by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 3, 2011 | Miracles, Reading
It’s always fun to learn interesting facts about favorite authors. But when my mom sent me a link to Agatha Christie’s Surfing Secret Revealed, I thought it was a joke at first. Agatha Christie–who I think of as Ms. Marple–surfing?!? Yes...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 29, 2011 | Reading, Waiting
One of the sessions offered last weekend discussed things to avoid in writing. It’s an excellent primer on how to never get published. Here’s where I come clean. Give too much back story in the beginning. Okay, I definitely did this in my first draft. Tons...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 13, 2011 | Reading
If you’re a Christian writer, your equivalent to an Oscar is a Christy. It’s named for the novel by Catherine Marshall. Each year’s awards are a reminder that God-sized dreams do come true. Congratulations to this year’s winners. These are...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 11, 2011 | Reading, Waiting
According to the poll I ran this past week on Survey Monkey, that’s who makes up the audience for my book. Well, not entirely, but a significant portion! My book proposal has a “Market” section where I’m supposed to define who is likely to find...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 2, 2011 | Reading, Uncategorized, Waiting
As I work on my proposal for The Memory of Drowning I need to be able to talk about my target audience. I have a very definite idea of the kinds of women I think would enjoy my novel. But with free access to Survey Monkey, it occurred to me that I could ask potential...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 13, 2011 | Reading
Just when I begin to think I have the worst of the kinks ironed out of my manuscript, I sigh and find another. I was reviewing the first few chapters for the umpteenth time and got to a point where “Ella sighed and . . .” I thought, didn’t she sigh...
