[This blog post appeared on International Christian Fiction Writers on January 29, 2018] Every writer under the sun wants to be a better writer. Each of us has the carrot … Continue reading What if “better writer” was the journey and not the destination?
That’s the question I asked in my latest novel. Check it out here:
January 2018 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Her Handyman Hero by Lorraine Beatty — Reid Blackthorn … Continue reading ACFW New Releases – January 2018
[This blog post first appeared on NovelRocket.com in December 2017] When I started writing fiction, I did what everyone does when at the start of a journey. I looked forward. … Continue reading Five things I relearned to be a fiction writer
[This blog post first appeared in the International Christian Fiction Writers blog on November 13, 2017] I read this blog post by Dan Balow from the Steve Laube Agency, which … Continue reading What we can learn from “Six Steps to Publishing Success”
The writing journey has been often described as a roller-coaster. Dizzying heights of seeing your name on a shelf through to the depths of rejection by an agent, publisher or … Continue reading That one small – but important – part of the roller-coaster writing journey
Let’s dive deeper into something we’ve all had experience with – good or bad. Home. I’ve been thinking a lot about home as a construct, and it’s such an emotive … Continue reading Dive deeper into … home
What sort of person signs up for a life’s work – a calling if you will – in which they sweat blood and wade through knee-deep self-doubt over getting it … Continue reading Lean on me
[This post first appeared on the International Christian Fiction Writers blog]. One of the casualties of our society’s desire to develop and get more sophisticated has been the time we … Continue reading Thank goodness for stories
September 2017 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Planting Hope by Brenda S. Anderson — Jess Beaumont … Continue reading New releases for September from ACFW
[This blog post appeared on the International Christian Fiction Writers blog on August 21, 2017.] I’ve got a mate who runs marathons. Why is anybody’s guess, and his constant invitations … Continue reading Learning from a marathon runner who hits the wall
[This blog post originally appeared on the Christian Writers Downunder blog in July 2017]. I’m currently sitting on tenterhooks waiting for a competition to announce a winner – one of … Continue reading Dealing with subjectivity – they can’t all be right can they?
David Rawlings, Author 