Happy Monday to you, from Bonnie Leon. I just finished a book that was supposed to take six months to write. It took more than a year. I've been writing for a good long while and have never had so much trouble finding my story. However, I now have a novel I feel good about and I can't wait for it to land on bookstore shelves.
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read latest news from our blogOUTLINNG THE NOVEL #2 – CREATING CHARACTER ARCS
Hello from novelist Gail Gaymer Martin at www.gailmartin.com In the Outlining for Screenwriting which I attended at the Gideon Film Festval, the second point deals with the topic of creating characters arcs. This is an important element in writing novels as well. 2. Create individual character arcs. What does the character want? What does the character need? The need factor is often the hidden desire of the character. The difference between the want and the need are sometimes in conflict and an effective technique is to create a situation where to gain what the character needs means to give up what he…
Outlining the Novel #1: Finding the Theme
Hello from novelist Gail Gaymer Martin at www.gailmartin.com Recently I attended the Gideon Film Festival and Media Conference at Ridgecrest and learned many techniques for writing screenplays. These same points work for fiction as well, and I believe that many screenwriting techniques can enhance fiction. In the next five weeks, I will share these points with you. The first point was: Define the overall theme or meaning of your work. What will happen and why does it matter? Why? If your story does not make a difference, if it doesn’t matter, then why write it? How can it serve the reader?…
From Written Word to Spoken Word
From Written Word to Spoken Word Tips by author and speaker Cheri Cowell One of the most frequent questions asked of me at writer’s conferences is “If I speak on my book and tell them everything that is in there, why would they then buy the book?” When I first began writing and speaking, I was fearful of the same thing. However, I quickly learned three valuable lessons. 1. Lesson One: Don’t Speak on Your Book- Speak on a Topic for Your Target Audience You’ve seen it on television, the “expert” author who’s every other word is, “In my book…”…
CAN Book Feature: Kona with Jonah by Sandra Glahn
Kona with Jonah ISBN-10: 0899573959 ISBN-13: 978-0899573953 In Kona with Jonah, a four-week Bible study, readers encounter the character of God and their own need to embrace radical forgiveness. In seeing God’s love for the murderous people of Nineveh—ancestors of modern-day Iraqis—they come face to face with One whose mercy extends even to the most despicable. Leader’s guide included. The Coffee Cup Bible Study series (AMG) is designed for both group and individual use with guided study on the weekdays and relevant devotionals on the weekends. Each study comes with the entire Scripture book of the Bible or passage(s) included. …
CAN Book Feature: Christmas Homecoming by Elizabeth Goddard
Christmas Homecoming ISBN-10: 1602605645 ISBN-13: 978-1602605640 Last week we featuredChristmas Homecoming and one of its authors, Elizabeth Ludwig. This week we want to tell you about Elizabeth (Beth) Goddard, who also co-authored this book. Elizabeth Goddard began her writing career as an inspirational series reviewer for ROMANTIC TIMES BOOK CLUB MAGAZINE, then continued with articles, reviews, and devotionals. Her first novel, Seasons of Love (Barbour, 2007) was repackaged into a 3-in-1 collection as CRANBERRY HEARTS and released July 2009. To date, she’s contracted with Barbour for a cozy mystery, a novella anthology, and working on a series set in North Dakota. Disarming…
To My Fellow Hard-Working Writers
Happy Labor Day from Jeanette! While researching a new book idea I stumbled upon this bit of historical trivia: Labor Day was official recognized in 1894 when President Grover Cleveland signed a law establishing it as a national holiday. The observance actually dates back to September 5, 1882 when workers paraded in New York City, fighting for unionization and an eight-hour work day. Declaring it a holiday was the president’s way of honoring the American workforce. By the early 20th century Labor Day marked the official end of summer. As a kid Labor Day meant: • A barbecue with neighbors • Anticipating…
Refreshments Will Be Served
Dianne Neal Matthews here, wishing you a Happy Labor Day! Are you celebrating the holiday weekend by taking a break from your writing and marketing labor? That's something hard for us writers to do, isn't it? After all, we can't just clock out and walk away from our job. Even if we go on a trip, we might leave our briefcase at home but we always carry our work-in-progress around in our head. So what's a writer to do?
Marketing Lessons from the World of Retail
Hello all, T.L. (Tracy) Higley here, with my very first CAN blog post! I’ll be posting on the first Wednesday of every month, and for the next twelve months I’m inviting you on a journey, through an experimental year for me, and one that I hope will prove helpful for you as well. Before we get to the experiment, a bit of background: Currently, I am writing historical suspense for B&H Books. The third book in my Seven Wonders series, Guardian of the Flame, releases in a month. But as with most of you, I’m sure, the…
Tips from the Pros: Cheri Cowell + Creating Book Tours/Data bases
Aloha from Karen, I'm interviewing Cheri Cowell, a dear friend and someone who worked hard to create great sales for her first book. She planned her own tri-state book tour and build an incrdible database of churches. Welcome Cheri. Let's find out more about you and what you did to market your books.
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