First, a little housekeeping. Do you notice anything different? Check out my brand spankin’ new newsletter sign-up button just over there.
Starting in a few weeks, I’ll be sending out an email newsletter every 6-8 weeks. It’ll include an encouraging word, updates on my projects, links to my recent reads, giveaways, and more. I’d sure love if you were on the list so we can stay in touch. So, go ahead, click it. (You know you want to.)Continue reading “A Rumbling of Excitement”
I am saturated with gratefulness and blessing after this weekend. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I sit in the funk of the valley for a while, unsure which way to go to climb out. I try and remain focused on the truth that God’s mercies are new every day (see Lamentations 3:22-23). And faithfully, he pulls me out of the valley time and time again. Here’s how he encouraged me this weekend. How have you been encouraged lately?Continue reading “Updates, Blessings, and Revelations”
Disclaimer: If you’re looking for fluffy, easy going Teresa,
today is not your day. You might want to go enjoy
your weekend and come back Monday. Just sayin’.
There’s a school of thought in the writing community to “just write.” No matter what, force yourself into the craft and progress will follow. Keep momentum up. Some writing will be brilliant, some will need a lot of revision tomorrow, and some will stink and get thrown out. But I’m here to advocate for the times we should simply put down the pen, step away from the keyboard, and avoid damaging our WIP (work-in-progress).Continue reading “Kill Them All: Knowing When to Not to Write”
I first connected with fellow Christian author, Joanne Bischof, through a link on another writer’s blog. I felt an instant kinship when reading about her heartfelt fiction. I’ve also been blessed to have the opportunity to join the launch team for her upcoming novel, To Get to You (more on that, coming soon!).
I was excited to read some of Joanne’s fiction, so started by ordering This Quiet Sky, a historical novella. And, wow, was I blown away! In fact, I read the book in under three hours, not able to put it down. Bischof writes with a tenderness that washes over you like a loved one retelling a story over coffee. She masterfully weaves together tragedy and hope, love and loss, and still left me fully satisfied at the close of the last page.Continue reading “Book Review: This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof”
Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It’s the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It’s that important, so don’t mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write.
— Nicholas Sparks
No pressure. Thanks, Nicholas, pal.Continue reading “Query Me This: The Riddle of Reaching an Agent”
Teresa Tysinger, Author