Hey, everyone. In order to help you more on your writing journey, we’re going to focus this Thursday blog on your questions and Book Therapist related ideas and tips. So, if you have a question about writing, craft, the industry, be sure to send it your therapist, me! Rachel@mybooktherapy.com Here’s a couple of questions for today’s blog: Q: What’s the difference between a rough draft and a fast draft? A: Great question. A rough draft can be several things. It could be a fast draft that you’ve rewritten and cleaned up. Or the first draft of your novel from beginning to end. Even if you’ve edited and rewritten along the way, it probably needs one more pass through to get everything tight and prettied up. You might have more telling […]
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MBT Interview: Thomas Nelson Senior Editor, Ami McConnell
I’ve been privileged to work with some wonderful editors in the CBA. For the past four years, I’ve been under the tutelage of Thomas Nelson’s Senior Acquisitions Editor, Ami McConnell. She’s such a gift to me as a writer and story teller, helping me hone my skill and art, but by being my champion. When I sold my first 2 books to TNI, the ACFW Conference was in Nashville that year, home of country music and Thomas Nelson. The conference hotel was right across from the fiction (then West Bow) offices! Ami had just given birth to her third child, a beautiful girl. Even though she was on maternity leave, she took time to meet with me, picking me up from the hotel, driving me to coffee, and spending a […]
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