by Lucinda Secrest McDowell, @LucindaSMcDowel Last fall I submitted the manuscript for my twelfth book. On time. Whew! Because it was on a fast track, and I had already made several travel plans that could not be cancelled, I wondered if I could do it. Through God’s grace, prayer support, diligent…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” ― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt Meeting deadlines can set you apart in the publishing world, because just as a lot of people don't turn in proposals that are requested at conferences, a lot…