By Amanda Cox
As an author with a background in counseling, I love nothing more than digging deep into a character’s childhood and defining moments. I then use those elements to analyze that character’s fears and motivations to create impactful plot points.
For the most
As Christian authors we pour our hearts and souls into our stories, but the ultimate success of a book lies in the hands of its readers. Jesus gave us the key to success when he told us to love our neighbor as ourselves.
Or, as I
If your writing doesn’t start with this practice, you’re cheating yourself..
Fifteen or so years ago, I thought I was totally spent as a writer. I’d been through a three-year process of revision and revulsion on one book that had left me
by Carolyn Bolz
Nearly twenty years ago when I was attending a Cascade Christian Writers summer conference, I went to an afternoon workshop taught by an editor from a Christian publishing company. As he began speaking, our instructor suddenly spotted a woman he recognized in the
My first book, Aching Joy, had a problem. The themes were strong, and I felt confident in the writing, but there was a weakness. I felt like the story was too specific. The book, you see, was a memoir of sorts, in which I told
Writing rules, that is. It can be especially difficult for writers who have been steeped in English classes for many years to fully allow themselves the freedom that suddenly comes with writing books versus writing essays.
