Hello from Crystal Bowman! I’ve been writing for children for more than 20 years and am still learning the process because there is always more to know. I enjoy teaching and mentoring writers and prefer a positive instructional approach. I’d rather tell writers what to do rather than what not to do. But sometimes we can learn from our mistakes and even the mistakes of others. So this post is going to focus more on what not to do in order to keep your children’s story from landing in the slush pile.
Month: January 2016
This is our archive pageTips from the Pros: Gayle Roper
Greetings from not-so-sunny (but not snowy and icy, either) Mount Dora, Florida. Today, I’m delighted to welcome award-winning author Gayle Roper to the CAN blog. I had the opportunity to meet Gayle in person at an industry conference last summer, where her book, A Widow’s Journey, was named the Advanced Writers and Speaker’s Association Nonfiction Book of the Year. I’m excited to introduce her to our CAN audience. Welcome, Gayle! Could you please share how you got into writing? I have been in this business for over forty-five years, and have things ever changed. I began writing as a young…
NEW RELEASE JANUARY 2016 — 365 DEVOTIONS FOR HOPE BY KAREN WHITING
Short daily meditations bring simple messages of hope. Each devotion uses a word image to illustrate an uplifting thought. Topics relate to seasons as well as struggles and the future that include the hope of new dreams, restoration, overcoming difficulties, and renewal. Anchors, spring flowers, candles, chocolate, a soothing touch, encouraging words, and other timeless images and touches remind us of hope and God’s love. The weaving of appropriate scriptures adds to the depth of discovering lasting hope.
In Pursuit of the Reasonable Deadline
Hi Everyone, it’s Judith Couchman. My assignment for this year focuses on blogging about writing: technique; practical pointers, encouragement, and such. I hope this helps you.
Without Walls of Protection
Hola from Janet Perez Eckles…Igniting Your Passion to Overcome No landscape. No fancy doors. Not even a nice front. None of these are priorities for homes in La Paz, Bolivia. The wall you see in this picture is to guard the home. Every house has a protective barrier against thieves.
Tips From the Pros: Jeanette Levellie
Greetings from Colorado – Davalynn Spencer, here, happy to introduce this week’s professional author, Jeanette Levellie. Jeanette, tell us how you got into writing. Thirty-five years ago when our youngest was a baby I wrote some poems and an article for La Leche League. I liked sharing my creativity with the world, but did not pick up my writing again till my kids were in their teens. That’s when I began writing devotionals, attended my first writers conference and sold my first article.
NEW RELEASE: JANUARY 2016 — CALICO SPY BY MARGARET BROWNLEY
Pinkerton Detective Katie Madison Makes a Lousy Harvey House Waitress. . . . But it’s the only way she can get close enough to the scene of the murders of two of the restaurant’s servers to solve the mystery. Between having impeccable posture, a perfect Harvey Girl smile, and memorizing menu specials of the day, not to mention dealing with the temperamental French chef, her mind might be too full to make any headway in the biggest case of her career.
Growing Pains
By Dianne Barker It’s Dianne Barker with reflections on growing pains. Looking back, many of us recall stages of awkwardness as we left childhood for adolescence and then adulthood, each phase bringing growth and change. After a few stumbles, we got our footing and moved ahead, walking in confidence. The process is much like our faith journey—stages and stumbles as we learn and grow. I’m thinking of 2 Peter 3:18. “Grow in grace (undeserved favor, spiritual strength) and recognition and knowledge and understanding of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (the Messiah)…” (The Amplified Bible).
Tips from the Pros: Andrea Boeshaar
Happy New Year from Sarah Sundin! Today I have the honor of interviewing Andrea Boeshaar, a familiar name to Christian writers. Not only does Andrea have dozens of titles to her credit, but she’s also worked as an agent and currently works as a writing coach and substantive (content) editor. Andrea has great advice to share with us today! Andrea, how did you get into writing? I started writing as a little girl. I wrote in diaries, penned letters to relatives, and created songs and plays. In the fourth grade, I even wrote a book called “Little Miss Mouse.” When…
In Marketing, One Cut Leads to a Paste Somewhere
A few scenarios might have seemed frustrating, but easily turned to fodder for marketing My editor had me find and use a quote daily for a devotional and then changed it to scriptures I did tons of research for each day’s devotion for a historic nonfiction (Stories of Faith and Courage From the Home Front) and had folders of excess info Another editor cut content and had me add other content I realized each time that I had plenty of material for social networking. I had a whole database of historic dates I blogged about. I had quotes on my…
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