Guest Blog – Barb Haley

Today I’m reposting a wonderful blog from my friend Barb Haley. She has some excellent non-fiction books. This is her wonderful debut novel. Biz On the Go Now Available! By Barb Haley on Jun 10, 2018 11:35 pm What a wonderful day!  After more than 10 years, my...

Home from the Colorado Christian Writers Conference

It was a long month of preparation for CCWC, followed by a few days of hectic activity. And that was followed by a few days of recovering from exhaustion. Since I have chosen to be part of the team of volunteers who help with the conference, my husband, Roy and I...

Elevator pitch

Today, like many times before, I was asked what an author should include in his or her one-minute pitch. As usual, what they wanted was write their pitch for them which I will not do. Below is my answer: Imagine you get on an elevator (not the high-speed kind) in the...

Getting Ready for a Conference

I’m getting nervous. I have a list of so many things to do I’m afraid to put numbers on the list because I don’t want to know how many things there are. The Colorado Christian Writers Conference is less than two weeks away. I need to have everything ready to pitch two...

Unexpected Writing

Yesterday I spent the day writing and putting together a book I didn’t plan on writing. Due to some things said during the Women’s Retreat I attended on Saturday, I began to think about a journal focused on some of the things about which women in my group talked. I...

Conference Musing

I’ve never forgotten when I heard Jeff Gerke say “The only writing rule a writer can’t break is ‘don’t break faith with your reader.’ But if you break a rule, break it well.” The quote might not be exact because it has been a few years, but it is close. I thought of...