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Resources I Love

Writers, groups, and other resources I think you should
know about!

People

Martha Alderson, a terrific lady and friend. For me, her Blockbuster Plots is the best book there is on plotting.

Most people think Linda Au is hilarious. I don’t always get her jokes, but I love her fiction and essays… and I love giggling with her at the St. Davids Christian Writers’ Conference.

He’s the hardest working novelist I know. Check out Austin Camacho’s site to get great ideas about marketing your novel (and buy a Hannibal Jones mystery while you’re there!

Christa Parrish Coppernoll, Michele Huey, Virelle Kidder, and I have been in the same online writing group, the Novel Buds, since 2005. These ladies are marvelous writers and true sisters in Christ.

Angie Dilmore, another St. Davids pal, is a terrific children’s and devotions writer.

Blythe Gifford, a longtime pal and Harlequin novelist, describes her work as intense, emotional, and authentic. Those words also fit Blythe to a T!

She’s a PhD… an author… a publisher… and, she says, the Supreme Word Goddess of the Universe. Yep, that’s my dear friend Meredith Gould.

Patricia Lorenz, my best friend, is one of the top contributors to the popular Chicken Soup series and is a regular contributor to Guideposts’ annual daily devotions publication. We’re trying to find a home for a women’s devotions book we co-authored.

Groups

I’m the assistant director for the St. Davids Christian Writers’ Conference, held every June in Grove City, Pennsylvania. We focus on craft… and fellowship!

I also belong to the Virginia Writers Club’s Northern Virginia chapter; the Eastern Shore Writers’ Association; Capital Christian Writers; and the Catholic Writers Guild.

But wait, there’s more…

Twenty-third Publications is the publisher of When They Come Home. Come find out more about Anna and me… and order a book or twelve.

A lot of people would like to separate writers from their money. Check out Writer Beware if someone claiming to be an agent or publisher or editor offers you a deal that sounds too good to be true.

The credit for this Web site goes to a couple of swell folks: David Cortner and Nancy Hendrickson. Thanks, guys, for making me look better than I deserve!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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