Monday, November 5, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Finishing Touches
Hello everyone,
I know I have been MIA for a while and haven't been blogging, but I am here to tell you that I have good reason! The book, the debut novel, my first born literary, is about to go to the printer! Yep, you heard right! I am putting the finishing touches on it as we speak!
So I just wanted to stop by and update you and let you know...November 6th, Back and Forth will be AVAILABLE!!!!! WOOOO HOOOOO!!!
Until next time, hit me up on myspace.com/fonjames or fonjames.com!
Lata,
Fon
I know I have been MIA for a while and haven't been blogging, but I am here to tell you that I have good reason! The book, the debut novel, my first born literary, is about to go to the printer! Yep, you heard right! I am putting the finishing touches on it as we speak!
So I just wanted to stop by and update you and let you know...November 6th, Back and Forth will be AVAILABLE!!!!! WOOOO HOOOOO!!!
Until next time, hit me up on myspace.com/fonjames or fonjames.com!
Lata,
Fon
Monday, July 9, 2007
The manuscript is finished AND Tucker House Publishing is officially open for business!
Just wanted to update you. One month ago, June 8th, I completed my first manuscript! Yes, it was a long nine month road, but after many excuses and inevitable days of writer's block (or procrastination), I finished it.
Okay, so now the real work has begun. To finish a manuscript is a great feat, but to get it revised, refined, and published is a whole different story.
Journey with me as I move into the next phase of becoming a published author. I am already an author now that I have a manuscript, so I plan to change the verbiage on my blog site from "budding" to just "author"!!!!
Watch out world, I am on my way! By the way, as of today, I am officially a publisher. My new publishing company name is Tucker House Publishing...and guess who will be the first author I publish? Yep, you guessed it...an author by the name of Fon James.
Can't wait to see what God will do by the next blog...look at what he did in one month, I went from budding author to author, and now publisher!!!! Hallelujah! Thank you Jesus!
Stay tuned,
Fon James
Okay, so now the real work has begun. To finish a manuscript is a great feat, but to get it revised, refined, and published is a whole different story.
Journey with me as I move into the next phase of becoming a published author. I am already an author now that I have a manuscript, so I plan to change the verbiage on my blog site from "budding" to just "author"!!!!
Watch out world, I am on my way! By the way, as of today, I am officially a publisher. My new publishing company name is Tucker House Publishing...and guess who will be the first author I publish? Yep, you guessed it...an author by the name of Fon James.
Can't wait to see what God will do by the next blog...look at what he did in one month, I went from budding author to author, and now publisher!!!! Hallelujah! Thank you Jesus!
Stay tuned,
Fon James
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Check out Fon in Elissa Gabrielle's June Newsletter!
Check me out in the June edition of author Elissa Gabrielle's newsletter!I share the page with many other great authors too. Be sure to check them out and of course, check out Ms. Elissa Gabrielle!
Post a comment and let me know what you think...click on the newsletter now to take a read!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
My Short Story Got Accepted!
Hey everybody,
Guess what, the short story that I submitted to Peace in the Storm Publishing for the upcoming anthology: The Triumph of My Soul was accepted!
I am so excited about this achievement and I can't wait to see my work in print!
I remember the first time I saw my work in print. I was in college and I did an article for our college paper as my first assignment for my journalism class, The Blue & White Flash. The feeling I had was so overwhelming! I remember saying to myself that this is what I want to do. I loved to write and I loved even more seeing my name in print. Those were my words for the whole to see. It felt so rewarding...and that's how I felt when I learned that my short story got accepted!
I look forward to sharing my short story titled: A Mother, Her Son, and THE Father.
P.S. I got the cover of my book!!!! Wanna see it? Visit my myspace page...get the link on Fon's Fav!
Guess what, the short story that I submitted to Peace in the Storm Publishing for the upcoming anthology: The Triumph of My Soul was accepted!
I am so excited about this achievement and I can't wait to see my work in print!
I remember the first time I saw my work in print. I was in college and I did an article for our college paper as my first assignment for my journalism class, The Blue & White Flash. The feeling I had was so overwhelming! I remember saying to myself that this is what I want to do. I loved to write and I loved even more seeing my name in print. Those were my words for the whole to see. It felt so rewarding...and that's how I felt when I learned that my short story got accepted!
I look forward to sharing my short story titled: A Mother, Her Son, and THE Father.
P.S. I got the cover of my book!!!! Wanna see it? Visit my myspace page...get the link on Fon's Fav!
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Moving Toward Destiny
I haven't blogged since I posted my excerpt. I wanted to give it time to remain on the top of my blog list. But now it's time to move forward toward my destiny of a completed manuscript. Have you ever wanted to achieve something so bad that you try to rush through to get to the finish line? That's how I feel about this book. I am so ready for it to be completed. I am ready to be working on the promotional aspect and the distribution aspect. Now most writers would probably beg to differ, but not me. I do enjoy writing, don't get me wrong, but after a while, you are just ready to cross the finish line and breathe. And breathing for me will be handling the business aspect of being an author.
I look forward to wrapping up my manuscript in the next few weeks. I have a website to create and a book cover to think about. Keep praying for me that I continue moving toward my destiny. I can see the finish line on the other side of the track...I gotta a little more race to run and then it will come soon enough.
Before I go, I want to tell you about how good God is:
I am currently part of several online writing groups. While I like them all, I love the Writers Hut the most. It's a quaint little family atmosphere online where everybody is always pitching in to help out anybody in the family. Well several weeks ago, one of my fellow Writer's Hut family members asked me about starting a Texas tour for Christian authors. Now I just said up above that my manuscript is not finished...stay with me, I'm going somewhere (that's what my pastor always says). So she reaches out to me about this tour. I get excited instantly because I had been praying for God to help me stay disciplined in my writing. And low and behold, he sends author Keshia Dawn my way talking about a 2008 book tour! Not only has this angel encouraged me by asking me to participate in this book tour, she has become a great friend of mine. Now I know God is good, but when He shows out in your life, you have to give Him some sho-nuff praise! I now have accountability to keep moving toward my destiny because I want me and my book to be part of the 2008 tour that I am actively planning; I have a new friend in Keshia; and new friends in my tour family which includes 5 more author friends! Isn't God just so awesome!!! Whatever it is you want, ask God for it and He will provide IT and more!
Be on the look out for the Literarily Saved Christian Book Tour 2008 featuring authors: Keshia Dawn, Cheryl Donovan, Mikasenoja, Betty Knight-Allen, Erica L. Perry, Mimi Jefferson, and you guessed it....Fon James!
We may be coming to your town...check out the website for updates:
www.literarilysavedontour.com
I look forward to wrapping up my manuscript in the next few weeks. I have a website to create and a book cover to think about. Keep praying for me that I continue moving toward my destiny. I can see the finish line on the other side of the track...I gotta a little more race to run and then it will come soon enough.
Before I go, I want to tell you about how good God is:
I am currently part of several online writing groups. While I like them all, I love the Writers Hut the most. It's a quaint little family atmosphere online where everybody is always pitching in to help out anybody in the family. Well several weeks ago, one of my fellow Writer's Hut family members asked me about starting a Texas tour for Christian authors. Now I just said up above that my manuscript is not finished...stay with me, I'm going somewhere (that's what my pastor always says). So she reaches out to me about this tour. I get excited instantly because I had been praying for God to help me stay disciplined in my writing. And low and behold, he sends author Keshia Dawn my way talking about a 2008 book tour! Not only has this angel encouraged me by asking me to participate in this book tour, she has become a great friend of mine. Now I know God is good, but when He shows out in your life, you have to give Him some sho-nuff praise! I now have accountability to keep moving toward my destiny because I want me and my book to be part of the 2008 tour that I am actively planning; I have a new friend in Keshia; and new friends in my tour family which includes 5 more author friends! Isn't God just so awesome!!! Whatever it is you want, ask God for it and He will provide IT and more!
Be on the look out for the Literarily Saved Christian Book Tour 2008 featuring authors: Keshia Dawn, Cheryl Donovan, Mikasenoja, Betty Knight-Allen, Erica L. Perry, Mimi Jefferson, and you guessed it....Fon James!
We may be coming to your town...check out the website for updates:
www.literarilysavedontour.com
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Excerpt from my novel "Back and Forth"
“Don’t do it!” they all shouted as Gavin pulled his car into the small parking lot. There were several cars in the lot and only two spaces left. Gavin whipped his white 1995 Toyota Camry into the one of the vacant spaces on the end. He had been holding Faith’s hand during the whole ride over.
“Well, I guess this is it Gavin. Are we sure this is what we want to do?” Faith looked into Gavin’s eyes hoping that something in them would give her a signal that this was not the right thing for them to do.
“Faith, we’ve already talked about this for two and half weeks straight. There is no other way. We don’t have a choice. We are just too young to handle such a huge responsibility like this. I mean, we are pretty much kids ourselves. Let’s just do this and get it over with.”
Faith stared at her boyfriend. She loved him so much and he had to be right. Right? What other options did they have? She knew it was wrong, but it was the only right she and Gavin knew at the time. They both had discussed it over the last couple of weeks after she found out.
“Gavin, it’s Faith. Um, we need to talk. Can you meet me in your lobby in about 15 minutes?”
“Faith, you know I am getting ready to leave campus so that I can catch my flight. Girl, you know I love your butt, so don’t be trying to make this little mini-Christmas vacation a big deal. I’ll be back in two weeks and like I said last night, umph last night,” Gavin thought about his Christmas gift from Faith and briefly paused to reflect before finishing his statement.“I will call you everyday.”
“Gavin Tremaine Roberts would you just listen!” Faith nearly screamed into the phone. We have to talk before you go I know what you said last night, but I have to tell you something before you leave and this cannot wait. It’s really important okay baby.” She quieted her voice as she felt herself about to cry. “I’ll be right over okay.”
Faith snapped the purple top back on the pregnancy test and slipped it into her jacket pocket. She tried to zip it in, but the pocket wasn’t shaped right for the stick. “I’ll just hold it in my hand so I can be sure it won’t slip out while running. Should I even be running?” She talked to herself, as the positive results of the test came rushing back to her remembrance? She slipped on her shoes and rushed out the door. Even after nearly screaming at Gavin, her best friend and roommate Chrissy was still sound asleep, so she didn’t even worry about locking the door.
As she made her way across the campus to the men’s freshman dormitory, she wondered what his reaction was going to be. She said a quick prayer and asked God to make everything be okay.
Gavin was standing on the curb like he was waiting on a bus. “Faith, girl you are really tripping. You gone make me late, over here waiting on you like this. What it do baby? Hit me with the info quick or I’m gone miss my flight.”
Faith thought about it and realized she didn’t have time for any antics. So she just blurted it out. “Gavin, I’m… I’m pregnant.” As tears began to roll down her cheeks, Gavin dropped his bag in shock. He instantly grabbed Faith and pulled her close as he stared into the morning sky. Today was supposed to have been a great day. He was going to see his family in the next couple of hours and celebrate Christmas. He silently mouthed, “I’ll be damned.”
Gavin’s best friend Remi pulled his red Chevy blazer up to the curb where the two were standing. “Man look, yall ought to have enough of each other, all that sex yall been having lately. If we gone make this flight, we have to go now.” Remi chuckled, but quickly noticed that neither of his friends were laughing with him. Faith pulled away and looked at Remi with tearful eyes.
“What? What’s wrong man?” Gavin’s eyes were slightly watered too. “Man, would somebody please say something.”
“Remi, give me a minute with Faith, then we can go.” Remi was about to object, but the seriousness in Gavin’s face told him not to. He knew that Gavin would tell him what was going on during the ride to the airport.
“Faith sweetie, we will get through this together okay. I am so sorry I did this to you. I knew I should have used a condom. I am really sorry. I am even sorrier that I have to leave you, but I have to catch this flight if I want to get home for Christmas. I will call you as soon as I get home okay so that we can talk. I love you sweetie.”
And just like that, he and Remi were off. Faith stood there in the cold with her hands still clenching the pregnancy test. She watched as Remi’s SUV disappeared.
Gavin and Faith got out of the car. The protestors were still shouting don’t do it.
End of Excerpt
"Back and Forth" Copyright © 2007 by Fon James
“Well, I guess this is it Gavin. Are we sure this is what we want to do?” Faith looked into Gavin’s eyes hoping that something in them would give her a signal that this was not the right thing for them to do.
“Faith, we’ve already talked about this for two and half weeks straight. There is no other way. We don’t have a choice. We are just too young to handle such a huge responsibility like this. I mean, we are pretty much kids ourselves. Let’s just do this and get it over with.”
Faith stared at her boyfriend. She loved him so much and he had to be right. Right? What other options did they have? She knew it was wrong, but it was the only right she and Gavin knew at the time. They both had discussed it over the last couple of weeks after she found out.
“Gavin, it’s Faith. Um, we need to talk. Can you meet me in your lobby in about 15 minutes?”
“Faith, you know I am getting ready to leave campus so that I can catch my flight. Girl, you know I love your butt, so don’t be trying to make this little mini-Christmas vacation a big deal. I’ll be back in two weeks and like I said last night, umph last night,” Gavin thought about his Christmas gift from Faith and briefly paused to reflect before finishing his statement.“I will call you everyday.”
“Gavin Tremaine Roberts would you just listen!” Faith nearly screamed into the phone. We have to talk before you go I know what you said last night, but I have to tell you something before you leave and this cannot wait. It’s really important okay baby.” She quieted her voice as she felt herself about to cry. “I’ll be right over okay.”
Faith snapped the purple top back on the pregnancy test and slipped it into her jacket pocket. She tried to zip it in, but the pocket wasn’t shaped right for the stick. “I’ll just hold it in my hand so I can be sure it won’t slip out while running. Should I even be running?” She talked to herself, as the positive results of the test came rushing back to her remembrance? She slipped on her shoes and rushed out the door. Even after nearly screaming at Gavin, her best friend and roommate Chrissy was still sound asleep, so she didn’t even worry about locking the door.
As she made her way across the campus to the men’s freshman dormitory, she wondered what his reaction was going to be. She said a quick prayer and asked God to make everything be okay.
Gavin was standing on the curb like he was waiting on a bus. “Faith, girl you are really tripping. You gone make me late, over here waiting on you like this. What it do baby? Hit me with the info quick or I’m gone miss my flight.”
Faith thought about it and realized she didn’t have time for any antics. So she just blurted it out. “Gavin, I’m… I’m pregnant.” As tears began to roll down her cheeks, Gavin dropped his bag in shock. He instantly grabbed Faith and pulled her close as he stared into the morning sky. Today was supposed to have been a great day. He was going to see his family in the next couple of hours and celebrate Christmas. He silently mouthed, “I’ll be damned.”
Gavin’s best friend Remi pulled his red Chevy blazer up to the curb where the two were standing. “Man look, yall ought to have enough of each other, all that sex yall been having lately. If we gone make this flight, we have to go now.” Remi chuckled, but quickly noticed that neither of his friends were laughing with him. Faith pulled away and looked at Remi with tearful eyes.
“What? What’s wrong man?” Gavin’s eyes were slightly watered too. “Man, would somebody please say something.”
“Remi, give me a minute with Faith, then we can go.” Remi was about to object, but the seriousness in Gavin’s face told him not to. He knew that Gavin would tell him what was going on during the ride to the airport.
“Faith sweetie, we will get through this together okay. I am so sorry I did this to you. I knew I should have used a condom. I am really sorry. I am even sorrier that I have to leave you, but I have to catch this flight if I want to get home for Christmas. I will call you as soon as I get home okay so that we can talk. I love you sweetie.”
And just like that, he and Remi were off. Faith stood there in the cold with her hands still clenching the pregnancy test. She watched as Remi’s SUV disappeared.
Gavin and Faith got out of the car. The protestors were still shouting don’t do it.
End of Excerpt
"Back and Forth" Copyright © 2007 by Fon James
Thursday, March 29, 2007
MySpace/My God/My Book
Okay, haven't blogged in a while because I am now on MySpace. The person who said they would never get on myspace finally took the plunge. Now I must admit my addiction to this website. I have found old friends and some new friends on there. Even added some awesome authors on there, which I know will help me network with them from a virtual standpoint.
Well anyway, an update on the book. Drum Roll Please............................
I have my book title!! But first let me tell you how it happened. Let me testify for a minute: I had given consideration to several titles. I probably came up with 7 or 8 and every time I heard a song or read something, I would consider some of the words for my title. One title kept sticking out in my mind and I renamed my outline and started working with it, but I still wasn't quite sure about it. So I did what all Christians do...I prayed about it.
I was ready to put a title on my project, so I asked God to confirm it. I sat at my desk at work and I prayed and asked God to give me a sign. Well within five minutes, I read the words in a book. Then the admin. asst. in my area said the words, then I read them again in a different passage and I just kept hearing it. I was like, okay God, I got it. But the All-knowing One knew I wasn't 100% convinced. So He kept showing it to me in words, and I kept hearing people say it. The exact words were brought to me so many times that I knew it had to be those words. Then it was all confirmed when I asked my fellow writer friend what she thought. You see, God had confirmed it already, but I wanted to make sure I didn't need to add this one word to it. Why do we always try to take over when God already knows what's best for us? We'll discuss that in another blog. So anyway, I asked my writer friend her opinion of the two titles and she totally confirmed it for the final time for me what God had been telling me the whole time.
My first Christian Fiction Novel is titled......Back and Forth by Fon James! I am still working on finishing the manuscript, but I am so proud that my "baby" now has a name!!!!!
More details and excerpts on the book coming soon!
"If we keep climbing, we will eventually reach the top!"
Be Blessed Indeed,
Fon
Well anyway, an update on the book. Drum Roll Please............................
I have my book title!! But first let me tell you how it happened. Let me testify for a minute: I had given consideration to several titles. I probably came up with 7 or 8 and every time I heard a song or read something, I would consider some of the words for my title. One title kept sticking out in my mind and I renamed my outline and started working with it, but I still wasn't quite sure about it. So I did what all Christians do...I prayed about it.
I was ready to put a title on my project, so I asked God to confirm it. I sat at my desk at work and I prayed and asked God to give me a sign. Well within five minutes, I read the words in a book. Then the admin. asst. in my area said the words, then I read them again in a different passage and I just kept hearing it. I was like, okay God, I got it. But the All-knowing One knew I wasn't 100% convinced. So He kept showing it to me in words, and I kept hearing people say it. The exact words were brought to me so many times that I knew it had to be those words. Then it was all confirmed when I asked my fellow writer friend what she thought. You see, God had confirmed it already, but I wanted to make sure I didn't need to add this one word to it. Why do we always try to take over when God already knows what's best for us? We'll discuss that in another blog. So anyway, I asked my writer friend her opinion of the two titles and she totally confirmed it for the final time for me what God had been telling me the whole time.
My first Christian Fiction Novel is titled......Back and Forth by Fon James! I am still working on finishing the manuscript, but I am so proud that my "baby" now has a name!!!!!
More details and excerpts on the book coming soon!
"If we keep climbing, we will eventually reach the top!"
Be Blessed Indeed,
Fon
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Delaying Your Blessing
Well today I want to just blog about delaying your blessing. As I am writing this book, sometimes I just don't feel like writing. I go home, cook dinner, eat, watch TV and just decide that I will write tomorrow. Then tomorrow comes and I do the same thing. After a few days of repitition, I get mad and I give myself an unrealistic deadline as a way to catch up. Then I pray and ask God to help me and give me strength to work on this novel. All I am saying is sometimes God give us what we need, and we still are too lazy to just do it. I mean how far have I delayed my blessing of being an author simply because I didn't feel like writing. I know many authors who struggle with discipline in the craft, and it's such an awesome feeling to reach that plateau of completion (I guess, since I am not there yet), but it has to feel awesome, just like completing any other task you've struggleed with.
So today is a new day, another opportunity to do God's will in your life; whether its writing a book, joining a ministry at church, starting your business, expanding your product offerings of your exisiting business, quitting your job to step out on faith for a new adventure, moving to a new city, or whatever it is...the time is now. We know what we need to do and we know God will give us everything we need to do it...we just have to do it and end the delay on that sho-nuff blessing that is coming your way...just stop the delay and get it done TODAY! Your blessing is waiting on you.
In the words of Larry the Cable Guy:"Get'er done"
Be Blessed,
Fon
So today is a new day, another opportunity to do God's will in your life; whether its writing a book, joining a ministry at church, starting your business, expanding your product offerings of your exisiting business, quitting your job to step out on faith for a new adventure, moving to a new city, or whatever it is...the time is now. We know what we need to do and we know God will give us everything we need to do it...we just have to do it and end the delay on that sho-nuff blessing that is coming your way...just stop the delay and get it done TODAY! Your blessing is waiting on you.
In the words of Larry the Cable Guy:"Get'er done"
Be Blessed,
Fon
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Trying to stay focused
Okay, so I created my new blog and I was all sooooo excited. Now of course I haven't gotten any comments on my blog yet, but that's okay. I really haven't publicized it to the masses.
Anyway, moving on to the topic at hand. It has been a real beast trying to stay focused and write everyday. I always let other things like chores, work, and pure laziness/procrastination stop me from doing what I know I need to be doing. I say to myself, "Self. You have got to do better. This story ain't gone write itself. And the quicker you write it, the quicker you can get it to the intended reader. I know this story is meant for someone or someone(s) and it's up to me to get it done.
Sometimes I feel really good about writing and sometimes and I just feel good about the thought of writing. I know that I have a talent for writing, but I let the fact that I am new author slow me down into thinking I need more training. So what do I do? I read other writer's book with the notion that I am "in training." But in all honesty, I am just "in true procrastination." I know my problem and I admit wholeheartedly, but I know that God can help me through this situation. So I pray every night that God give the strength to finish my writing project and that He gives me the words to say.
Now I know that I am praying for God to give me the words to say, but I am missing them by procrastinating? Yep! And since I know this information, does it make me stop proscrastinating? Sometimes.
I have always beens a pressure writer. What do you mean by that you ask? Well, I always "think" that I write better under pressure, but in actuality I am a forced writer. I write when I am forced to. And I have a hard time being hard on myself or forcing myself to do anything. I don't have any true consequences other than not getting the book finished. Oh well, right? WRONG! I have to get the book finished because someone is waiting on it. That intended reader that I mentioned above is out there waiting on this book so that it can help them learn how to forgive. Yes this book is about forgiveness. Forgiveness from God and forgiveness toward others. So the fact that I don't have anyone forcing me to finish at a certain time, gives me the false liberty that I have all the time in the world...but I know I don't. My goal is to have this book done by year end! And of course breaking that goal down into smaller bites, my more immediate goal is to have the 1st draft done by end of first quarter, which is March 31st. And today is....oh my goodness, let me get to writing. I don't have much time left!
Until next blog, remember don't procrastinate. You are only delaying the blessing that God has in store for you...and that goes for me too!
Fon
Anyway, moving on to the topic at hand. It has been a real beast trying to stay focused and write everyday. I always let other things like chores, work, and pure laziness/procrastination stop me from doing what I know I need to be doing. I say to myself, "Self. You have got to do better. This story ain't gone write itself. And the quicker you write it, the quicker you can get it to the intended reader. I know this story is meant for someone or someone(s) and it's up to me to get it done.
Sometimes I feel really good about writing and sometimes and I just feel good about the thought of writing. I know that I have a talent for writing, but I let the fact that I am new author slow me down into thinking I need more training. So what do I do? I read other writer's book with the notion that I am "in training." But in all honesty, I am just "in true procrastination." I know my problem and I admit wholeheartedly, but I know that God can help me through this situation. So I pray every night that God give the strength to finish my writing project and that He gives me the words to say.
Now I know that I am praying for God to give me the words to say, but I am missing them by procrastinating? Yep! And since I know this information, does it make me stop proscrastinating? Sometimes.
I have always beens a pressure writer. What do you mean by that you ask? Well, I always "think" that I write better under pressure, but in actuality I am a forced writer. I write when I am forced to. And I have a hard time being hard on myself or forcing myself to do anything. I don't have any true consequences other than not getting the book finished. Oh well, right? WRONG! I have to get the book finished because someone is waiting on it. That intended reader that I mentioned above is out there waiting on this book so that it can help them learn how to forgive. Yes this book is about forgiveness. Forgiveness from God and forgiveness toward others. So the fact that I don't have anyone forcing me to finish at a certain time, gives me the false liberty that I have all the time in the world...but I know I don't. My goal is to have this book done by year end! And of course breaking that goal down into smaller bites, my more immediate goal is to have the 1st draft done by end of first quarter, which is March 31st. And today is....oh my goodness, let me get to writing. I don't have much time left!
Until next blog, remember don't procrastinate. You are only delaying the blessing that God has in store for you...and that goes for me too!
Fon
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Let me catch you up!
Hello everyone,
Welcome to my blog site. I am so excited to be blogging, finally! Well, just to catch you up on where I am with my first novel. I started writing this novel in September 2006. I previously started writing another novel, but it wasn't Christian Fiction so of course I couldn't get the thing off the ground. Then I started praying and asking God to show me what he wanted me to write about and that's when it happened, He gave me this novel. And I am depending on Him daily to keep giving it to me because of course God didn't give me the entire novel that day! But I know He wants me to depend on Him throughout this process so giving me the novel that day might not have allowed me to "chat" with Him about it daily. God loves for us to "chat" with Him daily. When was the last time you talked to Him?
So fast forward to today...I recently finished revising my outline. A good author friend of mine, Stephanie Perry Moore (See Fon's Favs to check out her website!) helped me gain new direction for my outline. Now of course this is my first book, so I have tons of stuff to learn! But I never really liked outlining before I started writing, so my initial approach didn't quite get it done. So shouts-out to my soror and friend Stephanie for helping me on that front.
Now that I have refined the outline and I know where I am going, I have to start rewriting a couple of areas. You see, I was writing using my original outline, but now that I have refined it, I have to go back. Plus with Stephanie's help, I realized that my chapters sizes were all different...and I learned that you just can't have that kind of inconsistency. I've also been playing around with several titles. We'll discuss that in future blogs...
So now you're caught up on my journey! I know this is going to be a challenge, but I am up for it because I know that I can do all things through Christ...He really does strengthen me. I just gotta work on being more disciplined in my writing...so yall pray for me!
Until next blog...
Welcome to my blog site. I am so excited to be blogging, finally! Well, just to catch you up on where I am with my first novel. I started writing this novel in September 2006. I previously started writing another novel, but it wasn't Christian Fiction so of course I couldn't get the thing off the ground. Then I started praying and asking God to show me what he wanted me to write about and that's when it happened, He gave me this novel. And I am depending on Him daily to keep giving it to me because of course God didn't give me the entire novel that day! But I know He wants me to depend on Him throughout this process so giving me the novel that day might not have allowed me to "chat" with Him about it daily. God loves for us to "chat" with Him daily. When was the last time you talked to Him?
So fast forward to today...I recently finished revising my outline. A good author friend of mine, Stephanie Perry Moore (See Fon's Favs to check out her website!) helped me gain new direction for my outline. Now of course this is my first book, so I have tons of stuff to learn! But I never really liked outlining before I started writing, so my initial approach didn't quite get it done. So shouts-out to my soror and friend Stephanie for helping me on that front.
Now that I have refined the outline and I know where I am going, I have to start rewriting a couple of areas. You see, I was writing using my original outline, but now that I have refined it, I have to go back. Plus with Stephanie's help, I realized that my chapters sizes were all different...and I learned that you just can't have that kind of inconsistency. I've also been playing around with several titles. We'll discuss that in future blogs...
So now you're caught up on my journey! I know this is going to be a challenge, but I am up for it because I know that I can do all things through Christ...He really does strengthen me. I just gotta work on being more disciplined in my writing...so yall pray for me!
Until next blog...
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