Writing Tips
Surviving NaNoWriMo
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or have removed all social media from your devices, you know the eleventh month is a BIG DEAL […]
Articles by Jane S. Daly
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 […]
Writing Tips
How to Write an Attention-Grabbing Title
Some say a title can make or break a book. I agree. A few years ago, I pitched a book on aging I called 60 […]
Writing Tips
How To Craft a Compelling Bio
You’ve written a guest blog, article, or short story. You’re ready to submit. Then you see the dreaded words: “Please include a short bio, no […]
Symposium
The Benefit of Roundtables
We’ve been working behind the scenes to bridge the gap left by the cancellation of in-person workshops and conferences. We know you want to talk to fellow writers […]
Fiction
Real Writers Don’t Write Romances . . . Or Do They?
At Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference a couple of years ago, I attended a workshop taught by an acquisitions editor for Harlequin’s Love Inspired line. After […]
Spiritual Life
What If You Can’t Write?
What if you can’t write, not because of “writer’s block” but circumstances that weigh you down? […]
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 […]
Spiritual Life
What’s In Your Hand?
Not long ago, I spent a week at the Oregon Christian Writer’s Conference. I flew from Portland straight to San Diego, where my husband, Mike, […]
Craft of Writing
How to “Write Tight”
Editors continually tell us writers that we need to learn how to ‘write tight.’ What exactly, does that phrase mean? How can authors like ourselves […]