When you are discouraged as a writer, wouldn’t you like to sit down with somebody like Cecil Murphey, Robin Lee Hatcher, or Sally Stuart? Wouldn’t it be a comfort to know that these big names in the Christian publishing industry have had their share of discouragement, too? Maybe you’d like to know how they managed […]
Living and working in the information age isn’t as easy as I thought it would be. There’s just too much information available, and I get frustrated trying to sort through it. How do I find the proverbial needle in the haystack? How do I even find the right haystack? I’m so glad I’ve found Mastering […]
Back in March, I presented pros and cons of managing e-mail with webmail and with Outlook. Take a look at that post first if you’re new to this blog. Since I use Outlook 2007, it was that version that I based my evaluation on for that post. Since then, I’ve discovered Windows Live Mail, a […]
Unpublished fiction writers, listen up! Have you wished for a simple, affordable, step-by-step guide to getting your work published? Well, your wish has been granted. Jeanne Marie Leach offers writing instruction and proposal-writing advice in one volume in her Writing Basics. Leach first covers writing techniques, research, and editing in the opening section. Next, she […]
Freelance writers need to track their submissions to print and online publications. I’ve always used a card file, because I could keep it handy on my desk, and the box was not subject to computer crashes or lightning strikes. Thinking I should probably be tracking on the computer instead, I have checked into various ways […]