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Encouraging Writers
How to Inspire Writers
Worship, wait, write. My trusted friend and coach encouraged me to implement this rule whenever I write. Her words inspired—moved me—to action. Now, I’ve added […]
Spiritual Life
Writing Is a Joy—and a Discipline God Uses
Writing is a joy. When the ideas are coming and the words are flowing, minutes slide into hours and I am lost in the joy […]
Craft of Writing
Voice, Houses, and Other Fun Stuff
November 17, 2016
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Saturday, November 12, Inspire Christian Writers held its quarterly workshop. After a fun mixer, we had two breakout sessions. I attended the Advanced Writer Workshop […]
Self-Publishing
How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 3)
March 9, 2018
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Last time, in part 2 of this series, we covered Steps 1-3 of the 5 steps, which discussed styling, headers and footers, and pagination. This […]
Craft of Writing
How to Have a Fantastic First Page
When I peruse my local bookstore for my next purchase, there’s a process I use to decide how to spend my hard-earned dollars. First, the […]
Author Interview
The Benefits of Writing with a Focus Group: An Author Interview with Joanne Kraft
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work; If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But […]
Craft of Writing
How to “Study the Form”
You hear all kinds of slogans at writers’ conferences. “Show, don’t tell.” “Write what you know.” “You learn how to write by rewriting.” Those are […]
Marketing & Platform
My Tongue is a Pen (Part 1)
According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. However, authors can’t use fear as an excuse to opt out because speaking […]
Spiritual Life
Writing Past the Doubts
I’ve just broken through a 3-day writing slump. For three solid days I couldn’t write a cohesive sentence to save my life, which thank God, was never […]
