I am happy to share that the Spring 2022 Write2Ignite Master Class will be taught by author and speaker, Karen Whiting. Check out the pile of devotionals she's written!Since the world is still in a Covid/Post-Covid mode, the class will be on Zoom and will be recorded.Karen has a full day scheduled for all attendees. Take a look:Session 1… Continue reading WRITE TO IGNITE PRESENTS: A Master Class on Writing Devotionals
For those of you who have followed my blog for several years, you know that Write2Ignite is dear to my heart. I've served on their planning team for several years and administer their blog (no surprise there, right?). Our mission is to encourage and teach Christian writers who want to share their faith through literature. Whether… Continue reading WRITE2IGNITE PRESENTS: A Young Adult Master Class with Tessa Emily Hall
Congratulations to Angela Kunkel who won How to Find A Bird on last week's blog. Kim Doele and Jolene Gutiérrez won Skype visits in their classrooms. *****Last month, I announced Laura Sassi's picture book Master Class sponsored by Write2Ignite on April 24.… Continue reading DIVA DELORES AND THE OPERA HOUSE MOUSE: A Picture Book Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway!
To follow up on last week's blog about Laura Sassi's picture book class, please see my interview with her on the Write2Ignite blog. Here are Laura's books. Leave a comment on the Write2Ignite book to win a copy of either Goodnight Manger or Goodnight Ark.Thanks to those of you who expressed interest in Laura's class.… Continue reading Laura Sassi Gives a Master Picture Book Class
If you are a picture-book-writer wannabe (and I know that besides myself, there are several of my readers who fit that description) then Write2Ignite has something to offer you.On April 24, Laura Sassi is teaching our next Master Class on Picture Books. It'll be virtual so no matter where you are, you can attend!Here is… Continue reading Looking for a Writerly Valentine's Gift (To Give or Receive?)–Look No Further!
Congratulations to Jean Hall for winning Otis P. Oliver Protests and Doreen Robinson for winning Travel Guide for Monsters on last week's blog. For those of you who didn't win--stay tuned. I just received a large stack of picture books from Sleeping Bear Press. ******* Today I'm going to talk about my friend and writing… Continue reading All About Joyce Hostetter: Write2Ignite Instructor and Author of EQUAL (and pssst… A Cover Reveal Too!)
If you write Christian fiction for children or young adults, here is an outstanding workshop with my mentor, Joyce Moyer Hostetter. I have learned so much from her--this is your opportunity to do the same! Mark your calendars. Registration opens May 1.
Do you know a teen or tween who dreams of writing a book? Or, perhaps your spouse or best friend is a budding poet. Either way, Write2Ignite has the perfect gift opportunity! Starting in January, Brenda Covert and I will be giving writing workshops in several South Carolina Hobby Lobby stores. The cost for each two-hour workshop is… Continue reading Give the Gift of Writing
Congratulations to Susan Rice who won Invisible Lizard in Love and Connie Saunders who won Back Roads, Country Toads from last week's blog. The 2019 Write2Ignite conference is now history. Here are my highlights as well as photos and quotes from my friends who were first time attendees. MY HIGHLIGHTS Besides being the Write2Ignite blogmeister,… Continue reading Write2Ignite 2019 Wrap-Up
Congratulations to Theresa Milstein who won Tomorrow's Bread from last week's blog. ******** One of the television shows my husband and I enjoy is Chopped. Besides watching the incredible creations the cooks come up with out of their mystery baskets, I like the final second when the cooks' time is up. They throw up their hands and step away… Continue reading I Finished My Book, Now What? Some ABC's of Being Between Books