by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 22, 2016 | Author Interview, Uncategorized
Today I am interviewing author, speaker and editor Edie Melson about her book of prayer for family members serving in the armed forces. I grew up as an Air Force brat and had a son who served in the military making this is a subject close to my heart. Below is the...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 15, 2016 | Inspiration, Uncategorized
This past week I got another email from my editor with some final edits. A knot sat in my stomach, and I couldn’t open the attachment. I chose to look at it earlier the next day. That gave me time to loosen the knot and talk myself off the ledge. This isn’t the first...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today I thought I’d post a few photos as writing prompts. These are characters my husband capture on film from the Bristol Renaissance Faire. Each character may spark a story idea individually. You might be inspired by a combination of all three. Your mind may capture...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 8, 2016 | Author Interview, Book Recommendations, Uncategorized
Wow! That describes the latest YA fantasy I read. Hand of Adonia: The Book of Things to Come was more than I expected. Aaron Gansky understands the dilemmas (real or imagined) of teens and shared them freely with his readers through his characters. I loved it so much...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
There’s a tool that many writer’s use that has no technology involved. Yet, technology has its own version as well. The Post-It Note, although invented by accident has become a mainstay in every office in America. Originally available only in yellow and in a square...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
To hire an editor or not to hire an editor. To trust my own instincts to catch every dangling modifier and wrong POV… My apologies to Shakespeare. But this is a question that often plagues writers. It’s on the top of a list of things we must decide as we prepare our...