In the middle of writing a heated conversation between my current hero and his dad, I realized my MBT blog post was due…several days ago. Crud. I hate being a …
Hot Pitching Tip #1: The ONE thing all first time Novelists MUST do!
Hey! The ACFW Conference is just around the corner, and we at MBT want to help you get published (and stay published!) Every week for the next 10 weeks we’ll …
Sizzling Summer Success, Final Cut: Chill Out!
I’m in the mountains and summer has finally hit. Steamy hot days with a thunderstorm or two between daylight and dark make for a sticky, hot mess. On days like …
Stuck in the Quagmire of Editing?
Now that the joy of finishing my first draft has faded, the angst of editing the manuscript has begun. I completed the first draft, the rest should be a piece …
Sizzling Summer Success, Part 4: Expect the “Rain on Your Parade”
I love summers in the southeastern United States. Picnics, baseball, sliding down slick rocks in the river. And there are always the parades. Kicking off with Memorial Day, it seems …