send on a manuscript or query letter and it’s been two weeks? Pull…

by A.C. Williams @ACW_Author Every editor, agent, publisher, or mentor at a Christian writing conference will be a perfect fit for you, your book, and your career as an author. True or False. I hope you said false, because that statement certainly isn’t true! And it's actually a really good…