Remember Whom You Serve by Jodi Whisenhunt

Sometimes the people who should be our number one fans crush our spirits and fill us with self doubt. A friend of mine, Christy, is a newly published freelance writer. In the business of freelancing, not all pieces receive monetary reward. Simply put, you don’t get paid. When Christy received her first freelance paycheck, she [...]

What are Your Goals?

I thought I’d post part of our group discussion today for those who didn’t receive the emails. It stemmed from author Lynn Viehl’s post about the reality of royalties. In the post, Lynn, a NYTimes Best Selling Author, publishes her royalties statement and points out that the book business is not as lucrative as one [...]

Opportunity for Good Exposure

Literary agent Rachelle Gardner, of WordServe Literary in Denver, Colorado, has offered an excellent opportunity for unknown writers. Here’s what she said about it in yesterday’s post: I am taking auditions for guest posts from YOU, my faithful blog readers. I need about ten guest posts from readers to provide me with one per week for [...]

Go ahead, quit! By Jodi Whisenhunt

  I subscribe to literary agent Rachelle Gardner’s blog.  This week, Daniel Case, “a broadcasting geek, blatant Christian, and victim of Novelism” (whose website is here),  guest blogged for Rachelle. He challenged writers to go ahead, quit!   If you’re a true writer, writing is in your soul, it’s part of you, and you cannot deny it if you try. [...]

It’s Been Awhile, by Jodi Whisenhunt

Hello, friends! I’m sorry I’ve been away from the blog. As most of you know, my mother suddenly & unexpectedly passed away the night before Easter. While my whole family has been going through a tough grieving process, we definitely rejoice in knowing that Mom got to join the choir of angels to rejoice and [...]