Yay!

There is something like that for writers in Canada. It's called the Surrey International Writers' Conference and it happens later in October near Vancouver. Workshops, editing sessions, pitch opportunities, meet and mingles!

Want to learn how to write?

There are some fabulous interviews with authors on the eHarlequin site. Linda Ford, Margaret Daley, Jillian Hart, and all your favorites reveal the secrets of their success!

Publicize!

People says it's hard to be an independent author. That's true. But large publishers aren't helping their authors much these days either. You have to market! Give away free bookmarks. Give away refrigerator magnets. Give away review copies. People like free!

What writing software do you use?

My neighbor asked me what writing software I use. Microsoft Word! These programs you see advertised on the internet that promise to help you write your novel are just note-taking systems. If you want to take notes on your computer, you may as well use yWriter, which is free. Or pencil and paper! :-)

ACFW Conference 09

The American Christian Fiction Writers Conference took place in Denver this year. Why don't we have anything like that in Canada?

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