There was a discussion today taking place on the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) loop about taglines. Someone initiated the discussion by asking the questions – “what is your tagline” and “how did you come up with it?”

One of my dearest friends in the world, Ronie Kendig, writes “Rapid-Fire Fiction” – her tagline says it all. And she’s AMAZING at it. (If you haven’t read them already, you need to pick up her books: Dead Reckoning, Nightshade, Digitalis, Wolfsbane – about to release, and Firethorn releasing next January.

I must admit that it took me only a few minutes to find my tagline – but that was after a lot of input over several weeks. From agent, editor, and lots of other author friends.

The reason I needed so much help? Well, I always need help. That’s beside the point. LOL. But seriously, I write fiction and non-fiction. I wasn’t quite sure how to encompass them both.

Then I realized my tagline could say it all. So here it is:
Faith, Perseverance, JOY

Faith – my faith is everything because God is the story, no matter what I write.
Perseverance – James 1:2-4 tells me that the testing of my faith develops perseverance. And perseverance must finish its work.
JOY – you can have joy through trials, because God’s joy cannot be taken away.

So there you have it. What’s your tagline?