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Latest tagged entries for 'WRITING'



Author Susan May Warren - Blog Tour!

Wednesday, 16 January 2008 12:21 P GMT-08
Interview with author Susan May Warren

GRAND OPENING - Prizes even!

Friday, 14 September 2007 10:11 A GMT-08
My brand new website is up and running - come join me for the Grand Opening!

Special Guest Author, Camy Tang!

Wednesday, 12 September 2007 8:23 A GMT-08
Blog Book Tour Interview with Christian Chick Lit Author Camy Tang

Book Review - Too Good to Be True

Thursday, 3 May 2007 1:41 P GMT-08
I just finished reading a great chick lit type of book by Trish Perry called Too Good to Be True. (Harvest House, 2007) Here's the gist via Amazon:Book DescriptionTrish Perry, author of the charming novel The Guy I’m Not Dating, follows up

Book 3 Releases!

Tuesday, 1 May 2007 9:31 A GMT-08
I'm having quite a month, publishingly speaking. Today my third book releases from Revell Books. Up: Devotions for Faith that Connects is a devotional book I co-authored with Tim Baker back in '05. Written primarily with teens in mind, our bo

Published in Today's Christian!

Tuesday, 24 April 2007 8:55 A GMT-08
My great friend and writing buddy, Laura Christianson, has been teaching me a thing or two lately. She teaches workshops at conferences on subjects like blogging, writing press releases, and anything adoption related. She's got a fun project in t

Radio Interview WWJC

Monday, 23 April 2007 10:35 A GMT-08
So I recently met a fellow author at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference in California. Name's BJ Hamrick, and boy is she nervy . . . . . . she actually demanded a blog update from me recently. Demanded. And in no uncertain terms. Told

Movie - Stranger than Fiction

Monday, 9 April 2007 12:54 P GMT-08
I loved this movie because I'm a writer. I loved this movie because I'm currently working on my first novel. And I loved this movie because I'm an Emma Thompson fan. My husband put up with this movie because he likes hanging out with me.

Mount Hermonites - 2007

Saturday, 7 April 2007 6:53 A GMT-08
Let me introduce you to my Mount Hermon fiction mentoring clinic (yes, I was photoshopped in since I had to miss the photo op for an appointment). From the left: Jenn, Shawn, Jill, Michael, our fearless leader: James Scott Bell, Rachel, Katie (in bac

Get a Shoutlife

Tuesday, 13 March 2007 8:02 A GMT-08
I recently discovered Shoutlife, a free Christian owned and operated public blog website. I think it took me all of about three minutes to get my profile page up and running and within ten minute

NANOWRIMO, Part Deux

Monday, 20 November 2006 5:06 P GMT-08
Okay, gang. I'm pulling out all the stops. I'm currently at 32,243 word count (check it out: http://www.nanowrimo.org/userinfo.php?uid=168081 ). My goal: 40K by Turkey Day. Wish me luck. I'm gonna need it. (I'm having a blast, though!)

Writing Off Into the Sunset

Thursday, 16 November 2006 7:54 A GMT-08
    My head aches. My fingers are sore. My kids' homework is overdue. And as far as I know, my novel stinks, but hey -- I reached 25,000 words last night! I'm halfway there! I'm down to my last fifteen days and have several obstacle

Book Marketing Maven

Friday, 10 November 2006 5:18 P GMT-08
Only three more months til my next Mom Book comes out! Whoo Hoo! This week, my marketing strategy has been to put together a list of possible magazines to whom I could submit book excerpts. Thankfully, I've got Dave, the Print and Internet Publicit

The Writing Fool

Tuesday, 7 November 2006 7:51 A GMT-08
Life is good, people. I'm sitting in my office, listening to Mozart, drinking Starbucks, and writing my novel by candlelight with the snores of my cat drifting in and out occasionally. NANOWRIMO Update: I'm up to 8,000 words tonight, pushing for 10,

NANOWRIMO

Friday, 3 November 2006 5:10 P GMT-08
National Novel Writers Month

Creative Ways to Kill Time When You're Supposed to Be Writing

Monday, 30 October 2006 7:50 A GMT-08
  I'm putting together a list of the top 5 ways to kill time for those of you interested in the reasons as to why I haven't blogged regularly in the past, oh, five months. The reasons are varied, the reasons are legit. And apprently th

Back in the Saddle, Baby!

Friday, 8 September 2006 5:23 P GMT-08
Not coincidentally, I'm back to my blog September 8, 2006. You will notice my last blog post was dated June 19, 2006. June 19 was the last day of school. The first day of school was September 6. Being a full-time writer, I find it ever so difficult t

Help Getting Published

Thursday, 15 June 2006 7:49 A GMT-08
There are a lot of published writers out there. There are even more wanna-be published authors out there. I get asked at least once a week: "Can you help me get published?" While I'm truly flattered, the fact of the matter is: No. Not becau