5 Characteristics of Blogging as a Ministry
As a Christian blogger, do you remember the first time when you felt God's call to start blogging and writing for His glory? Did He give you a specific word or a message, or perhaps He...
Continue ReadingTo Script or Not To Script? Best Practices for Effective Podcasting
Do I really say “like” that much? This is exactly what I thought to myself after listening back to an old podcast episode from a few months prior. I was cringing at the...
Continue ReadingHow To Create Content Without Burning Yourself Out
I don’t know about you, but I love to plan and organize, especially when it comes to social media content. With three active teenage boys, a full-time job and a writing ministry, planning content in advance...
Continue ReadingOne Person’s Hope May Depend on Your Investment of Kindness
Some of my most intimate friendships formed while attending conferences for writers. In fact, if not for the selfless investment of kindness from a new friend, my first conference experience may have been my last. Continue Reading
Does Your Writing Rightly Handle the Word of God?
My Memaw is the epitome of an English teacher. She taught for 35 years in a small public school in Crane, Texas. Unofficially, she also taught each of her seven grandchildren and still takes opportunities to...
Continue ReadingAm I an Author? Debunking 3 Myths and Declaring 10 Motivational Truths To Prove That You Are
I write a blog … I am an … author. Ever struggle to say those words? I remember feeling like I was illegitimate, “a fake,” if I...
Continue ReadingIf You’re Wondering if She Speaks Is Really Worth It for Your Writing Ministry
Walking into the convention center, a wave of self-doubt crashed into me. What was I doing at She Speaks? I wasn’t a published author. I was just a writer with a few published blog posts. Continue Reading
Editing Problems? Invite God’s Presence in Your Writing
I knew there had to be a better way to edit. I felt tangled between the commas and blurred lines of text. The continuous rephrasing, wordsmithing and omitting bent my brain five ways before I finished....
Continue ReadingA Social Media Strategy That Woos Readers
Every great writer understands the critical importance of a great “hook”; it's one of the first things we learn in cultivating our craft. However, that principle translates differently when developing our social media platforms. It's not...
Continue ReadingWhen You’re Feeling Stuck in Your Writing
I sat on my couch, staring at a blank computer screen. I wanted to write. I needed to write. But my mind was blank. I had a few ideas flow through my mind but nothing that...
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