If you recall last week, I reviewed an anthology of short fiction, essays and poetry edited by Susan Elliott. Well, today I have a treat for you. Susan wrote a post for MaidservantsofChrist all about the process. Enjoy.
Let me just say, wow! Putting together an anthology has been a huge learning curve. I had the idea for an anthology from Church of Christ Women Authors (COCWA) in 2015. I think I first mentioned it to Monica Mynk during a YouTube author interview a long time before I announced it on the website. She encouraged me to go for it, so I did.
One cool thing about the Heart Songs Anthology is that it is full of material from all genres of writing. It was an opportunity for any Christian woman writer to let her voice be heard. I love the variety of short stories, articles and poetry. It includes authors like Sandi Rog, Carol Shaw, Lynn Nodima, and of course Helene Smith. One thing I wanted to do with the anthology was to make sure that the writers retained their rights to their works. I want them to be able to enter contests, publish their own books, or share them in any way that they want. So, I didn’t garnish them in any way. 