Hey everyone! As you know, last year, The Author Conservatory (a Christian writing program I’m blessed to be an employee and student at) released Voices of the Future: Stories of Family and Fearlessness. Each story was written by one of our students, and all book proceeds went to helping the writers attend conferences and pitch their novels to publishing agents. Now, we’re back again with a brand new collection releasing in May, and this time a set of nine new authors are heading this one! Like last time, all proceeds will go back to helping these authors grow in their writing, attend conferen ..read more

Well, with Novelists in November closing for submissions soon (so get yours in!), I am currently wrapping up my own short story which, if it works out well, I will be including in the collection! I had gone back and forth for a while about whether or not I’d be including a short story in this collection. I didn’t have a great idea for a while, and I ended up deciding that the idea I did have was no fun. So I switched and then decided that, for a while, I’d put aside the idea of writing for Novelists in November at all. But … eventually, an idea came to me, so I outlined it a couple weeks ago a ..read more

Over the last couple days, I’ve answered a lot of young writers’ questions about how submission guidelines work both for Wild Blue Wonder Press, and at my day job at the Author Conservatory (where we do critiques as well as put together anthologies, necessitating submission guidelines). And one of the biggest questions is about formatting manuscripts. And I forget, as someone who has been working in publishing for so long (since January 2016!), that not all of this is super intuitive. But this is information EVERY writer needs to know, whether indie or traditional. If you’re an indie author, a ..read more

Today I have a kind of unusual post—I’ll be comparing Patrick Hilton and Cassie O’Connell from my novel, Like a Ship on the Sea. There’s a dichotomy between them, surely, but also so many similarities that I didn’t even realize existed until the revision stage. At which point, I was, of course, delighted. As we know, both Patrick and Cassie deal with neglectful or even cruel parents. Patrick’s mother and father push him around and force him into situations he’s not comfortable with. He sees his mother as a distant but unloving figure, and his father as the harsh, tyrannical force that guides h ..read more

GUESS WHAT? I’m getting published in an anthology. AND … There are a couple things that make this story and this anthology really important and really fun. This story features a character you know and love, if you’re a long-time reader. Even if you don’t know and love the character, you’ll want to support our mission. Because specifically, my story is being published in the Author Conservatory‘s second Voices of the Future anthology: Stories of Courage & Compassion! Let’s start with the “supporting our mission” bit. I’ll circle back around to the “character you know and love” another tim ..read more

Kellyn Roth here, and today I’m joined by H.S. Kylian to talk about Romance in Christian Fiction. Our first two posts were published here (about chemistry in Christian romance) and here (about kissing in Christian romance), but so definitely take some time to read those next time you get a chance! However, in this blog post, Hannah and I will be discussing how to handle romance when hearts are broken in the event of sexual sin or other transgressions—specifically, we’ll explore some pitfalls Christian romances tend to fall into when taking on these subjects. Hannah: Christian readers and autho ..read more

Do you enjoy kissing books? Well, maybe you do, and maybe you don’t! Either way, you can read a collaboration on the subject over at H.S. Kylian’s blog, The Writerly Worm. Click Here to Read! Happy Valentine’s Day! I don’t really celebrate, per se, but it is interesting. And in case you didn’t know, no, it’s not a greeting card holiday; it’s a historical holiday based on St. Valentine, who was a real Christian man who lived in Rome. So. The more you know. TTFN! ~Kell~ Are you interested in getting to know me & my books better? Join my email list ..read more

Hey folks! I’m Kellyn Roth, and I’m here today with H.S. Kylian to talk about chemistry in romance. (If you don’t know, Hannah writes a bunch of cool serieses in the family saga arena, and you arguably can’t have a family without chemistry. More on that later.) This is the first in a series of romance-novel-writing posts to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Today, we’re discussing how banishing chemistry in Christian romance (or treating it like smut/spice) is a mistake—and how it can be done well. Hannah will also be weighing in on this topic, but I’m going to start off with an intro and some contex ..read more

Hey folks! Today I wanted to share five updates! They’re short and sweet, so let’s dive right into them. Like the Air After Rain: Publication Dates My new goal is to publish Like the Air After Rain in May 2025. A little about the book … Lorelei Hilton is on the cusp of an arranged marriage to a spineless boy chosen by her father for the purpose of maintaining the family business. After years of being manipulated and talked down to, Lorelei has had enough. Determined to remove herself and her sister from the constant supervision of her parents, she set out to find a man with the gumption to s ..read more

Today I have an exciting announcement for all your authors, particularly all you romance authors! Wild Blue Wonder Press will be hosting and publishing a multi-author Regency romance series. The books will be slotted for 2025-2026 publication, and we are currently looking for authors to write for us! “Rescuing Regency Romance” (working title – we’ll come up with something better, most likely!) is a somewhat tongue-in-cheek series of standalone novellas written with the goal of bringing reality and Christianity to romance tropes that have a known tendency to stray away from common sense and mor ..read more