Christmas
The Word Became Flesh and Dwells in Us
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with […]
Year: 2017
Writer's Journey
What Inspires You?
Inspire: To fill with animating, quickening, or exalting influence. To take into the lungs in breathing; inhale Every writer knows writing is a solitary endeavor. […]
Spiritual Life
The Pen God Writes With
I love driving by churches and seeing what their signs say. You probably know the signs I mean: “Try God’s retirement plan. It’s out of […]
Writing Tips
Small Yet Mighty: One Secret for Powerful Storytelling in Shorter-Form Fiction
One day last spring, I was exiting the grocery store and stopped to look at the flyers posted on the community bulletin board. There was […]
Writing Tips
My Toaster Hates Me: Four Ways to Unstick Your Writing
I’m convinced my toaster hates me. I place soft, fluffy bread into its yawning mouth, and I get a blackened lump of coal in return. […]
Spiritual Life
NaNoWriMo: Words, Numbers & The Word
November may be the month we writers obsess over numbers as much as we do over words. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is here, and […]
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 […]
Writer's Journey
Tales from the Script
We all have them. Those horror stories. The daggers stabbing at us, zombies chasing us, those freaky clowns riding that squeaky tricycle around and around […]
Craft of Writing
Self-Editing Any Writer Can Do
Editing. The word strikes fear and dread into writers. Where do you start? How much do you tinker before hiring a pro? How can you […]
Marketing & Platform
How to Attract Your Crazy Loyal Fans
For years, I thought I had a major jealousy problem. Why else did I daily wonder: Why is Kathi Lipp‘s platform growing so much faster […]