Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California, where I’m giving thanks for a lovely weekend with family. Today I have the honor of interviewing Carolyn Warren, a financial expert with two nonfiction books for consumers about mortgages—and she’s also co-authored two books on prayer and parenting. Carolyn, how did you get into writing? How many books do you have published? In the ninth grade, I had an exceptional creative writing teacher who fueled my fire to write. I have four books published. The two in the Christian marketplace are Praying Through Your Pregnancy and Praying Through Your Child’s Early Years.
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This is our archive pageTips from the Pros: Kathy Collard Miller
Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California! What a joy for me to interview Kathy Collard Miller, author of fifty books. When I first started writing in 2000, my mother bragged at the bowling alley about her daughter working on a novel. Kathy “happened” to be on the other team. This sweet woman gave my mother her phone number—and answered dozens of my newbie questions. She was my first contact with the writing community, and I will always be grateful for her generosity and encouragement. Kathy, how did you get into writing? I’d always had the heart of a writer—trying to…
What Do You Say When Asked What Your Book is About?
Hi everyone! Pamela S. Meyers here with my monthly post about marketing your books. I feel like I’ve been in the school of hard knocks for most of the summer as I’ve worked steadily on marketing my book “in the field.” I’ve seen some really great results and some not-so-great. But that’s okay. I’m learning. Earlier this summer a marketing book by Rob Eager called Sell Your Book like Wildfire was recommended to me. It’s been sitting on my shelf for at least four months now. High time I opened it! Last week I read the first chapter and…
Tips from the Pros: Marlene Banks
Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California. Today I have the joy of interviewing novelist Marlene Banks, who has written both historical and contemporary novels. Marlene, how did you get into writing? I have always loved writing since childhood. I have written all my life but only considered doing it professionally in the last eighteen years or so. I realized I was a divinely designed storyteller and writer to serve God’s Kingdom. Writing is my foundational gift and calling. So with little to no knowledge of what it took, the industry or the particulars of the crafts (other than the mere…
Tips from the Pros: Golden Keyes Parsons
Greetings from Sarah Sundin from still-sunny California. Today I have the honor of interviewing a gracious lady with a gorgeous name—Golden Keyes Parsons. Golden is a sought-after speaker and the author of numerous novels and novellas. Golden, how did you get into writing? I grew up in a family of newspaper editors and owners so grew up writing. I had an article published here and there, but I never sought to get a book published until I started speaking professionally in 1996.
Tips from the Pros: Jan Kern
Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California, where we’re welcoming cooler temperatures. I have the joy of interviewing multi-published nonfiction author Jan Kern today. I’ve enjoyed getting to know Jan at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, where she serves on the faculty. She has a true heart for following God’s lead in her writing, covering difficult but crucial topics—and now following Him into an uncertain transition period. As so many writers are in transition nowadays, you’re sure to be inspired by her example. Jan, how did you get into writing? I’ve always loved books and playing with words. As a…
Marketing Lessons Learned in the Middle of a Boat Ride
Pamela S. Meyers here with another post about book marketing. Since last March I’ve been on a promotion blitz for my April 1 release, Love Finds You in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a historical romance set in one of the most beautiful vacation spots in Wisconsin. I’ve held speaking and signing engagements, given a slideshow presentation on the history of my setting at a museum, a library and even a retirement home. I’ve also held speaking and signing events, and much more. Last March, I visited the gift shop run by the boat company that gives guided tours of the lake….
Why waste time with a book proposal?
My current nonfiction project is a book on writing that was solicited by a publisher. Since I have already been given a contract for the book, and I have a tight deadline, you may be surprised to hear that one of my earliest steps in the process is writing a proposal. What?
Tips from the Pros: Liz Tolsma
Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California! Today I have the joy of interviewing fellow WWII fiction author, Liz Tolsma. Her debut novel, Snow on the Tulips, is an outstanding look at life in Nazi-occupied Holland, and it just released on August 6! Liz, how did you get into writing? How many books do you have published? My fifth-grade teacher gave us many writing assignments. I loved them –especially the tall tales where I could let my imagination run wild. She encouraged me to follow my dream of becoming an author. It took a long time to happen, but I always…
Using Research More Effectively
Here are a few tips I’ve learned to keep myself organized, and few things I plan to do with that research to capitalize on the effort. If you are doing research these tips may save you time and increase your productivity.
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