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More Weird Things Writers Say

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The last time I blogged, I spilled the beans about the Weird Things Writers Say (and What They Really Mean).  Today, in a follow-up piece to that post, I'm going to discuss the weird words and acronyms writers toss around as if normal people knew what they meant.  My last post was a writer-civilian translation book, today's post is a dictionary. ARC - Advance reading copy.  Sometimes publishers … [Read more...]

Peeling Back the Curtain: Where I Edit

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Today I'm racing toward turning in the macro edits on Beyond Justice, my book that releases in April 2017. Since I'm neck deep in making the book sing, I thought I'd give you a quick look into one of the places I hide while I edit. It's not always here. Other times it might be Panera or Starbucks. Maybe the library. But often I need to break away and find a place with fewer distractions. I hope … [Read more...]

Gone Schnitzeling

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This week, I've been blessed with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Germany, and boy, am I leaning heavily on the Lord's leadership on this one. Fellow author, Lisa Wingate, and I were invited by our German publisher to visit their wonderful country, participate in a book tour promoting our latest German releases, and culminating in a large book festival in Marburg on June 4. (I'm … [Read more...]

Weird Things Writers Say (and What They Really Mean)

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Those of us in the publishing profession have developed a lingo all our own.  If you've spent any time at all interacting with authors on social media, then you've probably been treated to it.  And if you're a reader and not a writer type, some of it may have struck you as peculiar and/or baffling.  Thus, I thought I'd offer a writer-civilian translation guide.... "I'm on deadline." First of … [Read more...]

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