Learn To Edit Without Sweat and Regret
After we click the cursor on our computer to release our God-given thoughts, we dream of publication ... (Cue the heavenly visions of blue skies and puffy, white clouds.) Then, sometimes, horror strikes. The dreaded errors...
Continue ReadingFinding Your “Get Up and Go” When It Has Gotten Up and Gone
Climbing out of bed, I snuck quietly to “the spot.” It is my favorite place to write — a cushy recliner with a soft blanket to keep me warm. Hoping no one would wake up and...
Continue ReadingLearning to Approach Your Writing Goals With Open Hands
The New Year is almost here, and many of us are setting goals to ensure 2022 is our best year yet. The first step in the believer’s goal-setting process is to pray. When we set goals...
Continue ReadingWhy We Can Be Thankful for the Waiting in Our Writing Journey
I have always admired cypresses. Their shape, like a finger reaching to the sky, resonates with the audacity of the dreams I have. These evergreen, sturdy trees remind me it takes courage to reach to the...
Continue ReadingHow to Keep Blogging When Writer’s Block Hits
Excitedly, I set my cup of coffee down, put on my blue-light glasses, turned on instrumental music and prepared to write a blog post. However, despite my “perfect” conditions, the little blinking black cursor seemed to...
Continue ReadingA Gratitude Prompt for Writers
The pastor’s voice was soft yet confident as he read. My fingertip slid across the page of my Bible, hungry for each word until a misunderstanding soured my craving. “ive thanks in all...
Continue ReadingPublishing Your Book When Your Story Has Already Been Told
"This is a great title, but your story has already been told." Hopefully my jaw had not dropped too far to the ground and I did not look like a deer in headlights when the publisher...
Continue ReadingHow to (Actually) Make Time to Write Your Book
You’ve got a story to share or a passion that you know needs to make its way into the pages of a book. You’ve dreamed of the front cover and even sketched out a few chapters....
Continue Reading4 Simple Steps to Overcome a Content Creation Slump
If you identify as a creative of any type, chances are that you’ve reached a point where you’ve struggled with the ominous “mental block.” But what do you do when things are going...
Continue ReadingSix Steps to Get Out of a Writing Rut
We’ve all been there at some point in our writing life. A writing deadline looms before us, and when we sit down to write, nothing happens. If you are anything like me, you know...
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