Grace Series, Renewed by Grace

Sneak Peek: First 3 chapters of Renewed by Grace

My fourth book will be available in just days now!

It’s hard to believe but I’m so excited for you to read Andrea’s story. April 30th might seem like a long time to wait, and I know it’s hard so I thought with this post I would give you a sneak peek at the first THREE chapters in the novel!

Enjoy!

Until next time, may God’s grace surround you,

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Writing 101

How to be a Fantastic Beta Reader

Beta Readers
Proofs of each of my novels

Beta Readers help make my novels better. How? They bring another pair of eyes to my writing which can catch:

Spelling errors I can’t see anymore because the text is so familiar to me and my editor.

Structure issues – making sure my story flows and doesn’t feel too rushed or too slow.

Strange wording that doesn’t make sense – either too wordy or phrases a common reader wouldn’t understand. Being a Southern girl, sometimes the phrases common in my life mean nothing to someone not born and raised in the South or even in my family!

Factual errors – I haven’t had EVERY job or experience I write about and Beta Readers can catch mistakes in careers, facts about dogs, or even places I haven’t been.

Consistency mistakes – saying it’s October at the beginning of the chapter and it’s September by the end, or having a character with blue eyes at the beginning of the novel, but brown toward the end.

Beta Readers are an important part of the writing process and I have been blessed with some fantastic beta readers…

But, it can be hard to find good beta readers and it helps to know what you need to look for:

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Devotions

How to Balance My Life as a Christian Writer

Balance

I’m learning quickly I have no sense of Balance when it comes to the TO-DO list in my life.

The second Friday in April and I’m already thinking about August…

Not because of summer

Or because of an epic vacation planned for the month of sunshine

Not even because I want it to be closer to Christmas

But because it’s when my next novel is available.

Crazy, right?

NO, WHAT’S REALLY CRAZY –

I’m also thinking of December, not because of Christmas, but my sixth novel comes out before Christmas and I’m itching to start writing it.

As a writer, I have a million things running through my head constantly. Made worse, because I’m female, a triple-A personality, and a C on the disc profile which means I’m a planner, list maker. It also means, I am terrible at balancing it all without giving 110% to everything, which quickly will burn a superhuman being out, let alone me.

Balance

Struggling to Balance:

Write Book 6, Giving Grace

Edit Book 5, Healing Grace

Promote Book 4, Renewed by Grace

Social Media

Blog Posts

Easter outfit

Craft with my mentee

Lunch for the next week…

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