by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac Terry Kay told me once I am too young to write true southern fiction. Perhaps he’s right. I didn’t live through the first civil rights movement, and while I remember when we got our first VCR, I don’t remember the year the lights came on.  But…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt Lately, I've thought about something Sir Isaac Newton discovered in the 1600s. An action comes before a reaction. If we expect the automatic door at the store to open, we have to step forward and activate the mechanism which opens the door. Staring at the…

by Kathryn Lang, @KathrynCLang “Repurpose your words.” The first time I heard this idea I was sitting in a session by Cheryl Sloan Wray about perfecting my query. I liked what she had to say about taking the same concept and the same words and then shifting them a little…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea Confession time. Sometimes when I’m driving and realize I’m lost, I automatically turn down the radio. It’s not so I can hear the GPS. I turn down the radio even when there’s no GPS. Why do I do it? Honestly, I don’t know. Maybe it’s so I…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Often editors state they are looking for a quotable book. For many writers, the idea is confusing. How is a quotable book defined? Does it mean an endorsement? Where do we find the appropriate statements? Is the request applicable to fiction and nonfiction? A quotable book…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Have you ever heard a reader indicate they didn’t read Christian fiction because of poor writing? Either the characterization, plot, dialogue, setting, emotion, or description disappointed them. It’s always a good habit to evaluate our writing and how we can raise the bar and attract readers…