CAN Book Feature: When All My Dreams Come True by Janelle Mowery

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Title:  When All My Dreams Come TrueAuthor: Janelle Mowery Publisher: Harvest HouseISBN: 978-0-7369-2807-6   Bobbie McIntyre dreams of running a ranch of her own. Raised without a mother and having spent most of her time around men, she knows more about wrangling than being a lady. Still, the friendship of her new employer awakens a desire to learn more about presenting her feminine side…but ranch life keeps getting in the way.  Ranch owner Jace Kincaid figures the Lord is testing his faith when a female wrangler shows up looking for work. Bobbie has an uncanny way of getting under his skin,…

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OH NO! A Harsh Critique!

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Sherry Kyle here, writing from California. Last week was an exciting one for me. I signed two book contracts—one for another nonfiction girl’s book with Legacy Press, and the other for my second contemporary novel with Abingdon Press. I’ve entered the world of having deadlines before the books are complete. Kind of scary . . . yet thrilling! Thanks for allowing me to share my good news with you! Today I want to encourage you to keep writing even when you receive a harsh critique. If you’ve taken the step to submit your writing, you’ve experienced some negative response. Hopefully,…

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How to Send a Press Release

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Dear Fellow CANers: I’m Ann Byle, a CAN member from way back. I’m a freelance writer for The Grand Rapids Press in Grand Rapids, Mich., as well as other publications including Kyria.com and Publishers Weekly. Before turning freelance 13 years ago, I was the book review editor at The Press. I received many press releases then; as a freelancer I have often done stories based on hard copy or email press releases. There is a fine line between sending a press release too early and sending it too late. Too early and the assigning editor loses it in the pile…

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Tips from the Pros: Donn Taylor

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Good day from Sarah Sundin in northern California, where the fog is almost making it feel like winter. Today I have the privilege of interviewing Donn Taylor, a man with a diverse and impressive list of achievements. Donn led an infantry rifle platoon in the Korean War, served with Army aviation in Vietnam, holds a PhD, taught college-level English literature, writes poetry – oh, and he has two published novels. I told you it was impressive. Donn, how many books do you have published? What are a few of your latest titles? I’ve published two novels and one poetry book. The…

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Getting Your Book Reviewed Online by Jill Williamson

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Your publisher will likely submit your book for review to some people and magazines. Just because they do doesn’t mean everyone will review it. It also doesn’t mean every review posted will be a positive one. That’s the nature of book reviews. So why bother? Because people notice. Maybe some people read online reviews. Maybe they don’t. But most people notice whether a book has 0, 15, or 400 book reviews. And that tells a potential reader something right away. It tells them whether or not people are reading the book.

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Being a Team Player

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Aloha from Karen I’ve been working with one of my editors who wants changes to books I wrote. He sends very gracious messages. I know he wants the best for the book and doesn’t want me upset, but wants to bring out the best work I can do. I’m all for having a better, more saleable product that will reach more readers so I cooperate and rewrite. And I love how the changes have been coming out. I’m also working on a book with a co-author. We need to be a team and I love my co-author. That’s how t…

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Little Things Mean A Lot

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Hi, all – Ava Pennington here. Happy New Year, everyone! New year, new calendar. I love the potential of a brand new calendar, don’t you? All those pristine pages with their empty little boxes…well, they started out pristine when I unwrapped the cellophane. But they’re filling up quickly! As I look back on the past year, I had so many thoughts about how to market my book. I had planned certain tasks for six months before publication, three months before, the month before, the week of…you get the idea. Unfortunately, the calendar got away from me, and many of those…

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CAN Book Feature: Walking in Grace by Karen H. Whiting

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ISBN 978-0830754908 Publisher: Gospel Light Release Date: 10/21/10 The gift of God’s grace transforms our lives as it did for Paul and many other early Christians. As we walk in grace we understand our significance to God, his merciful forgiveness, and how to extend his grace to others. The study explores Jesus, the source of grace, the gift of the grace of salvation, the encouragement of extending grace to others, freedom we have because of grace, the connection between grace and peace, and many other aspects of grace.

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Consumed?

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Happy New Year from Jeanette. Yes, it has been awhile since you heard from me. A lot happened at once and some things got set aside. Today I started to wonder though, if commitments like blogging got neglected because I was overwhelmed by circumstances that were far more important, or because I let them consume me. Maybe it was a little of both. Sometimes it’s hard to tell isn’t it?

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