Writer’s Mastermind Group
How NOT To Pitch Agents
August 30, 2011 By Jo Ann Fore Leave a Comment
Check out friend Lisa Buffaloe’s fun video of how not to pitch an agent at a writer’s conference.

Team: WRITER
April 7, 2011 By Jo Ann Fore Leave a Comment
As a writer, do you feel isolated? Lack motivation, or confidence? Ever consider a team approach? No longer do you have to be the lonely writer. What if you could log into a website filled with like-minded writers, practical tools, and an accountability that encourages you to stay on task? What if each week, you [...]
Writers & Writing In the News
Christian Women Redefining Success: New Book Shows How You Can Too
Wichita Falls, TX – Today’s success-driven culture often puts a pressure-cooker demand on Christian women in business. Countless women struggle to succeed—to be, do, and have it all. Whether we acknowledge it or not, the way we determine success greatly impacts our lives, according to the newly published book Inspired Women Succeed by Jo Ann [...]
Six Word Momoirs
From the New York Times May 17, 2011, 12:15 PM Six-Word Momoirs: The Contest Winners! By TARA PARKER-POPE Summing up motherhood in just six words is no easy task. But more than 7,000 Well readers did just that, entering their short memoirs as part of our Six-Word Momoirs contest…. Read the FULL ARTICLE by clicking [...]
E Book Sales Climb/Print Sales Fall
E-Book Sales Up 159% in Quarter, Print Falls By Publishers Weekly, May 19, 2011 After increasing at a 169% rate in the first two months of 2011, e-book sale rose at a relatively modest 145.7% clip in March, to $69 million, according to the 16 publishers who report figures to AAP’s monthly sales estimates. For [...]
Blog – A Writer’s Life

Crawling Out of the Boat
Guest post by Lisa Buffaloe I pray to write in excellence, to honor the Lord with all I do, say, and write. Instead my failures rear their ugly heads, and inadequacies whisper words of doubt. Who are you to write? What on earth are you thinking? Knees bent, I plead and grovel. Help me Lord! [...]

The Ultimate Writer’s Tool
Guest Post by Lisa Buffaloe Today, I’m writing on writing so my desk and bookshelves are scattered with tools of my trade. Books, conferences, mentoring clinics, critique groups, and a bevy of online authors/agents/editors/publishers/marketers blogs are available in abundance. I could stay so busy reading about writing, and learning about writing, that I would never accomplish [...]

Finding Your Voice
Guest Post by Lisa Buffaloe My friends don’t talk, think, dress, act, or look alike. Not one is a clone of the other. And I love that! I love their unique qualities…from the quirky friend who rattles off one-liners with the speed of a machine gun, to my friend who reads and studies her Bible [...]
Inspired Women Write

Book Boast
Author 101: Best-Selling Nonfiction: The Insider’s Guide to Making Reality Sell Rick Frishman & Robyn Spizman

Quantum Leap Quotes
A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns. P.L. Travers

Stimulating Scripture
All wisdom comes from the LORD, and so do common sense and understanding (Prov 2:6 CEV).
Author Chats

Featured Author: Gina Holmes
Gina Holmes is the bestselling author of Crossing Oceans and the newly released novel, DRY AS RAIN. She’s the founder of Novel Rocket, (formerly Novel Journey), a registered nurse, wife and mother who makes her home in Southern Virginia. You can learn more about her at www.ginaholmes.com Your debut novel hit ECPA, Amazon, PW and [...]

Author Chat: Lisa Buffaloe
Lisa Buffaloe is contributing author for The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter. Her articles have appeared in Angels on Earth magazine, as well as Guideposts, Rest Ministries, (in)courage.me, and others. She’s an active member of writing organizations and critique groups, leads Bible studies, and speaks to writer and women’s groups. Her manuscripts have placed as finalists in the [...]

Featured Author: Alice J. Wisler
While doing research for my book, Write Where It Hurts, I stumbled across Alice Wisler. Alice taught Writing the Heartache Workshops and had experience with writing as a healing tool. During our interview, Alice’s insight, wit, and charm drew me in, and we’ve been friends ever since. Alice J. Wisler is the author of RAIN [...]
