Summer Plans and Other Disasters: Fiction or Reality?
You’ve thought of everything—venue, timing, menu, guest list, activities, possible issues, contingencies, etc. You spent months planning. Your event will be perfect! How many of you have ever thought something so silly? In my debut novel—Summer Plans and Other Disasters (available September 15!)—Callie Stevens likes to plan. She doesn’t just [...]
Book Review: How To Get Over Your Ex in 90 Days by Jennifer Peel
How to Get Over Your Ex in Ninety Days • Break off all contact for ninety days. • Stay away from social media. • Remember all the things you liked to do when you were single and revisit those activities. • Think carefully about starting any new romantic attachments. • [...]
Foster Homes and Hope by Sara L. Foust
I think it’s important for fiction to reflect life, and, if possible, for it to reflect real issues and aim readers toward Godly answers. While we write stories, we can put in bits of truths, bits of wisdom, and bits of guidance. The idea for my newest novel, Camp Hope, [...]
Book Review: And Then Blooms Love by Sally Jo Pitts
Hurt by her former fiancé Clifton Davenport, new flower shop owner Emme Matthews is working hard to establish a successful business and provide for the three-year-old child she is raising. Financial woes plague her, and she is forced to accept a floral job for a special dinner at the Davenport [...]
How to Write a Novel: How to Work With An Editor
No matter how many times you self-edit, there will always be things that slip past you, so having another set of eyes review your manuscript is important. That’s why you need to hire an editor. Working with an editor, however, isn’t a natural or easy thing to do. Why? When [...]