For My Writer Friends: I don’t know about you, but I get a little excited when a new writing guide comes along. Today I get to spill the news that The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles (Vol. 1) has hit the shelves. This guide is about that killer ingredient our stories need: Conflict. It …
But God…
First I want to wish everyone a very Happy 2019! And I want to thank you for supporting me and buying my books. As I thought about the coming year, I looked back over my Jesus Calling journal. Since October 9, 2009, I’ve read the devotional in Jesus Calling every day and made notes in the journal. In 2010 my entry …
With Apologies to Jeff Foxworthy…You Might be a writer if…
This is one of my all-time favorite posts. It first appeared on my blog in April of 2012. I came to writing rather late in life–at the age of thirty-five. That’s when these people moved into my head and wouldn’t go away until I wrote their stories. And I remember wondering when I could call myself a writer. Have you …
The Mid-South Christian Writers Conference
This Friday, March 19, about 90 writers will gather at The Mid-South Christian Writers Conference in Collierville, Tennessee to network and learn more about the craft of writing. If you live close enough, I’d love to see you there! I’ll be teaching a course on Scrivener. If you’re not familiar with Scrivener, let me explain what it is. It’s a …
This ‘n That…
First I want to announce the winners of last week’s Rafflecopter entries from Sandra Orchard’s Are You Smarter Than Your Characters, Sandra Orchard? Heather Olsen won the Adult Coloring Book, and Amy Cambell won the $10 Amazon gift card. Congratulations, ladies! Occasionally, I plan to write about the 2nd book in the Memphis Cold Case series that is due to …
How To Get In The Mood For NaNoWriMo with Author Michelle Lim
Last week, Suzy hijacked my blog, but this week, I willingly yield to Michelle Lim, but first I want to announce the winner of Carole Brown’s book, Bat Crazy. It’s Delores Topliff! Now on to Michelle… If you’ve ever thought about writing a book, November is the time to do it. It’s National Novel Writing Month, and there are so many …
Suzy and the Highjacked blog…
Hi, Suzy here. I’ve highjacked Patricia’s blog today because she’s been too busy to pay any attention to me. You see I have the password, and I won’t tell her what it is. I mean everything was going along just fine. Every morning while she was working at the computer I was doing my regular thing of sitting in her lap. …
AUTHOR THURSDAYS WITH Johnnie Alexander…
Johnnie Alexander writes inspiring stories that linger in the heart. Where Treasure Hides, her debut novel, won the ACFW Genesis Contest (2011). She also has won Best Novel and Best Writer awards (Florida Christian Writers Conferences), and Bronze Medalist (My Book Therapy Frasier Contest). A graduate of Rollins College (Orlando) with a Master of Liberal Studies degree, Johnnie treasures family …
Ever Thought You’d Like to be a Writer?
Until I was thirty-five, I never gave much thought to writing. Oh, I’d read a book and think, I could write a book like that. But that’s as far as it ever went. Until.. …the year I turned thirty-five. That was when I started having trouble sleeping. Nights get very long when you toss and turn and stare at the ceiling. You check …
What Should a Writer’s Workspace Look Like?
To be entered in this week’s drawing, leave a comment… I have a friend who interviews writers about their workspace. http://lisajordanbooks.com/blog/ And their offices look so neat and tidy. Sometimes I always wonder how they can work in such order. And I wonder if that’s the way their offices always look, or do they hide all their “stuff” before …