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Critique Groups
How Writing Is Like Exercising
The cell phone alarm beeps me into consciousness at 5:20 am. Yes, it’s o-dark-thirty and I’m waking up to go to spin class. Why? That’s […]
Writer's Journey
Write What God Called You to Write
The paycheck in my hand trembled as I giggled. The school actually paid me for doing what I loved … teaching! Deep down, the personal […]
Writer's Journey
Best Laid Plans: Why Submitting to God is Probably a Pretty Good Idea
Several years ago, a dear friend asked me to accompany her to a writer’s group of some kind. As classic introverts, the thought of walking […]
Author Interview
Demystifying Podcasts: An Interview with Debbie Kitterman
August 1, 2019
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Debbie Kitterman, who will be sharing with us from her own experience of launching her podcast […]
Getting Published
You’ve Been Rejected! What Now?
I stared at my email inbox for several moments. Six unread messages. Three announcing sales that I can’t afford to miss! Delete. Delete. Delete. An […]
Self-Publishing
How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 2)
In the first part of this series, we looked at some initial considerations when preparing a manuscript for Kindle. Today, we’ll be covering Steps 1-3 […]
Spiritual Life
Dangerous Christian Writing: In Spirit and Truth
After surrendering my life to Christ in 2013, I gave my writing career to God as well. It didn’t matter that I’d already established a […]
Self-Publishing
How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 1)
January 11, 2018
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You’ve finished your wonderful manuscript in Word, complete with front matter and back matter. You may even have already uploaded the manuscript to CreateSpace … […]
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 […]
