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Conferences
12 Tips for Getting More Out of a Conference
March 7, 2012
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Want to have an even better time at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference (or any other conference) than you planned on? Try these tips: 1. […]
Critique Groups
Maximizing Your Critique Group Membership
I’d spent days polishing my first-person narrative story. “Looks great!” I told myself. Even so, I remember hesitating before I emailed that story to the […]
Conferences
Dangling Carrots
I’m not one of those writers who feels comfortable promoting herself—of course, I haven’t had much to promote, so maybe that’s the reason. Due to […]
Craft of Writing
Finding Your Writing Voice
At every conference I’ve attended, the process to find your unique voice has been hammered into my head like a railroad spike. The question is, […]
Spiritual Life
The Holy Call of Writing
Margaret Laurence was a Canadian author and co-founder of the Writers’ Trust of Canada. She once went to her doctor for a checkup and he […]
Craft of Writing
Show, Don’t Tell: Engaging the Five Senses
February 4, 2023
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I have fallen in love with imaginative prayer, also known as Ignatian Contemplation. In the Ignatian tradition, this form of prayer meshes the heart and […]
Getting Published
What’s the Story about Late Responses?
I often get feedback from new writers who lament the long response time (or no response at all) to their requested queries/proposals/fulls to agents and […]
Interviews
The Cure for the “Perfect” Life: 12 Ways to Stop Trying Harder and Start Living Braver
July 30, 2014
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If you’ve ever thought you might crumble under the burden of perfection (and who among us hasn’t?) you’ll want to meet my friends Kathi and […]
News & Announcements
Announcing a New Writers’ Conference at Mount Hermon, 2022
May 23, 2021
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UPDATE: From 2023, the Writers Conference at Mount Hermon has a new name: Vision Christian Writers Conference. Visit the conference website for full details. It’s […]
