Weekend Wire

First of all, we'll mention the news that you've already noticed if you're here:

Novel Journey gets a new look! If you have a blog that you're wanting to update, have I got the lady for you. Natalie of Digery Studios designed this and for under a hundred dollars (can you believe that?) worked with me to get the look that was perfect for me. I should have done this months ago. Her addy is: nataliejost@gmail.com or you can click on the little box to the left under the "I power blogger" with her signature.

I'd love to know what you all think. Leave a comment if you would.

And speaking of comments: Thank you so much to those of you who leave them. I can tell that hundreds of people had visited a certain author's interview, but they don't know that. They only get to see the comments that are left. We all need to encourage each other. And leaving a comment is one simple way. So thank you!

Next on the news front:

Don Brown's much anticipated second novel,
Hostage is now available. I ordered mine through Amazon and they assured me it's on its way. (You can check it out on the Amazon search box on this site, if you like. When you order through Amazon, if you click on the Amazon link on this site, it helps support the site, btw).

I'm so excited about Don's book. I'll be reviewing it on this site when I'm finished.

Mixin' it up: We'll be tossing around some new things in the weeks to come. Start Monding we have a two part interview with Traci Depree. She does a fantastic job. She's both best-selling author and one of the best editors in the business. Her interview will talk about both her writing and the business of editing within a publishing house. You don't want to miss that one.

We'll be having some guest bloggers give some special commentary on the writing life. After next week, I'll be peppering in some of those between interviews.

Author Lynn Coleman has been on a whirlwind tour promoting her most excellent novel, Fighting for Bread and Roses. We'll be interviewing her as well coming up. Keep her in your prayers. She's keeping a schedule that would drop me.

On a personal front, I'm in the market for a new agent. Gasp. No, it's fine. We're still good friends. Just a glitch of the business and it's for the best. God has better plans! But, I'm a talking to a few folks and trying to convince my mentor Alton he needs to get into the agenting business. He'd be awesome.

But, with several great publishers considering both novels, I'm in a fantastic position to snag me another great agent. Things are looking promising.

Another invitation:

If you have writing/publishing related news, SEND IT! Please! No one's taking me up on this and it really is a great, free avenue to promote yourself. And that's why we're here. To promote you--all of us-- who write for the Lord.

One last thing: I hate the name "News Saturday". Yawn. Can anyone think of a better name? I was thinking S'up Saturday, but then figured maybe not everyone would get it.

Give me your ideas.