Outside Harvest House Publishers in Eugene, Friday afternoon A momentous occasion as a few members of the Redeemed Writers gather to tour one of the top five Christian publishers … Kristen Johnson, Sherrie Ashcraft, Miriam Cheney, et moi (The tail of the Prius is the perfect height for timer photography!) We always called the mixing-up […]
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Genesis Finalists Announced!
There’s a special place in my heart for the Genesis contest as I truly believe my finaling last year led to the sale of The Familiar Stranger. Accordingly, I’m THRILLED to post the names of the 2009 finalists! Congratulations to all, but an extra special shout-out to the ladies who so often leave comments here. […]
What Good is a Market Analysis?
And how does it differ from a Competitive Analysis? These questions floated around the ACFW loop a few days ago. What follows is my contribution to the topic: I thought with all the discussion about what to include in proposals, many of you might like to see WHY you need to include a market analysis […]
Proof’s in the Pudding
Actually, I hope not. Today, during my son’s birthday party, the UPS truck chugged up our driveway. With my page proofs on board. “It’s my book!” I screamed, jumping up and down a few times. Quickly, I pulled it together. “But today is about Josh.” And went on with putting candles in the cake. I […]
Free Critique Opportunity
Well, I’m sure all of you are already signed up for the infrequent, humorous Ashberry Lane newsletter (right? right?), but just in case you aren’t or it ended up in your spam folder, go to our contest and update page on Ashberry Lane. If you scroll down past the subscription form, you can read the […]
A Fabulous Interview in the ACFW Afictionado
Despite being due any day, Tiffany Amber Stockon put together a terrific article about my first sale. Please come read it: Christina Berry’s First Sale I sat here blinking tears back after I finished reading it for the first time. It’s been almost a month since we did the interview and God knew I needed […]
I Feel Like a Real Writer
… for four reasons! One, I got a letter from Google regarding a class action lawsuit regarding their search feature. They included me because my work may have been searched in an improper manner. Ha! I highly doubt it, since the book isn’t out yet. Two, the OCW newsletter arrived today. It highlights a workshop […]
I’m Going to ACFW!
I got a call yesterday that I am one of the blessed recipients of the ACFW Conference Scholarships!! It really was great news to balance out some of the stress of yesterday. At the same time, I know quite a lot of people applied and didn’t get one. I’m sad for them. This is how […]
Debut Book Cover Revealed!
By Christina Tarabochia on February 4, 2009 in Contract, Moody, The Familiar Stranger, Undiscovered, Writing
I can’t wait to hear what you think! Many of you have posted comments over on facebook, but feel free to repeat anything complimentary here. 😉 One big surprise, if you’ve followed along my writing journey, is the name of the book. All along (see labels on the bottom left-hand side of the blog if […]
A Writer’s High!
WARNING: this post is going to jump around. If you have a heart condition or are pregnant, please remove your earrings and keep all hands inside the vehicle. Best news first: Little S**** has been recovered! I don’t have all the details yet because they’re hard to get from India, but THANK YOU for praying. […]