It has been a busy 10 days here, working on final galleys and participating in two writers conferences. Last weekend, I had the privilege of being on faculty for the fabulous Northwestern Christian Writers Conference at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. I taught a workshop on “Avoiding Common Mistakes on the Road to Publication,” met with up-and-coming writers, and participated on a … [Read more...]

[DRUMROLL PLEASE…The winners of the two journals are: Jackie Tessnair and Amber Woodward. Congrats, gals! I put info for how to contact me in the comments below. And I want to thank all of you for the fabulous ideas for other journals! Some of the ones you suggested were already in the works and others we hadn't thought of yet. In the next day or two, watch for two Sermon Notes journals, a more … [Read more...]

Earlier this week, I asked readers via my Facebook page to fill in this blank... "I'm a reader today because of _________." It quickly became clear that anyone willing to spend time and care can pass along a love of reading to another. I received such a wide variety of heartwarming answers that I thought I'd share a few here. "My university Russian professor, Dr. Tatiana Karmanova. She saw … [Read more...]