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But the practical side of writing looked like journalism, which I studied through high school and college. There was a point in my freshman year at Pierce College when I actually decided I was sick of writing. I would be a lawyer, a prosecutor. That year I took an English class and three weeks into the semester, Professor Bob Scheibel ordered me to the front of the room.

Bob was a surly old journalist with a lifetime of experience. He ran the school newspaper. I felt my knees tremble. There was no arguing with Mr.

And like that my future was set. I graduated from Cal State University Northridge with a degree in journalism in and immediately started work as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times. I covered high school sports initially, but quickly I began seeing bigger stories, deeper stories and I earned a reputation. If a story needed tears, my editors would give it to me. About that time I met the love of my life, a blond, blue-eyed California boy named Don, a guy with one driving passion — to live his life for Jesus Christ.

He brought a Bible to our first date and asked me if we could read Philippians together. But he was cute and clean-cut, so I put up with the Bible reading. One afternoon standing outside his car I took his precious, underlined, highlighted Bible and I threw it on the ground. Split the binding right down the middle. Don picked up the pieces, gave me a sad look, and drove off. After three weeks in the class, Professor Bob Scheibel, an experienced journalist and advisor for the school newspaper, uttered two sentences that she would never forget.

First, you will never, ever stop writing. And just like that, her future was set. In , Karen married her husband Donald. After moving to the Los Angeles Daily News, Karen and Donald celebrated their six-month anniversary and found out that they were expecting their first child. God will show you a way to write at home. After it ran, a literary agent in New York contracted her, thinking it would make an interesting book. As it turns out, so did a lot of other publishing houses.

Write a Brief Synopsis for Your Book. Once you've finished your book, and you're happy with it, write a very brief one-sentence or two-sentence synopsis.

This will go a long way in helping you convey the story to an editor or agent. Example: Gideon's Gift is about a sick little girl, an angry homeless man, and the gift that changes both of their lives forever. You need something like this for your book. Write Back Cover Copy. Next make your synopsis long enough to work as back cover copy.

This will give you a way to place on one single sheet of paper, the summation of your story. Read the copy on back covers to get an idea of how long and how detailed this information should be.

It should fit on one page, double-spaced. If you are writing a non-fiction book, you will also include a chapter outline at this point.

Write a Page Synopsis. This will be the synopsis an agent or editor will read if he or she is interested in your previous synopses. You must include all information in this synopsis.

Whereas the others might have intrigue and missing information, this one must give it all away. She teaches workshops about writing and publishing, produces podcasts, and is the co-creator of Write from the Deep with Karen Ball.

Her book, Surviving Henry: Adventures in Loving a Canine Catastrophe , is the story of her noncompliant dog, who in the midst of being crazy and trying to drown himself multiple times, God used to teach Erin about the realities of His love. Readers of Henry have repeatedly accused Erin of making them laugh until they cry.

Learn more about Erin at erintayloryoung. She teaches workshops about writing and publishing at conferences across the country, produces and co-hosts the Write from the Deep podcast, and is the co-creator of From the Deep, LLC, an inspirational resource for writers.