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...
In this lesson, author and speaker Kathi Lipp teaches you how to figure out your goals to keep the words coming during this most challenging time of year.
Social platform building can feel daunting to the soul. The commitment to post consistently, create content and try to keep up can feel like too much — especially during the holidays. The holidays are a...
One of the most valuable aspects of being a COMPEL member is having an online community of like-minded writers who get you and your calling. We know being a writer can often feel lonely and isolated, but friend,...
Writing can be overwhelming and exhausting yet so very rewarding! Does the struggle to constantly create new content efficiently and regularly threaten to leave you so tired that you don’t even find joy in the craft any longer?
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...
Has the thought of building your writing platform left you feeling paralyzed or uncertain about how to get started?
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...
"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...