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Jenness Walker

 

 

Advanced Fiction Writing - Author and speaker Randy Ingermanson’s website specifically for writers. He regularly updates his blog with posts about craft and tools for writers, etc.  

American Christian Fiction Writers - Writing organization. Here you’ll find interviews with authors, informations about upcoming ACFW conferences, a book club, and more. If you’re a member, you can access more information, such as the forums and online classes.  

ACFW Afictionado e-zine - The online magazine written by the American Christian Fiction Writers. This is free to the public and has articles, book reviews, industry insights, etc. It is put out monthly.

Chip Macgregor’s blog - Chip is an agent who gives lots of insight into the publishing world. You can submit questions for him to answer. He also puts on a badly-written poetry contest once a year, which is a lot of fun.

Christian Fiction Online magazine - An online magazine with many great authors contributing monthly.

Edit Cafe - The blog by the Barbour publishing house editors. They give insight on what works for them, what they’re looking for, etc.

Forensics and Faith - Suspense author Brandilyn Collins’ blog. She does interviews, book reviews, and gives tips on the writing craft.

Mike Hyatt’s blog - Hyatt is the CEO of Thomas Nelson publishers. On his blog, he discusses leadership, the writing industry, goal-setting, and more.

My Book Therapy - Authors Susan May Warren, Rachel Hauck, and Sarah Anne Sumpolec make up the My Book Therapy team. Free stuff includes a forum for the My Book Therapy Voices (sign up to be one), and a blog on the craft of writing. You can also check out their book therapy services.

Novel Journey - A great resource for learning from the greats. There are interviews with mainstream authors such as Dean Koontz and Nicolas Sparks, as well as many from authors who write for the Christian market.

Seekerville - This is a blog written by a team of authors–some published, some not–so it covers anything from magazine writing guidelines to tips on how to deal with your scores from writing contests.

Terry Burn’s blog - Terry is an author and an agent for Hartline. On his website he lists a lot of links to more resources for writers according to subject. He also blogs about the writing industry.    

Wanna Be Published - Author Mary DeMuth’s website devoted to helping new writers. Free stuff includes a blog with tips on writing as well as the opportunity to have her critique a small portion of your query letter, etc. You can also check out her mentor services.

Where the Map Ends - Not only is this the home for Christian speculative fiction, but author and editor Jeff Gerke has complied a huge list of tools for writers, including detailed desciptions of different ways to write the dreaded synopsis.