Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California. Today I have the honor of interviewing Janet Chester Bly. She and her late husband, Stephen Bly, individually and as co-authors, have 120 published titles! I’m looking forward to hearing wisdom from a true veteran in the field of Christian writing. Janet, how did you get into writing? When my late husband, Stephen Bly, got God’s call into ministry, graduated from seminary, and began to pastor a church, I wanted to know His will for me too. That began a search of several years for my own spiritual gifts meant to benefit the church…
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This is our archive pageTips from the Pros: Carolyn Warren
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.
Tips 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…
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…
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…
Tips from the Pros: Kathy Harris
Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California. Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Kathy Harris, who has a fascinating writing history, starting with writing biographies of entertainers. Kathy’s debut novel, The Road to Mercy, highlights her background in the Christian music industry. With her background in marketing, she has some great insight for us today! Kathy, how did you get into writing? How many books do you have published? I’ve wanted to write since I was a child and kept that dream through high school and college, graduating with a communications degree from Southern Illinois University. I was offered a…
Tips from the Pros: Marsha Hubler
Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California! Today I have the joy of interviewing multi-published novelist Marsha Hubler, whose love for horses, children, and the Amish and Mennonites is expressed in her stories. Marsha, How did you get into writing? I started about twenty years ago with poetry, short stories, and articles published in magazines. I always had the desire to write, but life got in the way until I was in my forties.
Tips from the Pros: Jane Hampton Cook
Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California. Today I have the honor of interviewing Jane Hampton Cook – author, historian, and frequent commentator on Fox News. Jane’s love of history and knowledge of the great lessons to be learned from the past infuse all her work. American Phoenix, about President John Quincy Adams and his wife Louisa, releases this week from Thomas Nelson. Jane, How did you get into writing? I wanted to find something I could do while also working from home and taking care of my children. Before my children were born, I stumbled into writing when I was…
