authors & publishing
Confessions From a So-Called “Prayer Expert”
May 4, 2015
The lovely Jennifer Dukes Lee, author of Love Idol and one of the most uplifting, encouraging people I know, is featuring me on her blog today. I wrote about what an inspirational example I am. What a good prayer expert I am. (Or, perhaps, I wrote about how I am the exact opposite of that.)...
FINALLY!
April 30, 2015
So. Tomorrow is the day. So much has gone into this. So much time. So much emotion. I’ve held nothing back. I’ve been thrilled to be able to share my book with some of you earlier, before the official release date. But now? My little bouncing baby book is about to come out into this...
Review of Listen, Learn, Love by Susie Albert Miller
April 28, 2015
You guys are all probably tired of hearing me talk about my book (which, incidentally, releases in just three more days!). So I thought I’d try something dramatically different today… and talk about someone ELSE’s book! I know, I’m way out there. You should be used to my particular brand of crazy by now. But...
Review of Listen, Learn, Love by Susie Albert Miller
April 28, 2015
You guys are all probably tired of hearing me talk about my book (which, incidentally, releases in just three more days!). So I thought I’d try something dramatically different today… and talk about someone ELSE’s book! I know, I’m way out there. You should be used to my particular brand of crazy by now. But...
Gathered Waters by Cara Luecht
April 20, 2015
My agent has really good taste in authors (if I may say so myself!), and I’m so glad that I’ve had the chance to connect with so many of the people she represents. One lovely result is that once in a while I get the chance to read a book early, before it’s released. And...
Gathered Waters by Cara Luecht
April 20, 2015
My agent has really good taste in authors (if I may say so myself!), and I’m so glad that I’ve had the chance to connect with so many of the people she represents. One lovely result is that once in a while I get the chance to read a book early, before it’s released. And...
Behind the cover
April 14, 2015
“So, did you design your book cover?” I hear that a lot. The answer is no. “But you’re a graphic designer!” I know that. But people say this often enough that I thought I’d briefly explain. If you self-publish, you can design your own cover. And from what I’ve seen, sometimes with smaller publishers, the...
What I Learned in March
March 31, 2015
Emily Freeman shares a “what I learned” post at the end of every month, so I’m linking up with her. If you aren’t familiar with her blog (even though I’ve mentioned it a few times before), spend some time reading. It will soothe your soul, I promise. In no particular order, here are some random...
Reaching one person at a time
February 8, 2015
It’s no secret that publishers like authors to have large platforms (which simply means they want us to have a large sphere of influence—through social media and other channels—being able to reach as many people as possible). I’ve been making myself crazy trying to meet—or exceed—their expectations. See, I was that annoying student in school...
The ART of Praying Upside Down
February 5, 2015
Book titles change fairly often. I started out expecting my book to be called Praying Upside Down. Then the folks at Tyndale suggested The Art of Praying Upside Down. I liked that, too. But then there were reasons to be made for shortening it back to Praying Upside Down—all of which I agree with—so I had...