A Christian romantic suspense blog from Elle E. Kay—author interviews and book reviews from behind the scenes.
I feel like writing. If you’re not a writer, that might not mean much to you. So what? If you feel like writing, then write. To a writer, it is more than that. Actually feeling up to putting those words on the paper can be exhilarating. Even more so, when the words your … Read more
I was a WordPerfect girl for many years. Reveal codes could not be replaced when working with legal documents. Nothing Microsoft ever offered came close. I am well aware that Word has the ability to view codes as well. Sadly, they were never as easy to work with. I’ve taught classes on how to … Read more
When we read, we may notice that some characters lack personality. They’re boring. If the plot is interesting, we may keep reading, but we aren’t invested in the one dimensional characters. They lack that special something that would bring them to life in our imaginations. This is easy to remedy in our writing. Think about … Read more
Everyone has an opinion, let’s explore them. Here are a few common things I’ve heard that supposedly define “real” writers and authors from the “fake” ones. They write every day They have a platform They’ve sold over a certain number of books They’ve won awards They go to conventions … Read more
Our books are written and the release dates are quickly approaching, so we send our books to book bloggers. We post them on GoodReads review groups. We share them in Facebook groups and anywhere else we think we can find reviewers. Next comes the time for reading those first reviews. We need to take a … Read more
I’m an introvert. You may be too. If so, it can be a challenge to market your book. That doesn’t mean we should crawl under the covers, pull out our laptops and write our next novel without any thought to how our books will get into the hands of readers. Unless, of course, we can … Read more
We are all aware of how important proper editing is to a good novel. How many times have you read a book with a great story line, only to find yourself annoyed by an overabundance of errors? It is nearly impossible to identify every typo in a full-length novel, but we can make our end … Read more
Do you ever get stuck in your writing? Sometimes a simple prompt can take a sledge hammer to the wall that is holding you back. 1. Word prompts. These are simple one or two word prompts that can spark your creativity. One that I remember using was “tiny bubbles.” I thought about how to use … Read more
Last month I shared my top five tips for Christian writers. Today, I’d like to talk more about the tip that made the top of that list – preparing spiritually. How do we prepare spiritually? 1. Prayer. We talk about prayer. We sing about prayer. We go to prayer meetings. We pray in groups. Yet … Read more
(Originally published on PA ACFW Blog) There is so much useful information available on the internet that it is difficult to narrow the list to a manageable one, but here are the most helpful writing tips I’ve discovered for the Christian author. 1. Prepare spiritually. Yes, it sounds like common sense, but how often do … Read more