7 Publishing Myths

7 Publishing Myths

  I don’t want to rain on your publishing parade, but I do want you to be realistic about traditional publishing. Here are 7 myths you need to know about. All authors make a bucket load of money! (Click to tweet this.) (Actuality: We make about 78 cents a...

Why do poorly written books sell?

(Picture credit: me, at Chihuly museum in Tacoma, WA). I’m posting this picture for a reason, to show the beauty of art that took invention, labor, and creativity to make.)Today over at Facebook I asked the question, “Why do poorly written books sell...

A Saul Writer?

“Samuel said, ‘Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord, but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord?’Then Saul said to Samuel, ‘I did obey the voice of the Lord, and went on the mission on which the Lord...

What it takes to be a master writer

I share the “secret” of writing success over at Michael Hyatt’s blog today. He’s the CEO of Thomas Nelson. Let me know what you think. How many hours have you tallied?

New Mentors added to The Writing Spa

God’s been doing cool things in my life–painful, but good initiatives. He’s been slowing me down, helping me see that a frenetic pace is not His highest for my life.In light of that, I’ve hired my two critique partners, D’Ann Mateer and...