I’ve watched my fair share of cartoons and then some. With three kiddos it goes without saying, that I stay saturated in animated TV shows and movies. Gabe, my youngest, goes through phases of favorites. He just got of an Angry Bird phase, and now is in a Pokémon phase. However, for some reason, as I was getting our Wisdom Wednesday blog ready, one of the songs from Bubble Guppies popped into my head. You know the one, “What time is it?” It’s time for lunch!” the one that never seems to go away after you hear it? For some reason, I could hear the school teacher say, “What time is it?” and Wisdom Wednesday popped into my head in place of “it’s time for lunch”. It’s funny how your brain remembers things that you haven’t seen in a long time, and I definitely haven’t seen Bubble Guppies in forever, but there it was ready to pop into my head and stay there.
Or maybe, I just need to go eat lunch?
Regardless, that’s what we need to do with writing tips. Remember what others have gone through and accomplished and commit them to our memory so we can recall them when we need it.
Today’s Wisdom Wednesday is with Christian romance author, Amy R. Anguish.
Welcome, Amy!
Name: Amy R. Anguish
Genre: Christian romance
Latest Novel: An Unexpected Legacy
Writing Tip:
This is probably actually more of an editing tip because it seems like editing takes up so much more time than the actual writing. But, my tip is to take the criticisms you can use and use them, and throw the rest away. When my editor and I were going through Legacy, fine-tuning everything and making sure it was as strong as it could be, several times I took her suggestions and told her I thought my way was better. Most of the time, when I explained why, she might tweak it a little, but let me keep it my way. It’s my story and I didn’t want to lose that. Together, we made it stronger, but it was still mine in the end. Find an editor willing to work with you that way. You don’t want to lose your story in all the edits.
As an Developmental Editor, it is one of my goals to make sure they book stays true to the author’s ideals and goals. Yes, I make suggestions, and show strengths and weakness, but my goal is to make sure that the book comes out the strongest it can. It takes a partnership between the editor and author to do that.
Favorite Writing Tip for New Writers:
Don’t give up. It took me years to get published (six, to be exact, from the time I wrote Legacy to when it was published). It took several years to work up the nerve to send it out, and then another to find the right publisher, and two more to actually get it completely edited and ready to go. It takes time, but it’s worth it. So, don’t give up! And when your friends and family tell you how good your story is, believe them. Somewhere out there is a publisher who will agree.
This is the key right here. If you give up, you won’t ever get anywhere. Keep writing, keep trying, and most importantly, keep growing and learning.
Smoothies brought them together, but would the past tear them apart?
When Chad Manning introduces himself to Jessica Garcia at her favorite smoothie shop, it’s like he stepped out of one of her romance novels. But as she tentatively walks into a relationship with this man of her dreams, secrets from their past threaten to shatter their already fragile bond. Chad and Jessica must struggle to figure out if their relationship has a chance or if there is nothing between them but a love of smoothies.
Amy Anguish grew up a preacher’s kid, and in spite of having lived in seven different states that are all south of the Mason Dixon line, she is not a football fan. Currently, she resides in Tennessee with her husband, daughter, and son, and usually a cat or two. Amy graduated with a degree in English from Freed-Hardeman University and hopes in all her creative endeavors to glorify God, but especially in her writing. She wants her stories to show that while Christians face real struggles, it can still work out for good.
Thank you for joining us today, Amy! I’ve enjoyed having you on the blog, and the reminder of not giving up in our reminder is the perfect mid week motivation that we all need!
Please take a moment and check out Amy’s book, An Unexpected Legacy on Amazon. You can find it by clicking here.
Also, take a moment and connect with Amy via her blog, and Facebook.
http://abitofanguish.weebly.com or http://www.facebook.com/amyanguishauthor
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