Tips from the Pros: Pam Farrel

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California! Since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, what better way to celebrate than with Pam Farrel, the author of Red-Hot Romance Tips for Women! With dozens of non-fiction titles to her credit, Pam has much to share with us, including a real-life romance story which started at a book promotion event! Pam, how did you get into writing? How many books do you have published? What are a few of your latest titles? I wrote my first book in second grade, a fictional work about “Princess Pamela” and it was complete with crayon drawings! We now…

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Only Believe!

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Belief is essential to writing success. Not just any belief, but belief in what God says about us. Far too many Christian writers believe what the world says about them instead of what God says about them. Here are a few wrong beliefs that I have heard in my work as a writing coach . 1) It takes luck to succeed as a writer. I dislike the word luck. It implies chance and happenstance. To believe that luck is essential to writing success is to believe a lie. What the world calls “luck” is really hard work and perseverance. 2) Only big…

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Proofreading Pointers #30

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Hi! I’m Kathy Ide. In addition to being a published author, I’m a full-time professional freelance editor. For CAN, I’m blogging about “PUGS”–Punctuation, Usage, Grammar, and Spelling … tips for writers based on the most common mistakes I see in the manuscripts I edit. These are excerpts from my new book, Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, which reveal how multi-published authors proofread their manuscripts to avoid typos, inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and PUGS errors. (The book is available from Amazon.) If you’re interested in working with a freelance editor (or know someone who is), e-mail me through the contact page of my website. Or go…

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Tip for Speakers

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"Manners are the beginning of integrity." The first time I read that quote I thought how simple yet profound.  I pondered for a moment how simple etiquette reveals immediately whether or or not we courteous, considerate and grateful. And, when it is present it refreshes everyone who happens to encounter it. As speakers, we are often the ultimate focal point of someone’s event.  Therefore we are lavished with praise, gifts and our every need is attempted to met.  In return, what are we giving beside a great talk? Having been both a Women’s Ministry Leader and still a speaker I have sat on both sides of the table. Therefore, I’d like to share from…

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Tips from the Pros: Tanya Stowe

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California! With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s fun to focus on authors who write about romance. Tanya Stowe’s sweet inspirational romances are a hit with her readers, and I know we’ll all enjoy getting to know her better! Tanya, how did you get into writing? I finished my first book at age 11. How many books do you have published? What are a few of your latest titles? I have seven published and two more contracted. Amazingly, I had three come out in December, two I coauthored with Delia Latham called A Cowboy Christmas and…

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NEW RELEASE–February 1, TUCK-ME-IN TALKS by Grace Fox

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Tuck-Me-In Talks with Your Little Ones: Creating Happy Bedtime Memories – February 1, 2014 (Harvest House Publishers)   Description: Trade in a few of your bedtime stories for memory-making moments with this collection of fun conversation starters for kids ages three to eight. It's filled with open-ended questions that will stimulate your children's imagination and help them express their thoughts. These conversation starters for kids cover a wide range of topics and avoid one-word answers and right-or-wrong responses. The goal is simply to share some happy times together as you consider some questions for kids, such as… If you could…

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