I’ve never understood how two authors with different muses, voices, and ideas, could, combined, form one cohesive work. Sure, Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim Lahaye co-produced the legendary Left Behind Series, but … those men are clearly brilliant, which I am not. I struggle to keep my own plot threads straight. Why in the world […]
Three tips for making a viral book trailer by author Jennifer Slattery
Your novel’s in print, so now you need a book trailer, right? Only you really don’t have the money to hire someone to make one for you. Besides, do book trailers work? It’s hard enough to get people to come to your blog. Why would they click through a link to watch an advertisement? For […]
Should you enter a writing contest? Advice from Jennifer Slattery
With every writing contest comes a slew of questions: Should I enter? Does X contest really help a writer get published? How credible are contest scores? For some, contests have opened the doors they believe they wouldn’t have seen opened otherwise. For others, contests have only led to frustrating and conflicting scores and feedback. Which […]
When Discouragement Swallows Your Strength by Jennifer Slattery
So you want to be a writer. More than want to, you feel compelled to. As if every cell in your heart and brain is urging you in that direction. So you throw a party, invite all your friends, and don all the authorly-attire, convinced it’s only a matter of time before Mr. Publisher becomes […]
Write what the market wants? from author Jennifer Slattery
Writers, do you write what the market is looking for? Or do you go off in some other direction? Author Jennifer Slattery has some thoughts. Jennifer Slattery writes soul-stirring fiction for New Hope Publishers, a publishing house passionate about bringing God’s healing grace and truth to the hopeless. She also writes for Crosswalk.com, Internet Café […]