To Be a Child
July 2, 2014 To Be a Child On July 1, I celebrated my one year anniversary of retiring from the church after 30 years of ministry. I retired in order to deal with chronic health issues but mostly so that … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Writing
So You Think You Can Write?
I love teaching at writers’ conferences because most of the writers who attend know that getting published is not easy. Just like most professions, writing takes time, education, and training. If a person applied for a job as a fitness … Continue reading →
The International Christian Retail Show 2014
Ever wonder how Christian children’s books wind up on store shelves? How retailers find new books and decide what to carry? One way is the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS), the annual trade show of the Christian Booksellers Association. I … Continue reading →
Writers: Shoot for the Stars!
As a beginning writer, you’re often told to submit your work to smaller publishing houses and places that publish often, like weekly Sunday school take-home papers. Why? Because your chances of rejection are less. Supposedly, it’s more encouraging. I never … Continue reading →
Never Give Up!
Greetings! I’m a new face (or name!) on Christian Children’s Authors, although I am not new to writing. Since I’ll be filling in as a guest blogger six times in the next three months, I thought I’d begin by introducing … Continue reading →
Why I Write
The world of publishing is hard to break into. As is true for most things in life, there are no shortcuts. You don’t go from writing a picturebook story on your lunch hour to getting it published by a major … Continue reading →