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Nancy Arant Williams

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CAPA is pleased to introduce Author Nancy Arant Williams.

1. How long have you had the yearning to write?

Interestingly enough, I'm not one of those people who grew up thinking I'd be an author. I wrote for my own pleasure, but never once did I entertain the notion that I would ever be a published author. But God...I say that a lot these days. When my husband retired, God moved us lock, stock and barrel, as they say, to Missouri from the only home we had ever known--Nebraska. And because I was at loose ends, grieving for what I left behind, I struggled to find my way, identifying big-time with Abraham's wife Sarah in scripture.

Two years to the date after our move, I asked God for the thousandth time what I was supposed to do in my new niche, and He said to sit down, that He would teach me how to write. And to my utter amazement, He did exactly that.

2. What advice would you give to a new author who wants to be published?

The truth is, it's not easy to get the eye of a traditional publisher who has thousands of new submissions on his or her desk each year. This is why so many authors are turning to alternative methods of publication.

In general, the self-publishing market has been flooded with mediocre work that either is poorly written or poorly edited or both. And the Christian market is no different.

From my viewpoint as both an author and an editor, I think we as believers must use due diligence both to produce an excellent product and to honor God. In many arenas, Christians have gotten a reputation, and not undeserved, for putting out less than quality work, so we need to work twice as hard to reverse the trend and clean up our reputation.

It's easy these days to plunk down money to self-publish a book, but to self-publish an excellent book takes skilled editing to make the author's work shine in the marketplace.

I'm on my soapbox here, but I would encourage first-time authors to do one of two things before self-publishing: either take a course and learn to edit your own work, or be patient and save your money to hire an editor to make your manuscript the very best it can be. Being in a hurry can make you regret showcasing poor quality workmanship, which will not be welcome in the marketplace. (Remember, we only get one chance to make a great first impression!)

And while editing may sound like an unnecessary and expensive proposition, in the long run, it's an extremely wise investment.

3. Do you ever struggle, juggling more than one career at a time?

I really do. My husband and I own and operate a small Bed & Breakfast, called The Nestle Down Inn, in the heart of the beautiful Missouri Ozarks. (See our website at www.nestledowninn.com)

I also write, edit and review books, as well as owning and operating CAPA, the Christian Authors' Promotional Alliance, which is geared toward marketing the work of small-press and self-published authors.

And unfortunately, I am a fussy housekeeper, which means I use every spare minute and then some.