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Finishing Well

August 28, 2019 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends,  Always happy to spend my Wednesdays with you. Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to drop by and say hi. Please know how much I appreciate it.  I recently turned in my rough draft of The Crushing Depths—the second book in my Coastal Guardian’s series. It was a long process mainly because I have a very unique (most say crazy, I prefer unique or … [Read more...]

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A Lesson in Storytelling

August 21, 2019 By D'Ann Mateer

Our two-week respite from travel just happened to coincide with Alfred Hitchcock week at the annual Summer Classic Film series in town. We ended up seeing four Hitchcock films in four days—two of which we saw back-to-back in a double feature! Watching several Hitchcock films in such a short amount of time really drove home his storytelling style. As I talked through the things that struck me in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movies & TV, Writing

Deadline Day

August 15, 2019 By Karen Witemeyer

August 15 - Deadline Day. Since my first book contract, signed back in 2009, I have always had a book due on August 15. My own personal D-Day. It's a day I look forward to with both dread and excitement. It's a day that seems far off for most the year then races across the calendar at light speed once we get to about June. I am proud to say that I've never missed a deadline, but some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Book Deadlines

Writing Caves

August 14, 2019 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends,  Always happy to be with you! I hope you’ve had a wonderful two weeks. My last two weeks have been extremely busy. My latest novel, The Killing Tide, released. It was my tenth full-length novel and I couldn’t be more excited. I’m loving the feedback—reviews and most especially, sweet reader’s emails—letting me know how much they are enjoying getting to know a new team of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Writing

My Happy Place: Time with Writers

July 25, 2019 By Cara Putman

This week I've been in Nashville with several of my author friends at an author summit at our publisher, Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins Christian Publishing. This has been a great week to connect with my buddies, editors, and marketing team. I have been geeking out on the big picture and learning so much. As authors, writing the book is only one piece of the process. Then we have to figure out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: publisher, Writer's Life, Writers

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