Better than a golden ticket to Wonka’s Chocolate Factory … More fun than a room full of distortion mirrors … More heart than the fullest box on Valentine’s Day … Its the Redeemed Writers Critique Group!! For almost six years I’ve been part of the same critique group. These wonderful women–though we have had a […]
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Selling My Debut Novel: Part II
We had critique group today. The Redeemed Writers decided to let a new member into our crazy bunch, so Angella audited this month’s meeting. If she’s brave enough to return, she’ll hopefully find a committed (or need to be committed) group of women who love Jesus, seek serious feedback, and want to be better writers. […]
Writers’ Weekend at the Beach
Want to see what I look like without makeup, unshowered, and in my pajamas? Of course, you don’t. Too bad. I think goals are very important in life. My goal on Saturday was to shower by 5 PM. And you know what? I made it. Donna Fleisher brought a mix of unpublished and published authors […]
Lighten Up
I had the privilege of critiquing an unpublished book recently. See, despite my never mentioning it on this blog, I am still working almost everyday. Really! I was almost ready to send my full manuscript on to an interested editor when my agent suggested some changes, so that’s been pushed back a bit. Also, I’m […]
A New Critique from Tina Helmuth
Update: One of the conditions of my publishing contract is that no portion of the book be published, so I had to ask Tina to delete her critique in Nov. ’08.Tina Helmuth, a new acquaintance from ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), started a blog called The Ink’s Not Dry to help her fellow authors. She’s […]