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Craft of Writing

How to Have a Fantastic First Page

October 7, 2020 Jane S. Daly 4

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

September 3, 2020 Jane S. Daly 4

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

August 6, 2020 Jane S. Daly 4

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 […]

Encouraging Writers

How to Inspire Writers

July 9, 2020 Karen Foster 6

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 […]

Conferences

How to take an Introvert to a Writer’s Conference

December 19, 2019 Karen Schubert 4

With the coming new year, a new writing conference season is also approaching, so we thought we’d help prepare our readers with a few posts […]

Writer's Journey

Making the Time to Write

September 12, 2019 Heather Popish 4

I love to write. Not only do I enjoy it, but I feel like I need to write in order to process my thoughts. There […]

Getting Published

Four Ways to Make Sure You DON’T Get Published

January 29, 2019 Robynne Elizabeth Miller Comments Off on Four Ways to Make Sure You DON’T Get Published

When writers are ready to submit work, look for an agent, or query a publisher, they usually hear a LOT about the various things they […]

Craft of Writing

How to Flesh Out Your Characters

December 13, 2018 Jasmine Schmidt 4

Well-rounded characters are equally as important to a story as the plot. They are what makes a reader feel for what is happening in a […]

Craft of Writing

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Four Tips for Writing Great Opening Sentences

April 17, 2018 Ian Feavearyear 4

As Will Rogers reminded us, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. This is never truer than when an agent or […]

Self-Publishing

How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 3)

March 9, 2018 Ian Feavearyear Comments Off on How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 3)

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 […]

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