For over ten years Jean Matthew Hall and I have encouraged each other as writers. I was delighted when she received her first publishing contract for Bountiful Blessings Series with Little Lamb Books. I hope you take a minute to read my review of her first book in the series, The Blessings of Fall. Jean's words are… Continue reading Life as a Published Author: A Guest Post by Jean Hall
As I mentioned last week, this is the second post in a two-part series on the variety of stages writers go through when producing a book. Thanks to Jean Hall who said that she is "always in the middle of creation or revision of picture books." Julian Daventry said, "I'm about to start editing my… Continue reading Four Writers and Four Writing Stages–Part II
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won The Pursuit of Italy from last week's blog. She definitely is my all time highest winner! ********* This week I am happy to share publishing news from a dear and long-time friend, Jean Hall. Take it away Jean! Jean and I at a writing retreat. April, 2011 AGENT QUESTIONS… Continue reading You Heard it Here First: Jean Hall's Dream Comes True!
Congratulations to Kathy Weichman who won Beginnings Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress. Thanks to all of you who contributed to the this series. You can find the previous posts here: Part I and II included General Advice; Part III was on Deep Point of View; and Part IV was on Story Making. ******* "During my time as a facilitator of various writing… Continue reading Writing Tips #5: Nuggets of Wisdom on Editing & Revision
Congratulations to Susan Moger, one of my newest blog readers, for winning an autographed copy of Rose Under Fire. Thanks to all who entered and left comments. This week I'm posting an additional blog on an upcoming Christian writing conference. If you are interested in attending you can take advantage of the early bird discount.… Continue reading Write 2 Ignite! 2015
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Looking for an affordable writing event that will pump up your work in progress? Look no further! The following information is from the Write2Ignite Blog. Write2Ignite! Conference for Christian Writers of Literature for Children and Young Adults Presents: A Day Apart You love to write. Right? But it is highly possibly that you dread re-writing. A… Continue reading A Day Apart
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I recently participated in a one-day writing workshop sponsored by Write2Ignite! During our informal luncheon I asked Jean Hall, the founder, to describe her vision for the organization. In this guest blog, she shares that vision with you. Without further ado, here is Jean: “In 2008 God called me (and other wonderful writers) to organize… Continue reading A Woman With a Vision
On February 19 I have the privilege of teaching the teen track at the Write2Ignite! conference in Greenville, S.C. Jean Hall, one of the founders of the organization and a terrific blogger, agreed to be interviewed here. Carol: How did you and your team get the idea for Write2Ignite? Jean: The idea was birthed by three Christian writers who met… Continue reading Write2Ignite!