3 Ways Publishing a Book Is Like Spring Gardening

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I’m not a gardener, but I lived in Indiana for most of my life, so some farm girl stuff sort of soaks in. My grandma could put a twig in the ground, and a tree would grow, but I somehow got the proverbial “black thumb.” Though I tried a vegetable garden a couple of times (not very successfully), I was …

Author Life–the Good, the Hard, the Glorious!

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In 1999, I was determined to turn a Bible study on Song of Solomon into a hybrid novel/study and take the publishing industry by storm. It didn’t matter that I knew nothing about publishing, writing (fiction or non-fiction), and had no idea what a published author actually DID–besides write. So I bought a book to teach me: You Can Write a …

Welcome, Jill Eileen Smith!

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I’m so excited to introduce you to the lady that opened the door for our current resurgence of quality biblical novels. When I took my first book proposal to a writer’s conference in 2001, I had a small component of biblical fiction buried within a Bible study.    The editor shook his head and, among his myriad of objections, said: “Biblical …

How do I Choose

How I Choose My Book Topics

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February is BFF month! My team of BFFs (Biblical Fiction Fans) opens its arms to include new members, which means it’s time to start talking about my fall 2017 release, Isaiah’s Daughter! Should you choose to fill out an application to join our team, CLICK HERE! A few weeks ago, I asked y’all on my Facebook page to ask some …