The Spring COMPEL Book Club starts soon!
At COMPEL Training, we are excited to announce our spring COMPEL Book Club pick Seated With Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison starting...
Happy Easter from COMPEL Training!
Your friends at COMPEL are wishing you sweet blessings as we rejoice in the resurrection of our Lord! "With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection...
Pressing Through to Publication After Years of Rejection
Hi COMPEL Writer Friends! I’m thrilled to be joining you on the blog today. I’m Amanda and I’m on staff at Proverbs 31 Ministries, serving on Lysa TerKeurst’s team as a Content Coordinator. That means I help organize and...
Continue Reading Is this crucial element missing from your book proposal?
A solid book proposal will contain a “Comparative Analysis” section. We can be tempted to skip over this section or treat it lightly. In today’s Tuesday Tip we share the 4 questions and answer to determine why a...
Continue Reading Inspiration for When Your Dream is Too Big for You
This week, we have a special guest post from COMPEL Member, COMPEL Volunteer Community Group Leader and author Betsy de Cruz about what it means to follow your God-given dreams, even if it seems too big. Betsy de...
Continue Reading Building Your Writing Library with Classics
Every craftsman has his or her tools. The obvious tools are a computer, Internet, and a place to write, but another tool is a writing library. In today’s Tuesday Tip we share a few classic books that might be...
Continue Reading Becoming a Better Writer by Becoming a Better Editor
Today, we are celebrating the launch of our newest COMPEL Live Course: Becoming a Better Writer by Becoming a Better Editor. This course will equip you with simple tips and techniques to elevate your own writing through...
Continue Reading Those Pesky Number Rules
Have you ever been confused about how to write numbers in a sentence or paragraph? To be honest with you, this has confused me at times. We all have strong and weaker points. This is my weaker point,...
Continue Reading Writing Consistent Blog Posts
How in the world am I going to blog on a regular basis? That’s a question that many of you may have asked. The answer is that we don’t wait to blog until we are inspired. Your inspiration may...
Continue Reading Six Things Editors Wish You Didn’t Do
I’ve worked with editors in both the magazine and book world. As a writer, you become part of a team as you submit and publish your writing. Your relationship with an editor is key as you become part...
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