This year’s Frasier Contest has come to a close. The finalists and semi-finalists have been announced, and we are all eagerly awaiting the Pizza Party to find out who the winner is. In the mean time, lets meet one of the Judges that made it all possible: Patti Hill, with her new book Goodness and Mercy. Q: Patti, give us a tag line and a little blurb about your story. A: Mercy is heartache comforted, a truth whispered, a healing granted. And sometimes, mercy comes at the worst possible moment. At least, Lucy thinks so. After the death of her parents, sixteen-year-old Lucy Richter struggles to keep a promise to her father–to save what remains of her family. Lucy fails tragically but won’t allow her dwindling family to disappear. She […]
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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 offer a tip on how to PITCH your novel. And TIP #1 is… FINISH YOUR BOOK! I know you have a great book idea, and you are anxious to get it out there – worried that someone might even steal it, but as a first time novelist, you need to have your book finished before you pitch it – for a couple reasons. Watch the video and discover WHY! Need more help? Check out our Pitch and Promotion Seminar! Go write something brilliant! See you next week – XO! Susie May
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At long last, I’m on the other wide of a rewrite deadline and I can conclude our fairytale code series. The ending is simple. Happy. A fairytale like story, a romance, a sisterhood, even a thriller has to end with some level of happiness and satisfaction. What do we really learn from fairytale endings? The boy gets the girl. The dragon is slayed. The castle is stormed. Evil is defeated. Good wins. Even in the most thrill driven stories, these elements must take place for a solid story ending and wrap up. Cinderella is the classic happy ending. In the Disney version, Cindy and Prince marry because “the shoe fit” and boy, let’s not go down that symbolic rabbit trail, but her dreams came true because she believed. In Snow […]
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The Next Step: Writing & Family Obligations, Quick Meal Ideas
Do you ever find yourself lost in the world of your wip only to hear the call of your family obligations? You know, simple things like picking up your kids from school and dinner? I do. I’ve been revising my fast draft and it’s been quite a challenge with end of school year activities. While my characters were going through great emotional angst, my kids were going through abandonment issues. “Mom, where are you? Are you picking us up?” Hmmm. This was not good. Praise God I only live 10 minutes away, but still. When kids get home, what’s the first question you hear? “What’s there to eat?” While I can be pretty inventive when I need to be, I’m no magician. So how do you solve this? Plan. On […]
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