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Becoming a Better Writer is a Journey

July 18, 2019 4

“We’d like to publish your devotional.” My heart did a cartwheel when I read those words on a postcard from The Upper Room editor. I […]

Writing Past the Doubts

June 8, 2015 12

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 […]

Get in Line and Outline

August 25, 2014 Comments Off

Numbers and letters are an effective way to organize our thoughts. But when outlining, we have to remember that if we have a “1,” we […]

The Cure for the “Perfect” Life: 12 Ways to Stop Trying Harder and Start Living Braver

July 30, 2014 Comments Off

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 […]

What’s the Story about Late Responses?

August 3, 2017 6

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 […]

How to Write for Chicken Soup for the Soul

September 21, 2016 8

Chicken Soup for the Soul has been sharing inspirational and motivational stories for over twenty years. More than 250 compilations have been translated into 43 […]

Wonderloss: a Writer’s Malady

April 6, 2018 2

Have you ever sat at your computer with fingers curved over the keyboard watching the cursor blink and blink? As you wait for your brain to engage […]

Writing 101: Point of View Basics

June 14, 2019 1

One of the most important decisions you need to make as a writer, especially when writing fiction or creative nonfiction, is deciding which point of […]