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Today on Lit Up with Angela Breidenbach, Davalynn Spencer visits about the inspiration her family and Colorado lifestyle have on her novels. Don't miss my insights on attending the Connecting Writers with Hollywood conference and an upcoming new release, Out Of Their Element, a collection of 4 full-length contemporary romance novels by Angela Breidenbach, Robin Lee Hatcher, Vickie McDonough, and Deborah Raney. My book in this collection, Footprints On Her Heart, is in edits now. Look for interviews with the other authors in this collection coming this summer as well. I'll be putting my individual full-length novel out in paperback as the sequel to A Healing Heart. About Davalynn Spencer: Wife and mother of professional rodeo bullfighters, Davalynn Spencer writes cowboy romance. She is an ECPA and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author and winner of the Will Rogers Gold Medallion for Inspirational Western Fiction. And she's fairly certain her previous career as a rodeo journalist and crime-beat reporter prepa

Great information for authors who'd like their books to become movies as Angela Breidenbach of #LitUpRadio interviews JD DeWitt of Connecting Writers with Hollywood conference happening June 7-9, 2018 in Spokane, WA. http://CWWH2018.com Social Media for Connecting Hollywood with Writers: https://www.facebook.com/adaptforfilm/ https://twitter.com/adaptforfilm Tips on: Proper attendee pitching and connecting with speakers, producers, agents, and managers. Ideas on how to prepare to meet Hollywood people. How to show your work in the best light for the best results. Bloopers from last year's conference...(what not to do). Getting to know the speakers and people taking pitches at the CWWH2018.com conference. Bring a "One Sheet" whether the person taking your pitch keeps it or refers to it. About the CWWH2018.com conference:#CWWH2018 CWWH brings together writers, producers, managers and agents. It is one of the most accessible and affordable conferences of its kind. In attendance are producers in search of t

Lit Up Radio host, Angela Breidenbach, joins forces with Diana Lesire Brandmeyer, Liz Tolsma, Jennifer VanderKlipp to launch the Pencildancers Readers and Review Crew with our head librarian/archivist, Bree Herron, as admin of the new book club. This new book club and review crew or readers who enjoy historicals, romances, contemporary fiction, WWII fiction, devotionals, some cozy and suspense genres, and Christian living (otherwise known in the regular market as self help with Christian elements). In this episode, we invite you to join us for the 4-day launch party! You'll also get to know each of the authors a little better and find out who Bree is and why she's an integral part of the team to serve our readers in the book club. When's the party? All weekend April 19-22, with special appearances by the Pencildancers team for live video feeds. But commenting and entering for prizes will happen all day every day. Prizes include books, jewelry, and other surprises chosen at random. Note: Any prizes that requi

Lit Up host, Angela Breidenbach, visits with Linda F. Radke, founder of Story Monsters LLC, about StoryMonsters.com, tips to building a successful career in children's literature, how to find an expert with experience to help you, volunteerism to gain resume experience, contests for credibility, getting your books into and booking events in schools, and helping children become both literate and experience writing for Story Monsters Ink magazine. Awesome tips on marketing, indie publishing, and building a career in the publishing industry. Executive editor for submissions and guidelines for both adults writing for children and for child reporters, as mentioned in this episode, Cristy@storymonsters.com Website: www.StoryMonsters.com Magazine: Story Monsters Ink https://issuu.com/storymonstersink Social Media: www.Facebook.com/storymonsters Instagram: StoryMonsters Twitter: StoryMonsters About Lit Up guest, Linda F. Radke: Linda F. Radke is the president of Story Monsters LLC and publisher of Story Monsters I

Lit Up! with Angela Breidenbach welcomes Rachel S. Neal as we discuss how to create your own book covers, write biblical fiction, tips on critique groups, and discuss Rachel's new book, When Jonah Ran. Books mentioned: When Jonah Ran How to Mend a Broken Star A Healing Heart Tips on making your own cover art: Use a design program like Photoshop or Affinity. Buy stock art, if you're not an artist: Dreamstime, Thinkstock, Lightstock, etc. where you can buy photos. Look for royalty-free, read the details before purchasing to know the license (how many copies, what type of use, etc.) Watch out for the allowance to (or not) manipulate a photo for a unique look such as changing the color of the dress or the model's hair. Tips on writing biblical fiction: About Rachel: Rachel S. Neal is an author living under the big sky of Montana. Her books are self-published and provide a means to fund charitable causes. Samaritan's Purse and Answers in Genesis are two of her favorites. Where you might happen across Rach

Waiting, waiting, and waiting to be published. What can you learn? How can you grow? What can you do in the process to forward your career? Georgia Daniels visits with Lit Up host, Angela Breidenbach, on this touchy topic for creative people, 7 Ways to Avoid Delaying Publication. Website: georgianadaniels.com (lots of information on the writers life and how to handle the hard parts like waiting, rejection, handling criticism, and how to stay motivated) Books mentioned on air: Shadows of Hope (Barbour, April 2018) A story of hope in the aftermath of inconceivable betrayal and broken dreams. What if you struggled with infertility but unknowingly befriended your husband's pregnant mistress? What if the woman you were seeing behind your wife's back gets pregnant, threatening your job and marriage? What if your boyfriend never told you he was married and you discover you're pregnant? Crisis pregnancy worker Marissa Moreau suspects her husband is cheating, but little does she know how close to home her hus

Kathy Ide visits with Angela Breidenbach on Lit Up Radio about the SoCal Christian Writers' Conference 2018. What to expect, how to register, what makes it valuable, and more... Website: https://socalcwc.com Books mentioned:​ Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors Kathy is the Editor/Compiler of Fiction Lover's Devotional series and her latest book is Capitalization Dictionary. About our guest: Kathy Ide is a published author, freelance editor, co-owner of the Christian Editor Network LLC, and director of two Christian writers' conferences-Mount Hermon in Northern California and the new SoCal Christian Writers' Conference in Southern California. Social Media: FB: SoCal Christian Writers' Conference (https://www.facebook.com/socalcwc/) TWITTER: @SoCalCWC (https://twitter.com/SoCalCWC) INSTA: @socalcwc (https://www.instagram.com/socalcwc/) www.KathyIde.com Don't miss the Genealogy Workshop on 3/24/2018 in Missoula, MT Discovering Your Ancestors with Angela. Includes a choice of a free online c

Lori Boruff of Christian Communicators visits with Lit Up Radio host, Angela Breidenbach, about becoming a speaker and an upcoming conference to help you do just that! SPECIAL! If you register for the conference before March 15th, 2018 and mention you heard about it here on Lit Up, you'll receive a discount! Thank you to the Christian Communicators Conference for providing that for our listeners. AND at the end of this episode, due to the many questions I've received about inspirational romance, I've added a short segment helping those who may want to write, review, and/or read inspirational romance with tips on publishing and understanding what "clean", "sweet", and industry jargon means in the Christian publishing industry. Website: LoriBoruff.com Christian Communicators 2018 Conference Book: Hope in the Ruins - A Rescue and Recovery Plan for Hearts in Crisis Mini bio: Lori Boruff co-directs Christian Communicators - an annual speaker training conference to educate, validate and launch women in the

How do you recover when you hit rock bottom? How do you create a business that supports your creativity? Earl B. Heard of Big Media Solutions and the Bic Alliance shares how he built an energy magazine into a corporate giant so he could share books and movies to enhance lives. Tips for you on business-building, networking, finances, and more... Books and movies mentioned today: Rock Bottom and Back (coming to Uplift TV in March) If you'd like more information on people who have overcome circumstances, addiction, disastrous health situations and more, please visit RockBottomandBack.com because you can make a stunning comeback, too. Read or view stories that will inspire you toward your own victory. It's What We Do Together That Counts Earl's Pearls hardback available Or Earl's Pearls free ebook Michael Learns to Listen (children's book) A Gift Horse movie with stars John Schneider, Kyla Kenedy, and Candi Brooks Urban Country (coming soon, in development now) Gems of Wisdom: The Treasure of Experien

Cheryl Ricker joins Lit Up host, Angela Breidenbach, to talk about ghostwriting memoirs with the person whose story needs to be told. Tips on ghostwriting, how to collaborate on the story, and how to tell the story using plot points rather than the day-by-day. This episode is a perfect dovetail off of last week's Writing Memoir topic. Cheryl's Website: cherylricker.com About our guest: Cheryl Ricker has a degree in Creative Writing from York University in Toronto, Canada, and studied Theology at Christ For the Nations Institute in Dallas, TX. She has written or contributed to six books. She ghostwrote and collaborated on two memoirs: Books Mentioned: Rush of Heaven: One Woman's Miraculous Encounter with Jesus (Zondervan) Josiah's Fire: Autism Stole his words, God gave him a Voice (BroadStreet) The Good Gift Giver: 21 Days of Blessings Cheryl's Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCherylRicker/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CherylRicker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylricker

Lit Up host, Angela Breidenbach, talks with Linda S. Clare about how she used her own life story in both novel and memoir writing. Linda has taught memoir writing at community college, in writing conferences, and has an upcoming track at the Mount Hermon Christian Conference co-teaching with Kay Marshall Strom. Mount Hermon Christian Conference About Linda: Linda Clare has been a freelance writer for more than 25 years. In addition to teaching writing, she coaches writers. Her blog, Linda Clare's Writer's Tips, focuses on providing weekly "writer's tips you can actually use." She is the award-winning author of six books and many articles, short stories, and essays. She coauthored a nonfiction book, Lost Boys and the Moms Who Love Them(Waterbrook, 2002) with Melody Carlson and Heather Harpham Kopp, wrote two nonfiction books with Kristen Johnson Ingram, and has published two novels, The Fence My Father Built (Abingdon 2009) and A Sky without Stars (Abingdon 2014). She lives in Eugene, Oregon, and is represen

Lit Up host, Angela Breidenbach, visits with authors Cynthia L. Simmons and Rebecca DeMarino about their historical novels and how they used real people, real history, and genealogy to write beautiful historical romance. Cynthia L. Simmons shares how she discovered counterfitting in the Confederacy and a little known historical love story featured in her book, Pursuing Gold, set in the Civil War era. An interesting element is the true love story are secondary characters from the real McCallie family. A Chattanooga native, Cynthia L Simmons and her husband have five children and reside in Atlanta. A Bible teacher and former homeschool mother, she writes a column for Leading Hearts Magazine. She conducts writing workshops, served as past president of Christian Authors Guild & directs Atlanta Christian Writing Conference. Cynthia is fond of history and offers younger ladies the elegance of God's wisdom. She hosts Heart of the Matter Radio and co-founded Homeschool Answers. Her author website is www.clsimm

DIY Your Book Trailer Tracee Garner shares with us how to create simple, effective book trailers. But we also get into some excellent tips on dictation for not only your books, but emails and messages to beef up your business management. About Tracee: Tracee Lydia Garner is an award-winning author who writes stories full of complex heros and heroines who experience tough but realistic life challenges. Fatal Opposition, the third in a series examines adopted brothers who've formed a special bond and face deception and harsh realities on their quest for love. Social Media: www.Teegarner.com, Twitter - @Teegarner Facebook.com/TeeGarnerWrites Tracee's latest book: Fatal Opposition - Book 3 in the Parker Brother's Trilogy More than anything, she wants to be a part of something that feels right.... Cashell Bruer has lived a sheltered life. When she meets handsome NFL rookie James Parker on her birthday, she's smitten. With him, she can truly begin to live. But will he want her when he discovers she has a heart

Angela Breidenbach discusses the elements of professional editing with author, Pencildancer, and professional editor, Jennifer Vander Klipp. Learn about Jennifer's latest novel, Protective Custody. Also on Apple Podcasts. Today's show is brought to you by the book, Worthy to Write. Pick up your copy on Amazon in either ebook or paperback. God gave you a voice and all those ideas swirling in your head for a reason: to write them so that you can make a difference in the world. Let's tackle those fears together because you are Worthy to Write! Jennifer Vander Klipp has worked for Zondervan/Harper Collins as an editor and now runs her own independent editing and publishing company. She's a mom navigating the teens while battling her daughter's juvenile arthritis, exploring the delights of her son's autism, and keeping gluten free. Find more about Jennifer's editing business: Tandem Services, Publishing Services and Creative Projects Management www.TandemServicesJVK.com Discover more about Angela Breidenbach,

Guest, Diana LeSire Brandmeyer, bestselling author tells us why she is both traditionally and indie published. We talk AMS (Amazon) Ads, Bookfunnel, and finding keywords. Diana is the founder of the Pencildancers Blog, and co-wrote Worthy to Write with Angela Breidenbach, Liz Tolsma, and Jennifer Vander Klipp. Get your copy of Worthy to Write. Blank page tying your stomach in knots? 30 prayers to help you tackle that fear! Worthy to Write available now.

Learn best branding practices for your creative business with Angela Breidenbach's guest Alee Anderson of Alee Anderson Editorial. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. In this episode, you'll hear why I am personally hiring Alee to help me further hone my brand. See what she's able to do for you or simply listen to get ideas of what you want to consider for your own lucrative creative career. We discuss how to work with an expert to create and/or update your creative brand — what that means for your website, colors, fonts, and photos. Alee shares information on editing practices, that working with her is more of a partner relationship, and what to expect in the process. Addtional topics include how branding works on Facebook ads, how to understand what you're doing with your marketing budget, how much hiring an expert costs. What does Alee Anderson Editorial offer? And how to plan for professional costs and services... http://www.aleeandersoneditorial.com/services/ About Alee Anderson: Having received my BFA i

Today on Lit Up! with Angela Breidenbach, Pam Dover and Jusine Bylo, of IngramSpark, help teach you how to Get Published with IngramSpark! SPECIAL OFFER- promo code for free title set up for print and ebooks is GETPUBLISHED good through 2017. See below for more information... What is Ingram? Ingram is and has been the world's largest wholesaler and supplier of books and book related products for 50 years. Ingram is a "one-stop shop" for bookstores, libraries and retailers, providing products from 30,000 TRADITIONAL Publishers 50,000 INDY Publishers More than 1,000 Christian publishers and suppliers Ingram has over 13 Million Titles in their database, which includes more than 260,000 Christian titles, shipped from 7 US Distribution Centers and Industry leading fill rate (98%) Ingram's distribution network reaches more than 39,000 Specialty Wholesale (Spring Arbor) which includes more than 3000 Christian retail stores Global & Regional Chain Bookstore Independent Retailers University Bookshops Int

Topic: Creative Brain to Analytical Brain​ Our guest's Website: www.SusanGMathis.com Featured Book: The Fabric of Hope: An Irish Family Legacy About our guest: Susan G Mathis is a versatile writer and author of The Fabric of Hope: An Irish Family Legacy. Susan has two Tyndale nonfiction books, Countdown for Couples: Preparing for the Adventure of Marriage and The ReMarriage Adventure: Preparing for a Life of Love and Happiness. She's also the author of two published picture books, Lexie's Adventure in Kenya: Love is Patient and Princess Madison's Rainbow Adventure. Please visit www.SusanGMathis.com Susan's Social Media: Author Central l Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Blog | Goodreads | Google+ | CAN | More about Lit Up host, Angela Breidenbach: Angela Breidenbach writes romance through the ages, teaches the business of writing, hosts the radio show Lit Up, and is in process of getting her genealogical studies degree. She's the president of the Christian Authors Network. Angie lives in Missoula, MT

Guest Carrie Fancett Pagels Topic: How to interview your characters like a psychologist-why backstory matters Website: CarrieFancettPagels.com Book: The Captive Brides Collection. Website: www.carriefancettpagels.com Book: The Captive Brides Collection -- "Love's Escape" Bio – Carrie Fancett Pagels, Ph.D. Carrie Fancett Pagels, Ph.D., is the award-winning author of fifteen Christian historical romances, including ECPA bestsellers. Twenty-five years as a psychologist didn't "cure" her overactive imagination! A self-professed “history geek,” she resides with her family in the Historic Triangle of Virginia but grew up as a “Yooper,” in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula. Carrie loves to read, bake, bead, and travel – but not all at the same time! You can connect with her at www.CarrieFancettPagels.com. About Love's Escape: When Letitia, the light-skinned house servant of the prominent Burwell family, learns that her father is the master of the plantation, and the one responsible for her mother’s death, she

Lit Up host, Angela Breidenbach and guest Cindi McMenamin, tackle the topics Drama Free & Are Creatives Worth Their Pay?Book: Drama Free: Finding Peace When Emotions Overwhelm You (Harvest House Publishers, 2017) mini bio: Cindi McMenamin is a national speaker and award-winning author who helps women strengthen their relationships with God and others. She has been married to her husband, Hugh, a pastor, for 29 years and they have one adult daughter, Dana. They live in Southern California. Social Media: Facebook: Strength For the Soul /Twitter: @CindiMcMenamin