Laughter Lifts the Heart
Several years into it, and this blog still refuses to be categorized. It's eclectic and includes everything from writing posts to snippets from my ordinary life. Welcome to this crazy place. You're bound to find something you like.
"Now, may the Lord of peace give you peace always, in every way."
Good enough to share? Do it here~~~
Give the Lady a Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 1
The Final Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 2
Ride to the Altar
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 3
Circle Bar Ranch Coloring Book
The Cowboys
A Southern Season
Skydiving to Love: a Novella
The Cat Lady’s Secret
Writing in Obedience
A Christian Writers Guide
Tag Archives: publishing
Small Presses
I read an “inkwell” article in Writer’s Digest recently that took me a bit by surprise. This article, “Sizing Up Small Presses” was published last February (I’m a bit behind in my reading), and encouraged authors to consider publishing through … Continue reading
Strategizin’
Do you have a strategy for your writing career? I thought I did, finally. Here it is: 1. Write a sequel to my Contemporary Western Romance, Give the Lady a Ride (which I’ve started and named Riding Herd), and self-publish it to … Continue reading
Posted in Misc., Personal, Writing
Tagged ACFW, agents, career strategy, genres, hybrid publishing, indy publishing, novel writing, publishing, self-publishing, Writing
7 Comments
The Christian PEN 10th Anniversary Convention
Are you a freelance editor, or interested in possibly becoming one? The Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Network is sponsoring an editor convention in Southern California April 23–25. “Keys to Successful Freelance Editing” is for part-time or full-time editorial … Continue reading
Posted in editing
Tagged conference, convention, editing, Editor, freelance editing, freelance editor, publisher, publishing, The Christian PEN, writer, Writing
Leave a comment
Learning from Winners
Friday night, in one of the most exciting basketball games I’ve ever sat through, #12 SFA squeaked a win over #5 VCU. In the last 3.6 seconds of a tight game, with SFA only four points down, Desmond Haymon hit … Continue reading
Posted in Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged 2014 March Madness, Basketball, NCAA, publishing, SFA, SFASU, UCLA, VCU, write tips, Writing
8 Comments
Little Oops–Big Oops
One of my clients sent me an email chock-full of apologies for making me suffer through all those typos! “I’m so embarrassed!” “Ha! That’s nothin’!” says I. Seriously–do you know what I did last month? No, of course not. I … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged agents, authors, editors, freelance editors, manuscripts, Novelist, novels, publishers, publishing
8 Comments
Does the Critique Have Merit? II
Pick a business, any business, and I can promise this will be true: There are those who know what they’re doing, and those who only think they know. The same is true in writing and editing. In Monday’s post about … Continue reading
Posted in Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged constructive criticism, critique, critique groups, publishing, Writing, Writing Tips
13 Comments
Beyond Chapter Five
Lately, every novel I’ve read falls apart after chapter five, as if no one in the publishing process cares whether the book is good beyond the hook. Just in case anyone is wondering, I will put a book down after … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Writing
Tagged authors, books, editing, editors, freelance editors, novelists, novels, publishers, publishing, writers organizations
18 Comments
A Writer’s Survival Guide to Getting Published, by Terry Burns
I am so excited to announce Port Yonder Press‘s newest release, A Writer’s Survival Guide to Getting Published, written by author/agent Terry Burns. Between the covers of this short book, Terry tells all–from surviving the fifteen-minute interview at a writers … Continue reading
To Pub, or Not to Pub
Very few things are more exciting than typing “The End” on the last page of your first book. It has been the project of your heart for one, three, five years. Your baby, born after a long and painful labor. Now: … Continue reading
Posted in Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged agents, books, editors, novelists, novels, POD publishing, publishers, publishing, self-publishing, traditional publishing, vanity publishing, writers
11 Comments
And, We’re Off!
It’s done! Give the Lady a Ride has now been sent in query form to each agent I got excited about while researching my options. I’ve already received rejection notices from some, which is fine. I expected that. I even got a nibble … Continue reading
Linda W. Yezak 