A Visit with Editorial Director, Chad R. Allen

Cynthia Herron Writing 11 Comments

Photo Credit via Chad R. Allen I’m delighted today to have Chad Allen as my guest. Chad is the Editorial Director of Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group. He and his family make their home in the great state of Michigan. You may remember 13 Ways to Write with Urgency, a fabulous guest post Chad did for Rachelle Gardner …

Throw a Splash of Water on Those Dry as Dust Times

Cynthia Herron Writing 7 Comments

For anyone who works with words, dust bowl moments are bound to blow in. For writers, there are days where our thoughts flow with ease. We get inspired, we create, we plot, and we write. We can’t pour out the nouns, verbs, and adjectives quickly enough. Creativity fills us, we break out our rafts, and we prepare to swim! But what …

Marketing: Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Hungry.

Cynthia Herron Uncategorized 8 Comments

Since I’ve returned from the 2011 ACFW conference, I’ve tried to share some tips that you might find helpful. I know what it’s like to be on a journey that can, at times, be very lonely, and to hunger for bread crumbs of information about the craft (the ministry) that we love so much. I’ve found that journeys never really end; we …