Soft Launch. The phrase conjures images of well-padded acrobats catapulting into ample nets from the high wire or flying trapeze, the launch resulting in a soft landing. Soft Launch. Willing contestants are flung into softly padded pits filled with fluffed …
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Tomorrow is the finish line, the last opportunity to fund the publication of Fallen! June 30 at midnight we discover if the total has been pledged. If not, there will be no novel. When we creatives step off the cliff, thoughtfully …
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For your weekend reading pleasure: It was a privilege to be interviewed this week by writer Clarice G. James. In our interview we discussed these difficult questions and decisions facing writers today: What lessons have you learned from this journey? …
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Since signing my contract with Koehler Books, John Koehler and his crew of professionals have moved me toward publication with courtesy, humor, and professionalism. The process has clicked along from Point A to Point B to Point C like a steam locomotive. I’ve loved …
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As I’ve marched into the publication process, surprises have occurred all along the way. When I finished my first novel, which I then didn’t realize was only a rough draft, I envisioned tying it neatly with a ribbon and mailing …
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The manuscript is ready. I’m sending it in today. The final edit is complete. Off it goes to my editor at Koehler Books. He will now take a whack at it. With sadness, I leave the imaginary world I’ve immersed …
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The Christian Writers Guild mentor evaluated my writing as I looked on. She read through samples of my inspirational material, my bible studies, and my novels. “Ready for publication,” she pronounced, complimenting me on my writing and on how I …
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