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 […]
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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 […]
Encouraging Writers
How to Inspire Writers
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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 […]