Motivating Metaphors
When you sit down to write, what metaphor do you visualize? In my earliest years as a writer, I attended a writing conference. One of the speakers shared a metaphor that hit me hard. “There is nothing to writing,” he said. “All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Often attributed to […]
UNDER THE TANGERINE TREE: An Author Interview with Esther Bandy and a Giveaway
An interview with Esther Bandy.
The Heart Changer
“Can an Israelite captive, wrenched from all she loves, serve the very man who destroyed her village? Miriam is asked to do the impossible: serve the wife of Naaman, commander of the Syrian army. Clinging to treasured memories of home and faith, Miriam faces captivity with worry and bitterness. Little does she know the Heart Changer is wooing and preparing her for a greater mission—far beyond what she could imagine. This middle-grade historical novel reflects the heartache and angst of a young refugee in a foreign land where all hope seems lost.”
Interview with Editor Hope Bolinger, End Game Press
MEET HOPE BOLINGER! More than 1200 of her works have been featured in various publications ranging from Writer’s Digest to Keys for Kids to HOOKED to Crosswalk.com.
Which Came First…the Chicken or the Egg?
If you’re in the children’s book industry long enough, you’ll find out there are two schools of thought. Some editors, authors, and agents believe the chicken came first. Others argue it was the egg.
Did you Know? November is Picture Book Month!
Celebrate National Picture Book Month
Please welcome our new blogger, Marianne Hering
We’re excited to have Marianne Hering join our blogging staff.
Get to Know Our New Team Member: Nancy I. Sanders
Meet our new planning team member, Nancy I. Sanders
Young Adult Blog Posts You May Have Missed
Leading up to our YA Master Class on September 18, we published several blogs to help you write young adult books. In case you missed some of them, here they are. Dealing with hard topics in Christian YA fiction by Ellice Wong “As Christian writers who aim to influence and encourage young people in their […]
Rumors, Reunions, and Revenge: A New YA Fantasy & Authors Interview
Announcing the third book in the Pirate Hunter Chronicles, YA fantasy novel by co-authors Helena George and Sarah Rodecker.