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The Gratitude of Writers
With Thanksgiving Day observed in America this month, and with the birth of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, celebrated in December, today is a wonderful time to contemplate gratitude.
As writers, we can be thankful that:
in America, we can express our faith in private and public.
Christian publishing exists.
we can read.
our literacy rate is high.
God gave us quick and sharp minds to express our thoughts.
we have the energy to persevere.
we possess the courage to send our work to others for review.
tools to write are available.
readers support our writing.
readers are waiting for our words.
God will honor our work, even if His favor doesn’t seem quick to arrive.
What can you add? What are you thankful for today and every day?
Leave a CommentMonday Moments – November 2, 2026
God’s Abundance Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for …
Fun Fridays – October 30, 2026
To make your book successful, you need a team of around 20 people working in sync. The result is a work of art! Today’s video is a great picture of what it looks like! [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to the site to view it.] ShareTweet
Make Every Scene Matter (Part 4): How to Balance Action, Emotion, and Information
Some scenes have plenty happening—but still don’t work. Wait. What? How can that be? The characters are moving. Talking. Discovering things. Maybe somebody is even running for her life. But the scene feels rushed. Or heavy. Or weirdly distant. So, what’s the problem? Well, often it simply boils down to balance. Let’s look at that. Most scenes contain some combination of three things: Action. Emotion. Information. The trick is knowing which one should lead and how much of the scene the others need. Action Without Emotion Is Just Movement Suppose your heroine is being chased through a parking garage. She …
When Proposing a Series of Novels
I was once asked this question: Are today’s publishers more interested in an individual novel or a trilogy? Also, when submitting a proposal for the completed first novel in a planned trilogy, is it better to focus on the first novel or give an overview of the complete trilogy? Is there an upper limit to how many books should be in a series? Stand Alone Versus Series There is no firm “rule” about this. There are too many variables to be definitive. The only thing to remember is that committing to a multibook proposal by a publisher is a long …