A resource for Latter-day Saints, both readers and writers. It includes interviews with authors about their writing and personal lives, as well as interviews about their books.
Friday Muse-ings by Jeffrey S Savage
A few months ago, I was thinking how nice it would be if someone combed through all the great LDS author and publisher blogs and collected those answers. It would also be great if they could kind of summarize and comment on what was out there. And even better, what if they reached out to editors, agents, publishers, bookstore employees and of course, authors to get their advice and opinions?
Wind River Publishing (LDS and National Publishing Compared)
There are a number of differences between publishing in the LDS market and publishing in the national market. We will explain some of those differences here. . . . Few LDS books have cover endorsements. They almost never need them. Most LDS books cover topics that don’t depend heavily on the credentials of the author, and therefore don’t need to bolster those credentials. However, the national market depends on them.
Being True to Self, by G. Parker
Have you tried to write something that just doesn’t come naturally to you? It’s a strain to make the words work and things sound right? Sometimes that’s a good thing, we all need to stretch our abilities. I’m not talking about changing genre, but actually how you write.
