by Julie | Dec 7, 2017 | Featured, For Writers, My Books
Throughout my tenure as a novelist, I’ve often described my love affair with writing as co-dependent. With the exception that as an author I committed my unconditional love and devotion to a craft and not a person, the decision to become a novelist often felt like I’d...
by Julie | Sep 28, 2015 | Featured, For Writers
This month I’ll be presenting at my first writer’s conference! And have to admit, I’m a bit nervous. I’m teaching a breakout season on plotting, which is definitely my favorite part of the writing process. Below is the outline and...
by Julie | Jun 11, 2013 | For Writers
I typed up my notes from the May writer’s conference I attended and thought y’all might be interested to share in the great advice I received from editors and fellow writers. Revising Beyond the First Draft Print the Manuscript and Read Aloud Search for...
by Julie | Dec 6, 2012 | For Writers
A Seasonal Message This post was taken from my first published online magazine article: FamilyHow.com They made a few changes to make it more denominational neutral. But I like my original version better. In a nation of Christians, many of whom are avidly engaged in...
by Julie | Sep 24, 2012 | Featured, For Writers
Every now and then I’ll hear a writer—generally an unpublished author—say that plotting is his/her least favorite part about writing a novel. Okay first of all, “novel” and “plot” are nearly synonymous. Without a plot, there is no novel, no story. So technically, if a...
by Julie | Apr 26, 2012 | For Writers
A little while back I was lamenting with a fellow writer over my frustration with publishing. I’d finally finished my fourth manuscript, a project that had taken me nearly eighteen months to complete, and had just been rejected by my publisher. My editor had said that...
