If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that time and again I am learning just how much I don’t know about writing fiction....

I developed a love for words at a young age. As a toddler, I recognized that those around me used more words than I did to express their...

The feedback I have received from prior contests has been invaluable. Feedback on three times the number of pages, will be even more so.

The editing process is still creative. It’s not just correcting grammar errors. It’s about finding the perfect words to convey my meaning.

In my last blog, I introduced you to the proposal process and promised that I would take you through the rest of it in this blog.

Now that the first draft of my debut novel is complete, you might be wondering what the next step is. The next step is the proposal.

Critique groups are an important aspect of honing your craft and making your novel the best that it can be.

We all know that achieving nothing is the height of failure. No one wants to be a success at being a failure. LOL! So set goals.

When the contest results came back, they seemed brutal at first. However, the feedback I received was helpful - and hopeful.

The number one thing which really got the ball rolling was attending 2018’s American Christian Fiction Writer’s (ACFW) national conference.

Does your novel need to be completely finished before you even begin thinking about the next steps? I don’t think so.

Does your novel need to be completely finished before you even begin thinking about the next steps? I don’t think so.