When God Hands You a Meal Ticket

November 5, 2013By Karen Barnett 6 Comments
When God Hands You a Meal Ticket

“God, I can’t do this. I can’t make this story work.” I’d reached that point in the rough draft where everything seems hopeless. The characters feel flat; the plot twisted beyond help. I’d been there with Mistaken. I’d pushed through it with Out of the Ruins (Book 1 of the Golden Gate Chronicles, releasing in … Read More

When Waiting Turns to Celebrating: Contract #2

June 10, 2013By Karen Barnett 26 Comments

Most authors will tell you, the road to publishing is long and slow. They’re right. You write your heart out, and then you wait. And wait.  And W-A-I-T. There’s much to do during the wait–editing, revising, submitting, recovering from rejections, rewriting, submitting again, learning, praying, hoping. And sometimes when the drought ends . . . … Read More