Four Self-Care Tips for Writers
Are you waking up, only to realize that you have “worked” all night rather than actually slept? Is that deadline taking over your life? Are you stressing because you aren’t where you want to be in your writing...
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Communicators Marketplace launches today!
Years ago, when I began contemplating heeding God’s nudging to my heart about speaking and writing, I found myself in a dilemma.
I knew I needed a website or a blog,...
5 Things that Help Move You From Parked to Published
You’ve wanted to write forever, but you feel that you are in park. You want to go somewhere with your words, but you feel stuck. In today’s Tuesday Tip, I share five things to help you move from parked to...
Continue Reading How to End Strong (Part 2)
Last week we explored two ways to end our devotions, essays, or articles strong. In today’s Tuesday Tip, we continue with two more tips. I am using past Encouragement for Today devotions as examples. I’ll share a...
Continue Reading How to End Strong (Part 1)
Over the past five years COMPEL has hosted several devotional challenges. Our in-box is flooded with entries and we love reading them. However, our team noticed that many of our writers started strong. They hooked us! They shared...
Continue Reading A new COMPEL Course and a free 2019 Writing Planner!
A new year has begun and COMPEL Training wants to help all writers get started with a bang! If you long to be more organized and intentional this year with your writing goals, join COMPEL Training and download...
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Denture Cream Ads and the Prolific Freelance Writer
A freelance writer studies a magazine market before submitting. There are several ways to do that, but in today’s Tuesday Tip I want to share one surprising way to help target a magazine’s audience. It’s found in the...
Continue Reading Do you want to be a successful blogger?
Pursue your writing dreams in 2019 with COMPEL's free blogging webinar! Sign up for our free webinar on WordPress, called “Blogging Basics: What You Need to Know.” This webinar will help answer all your questions and get you closer to...
Continue Reading Freelance: Adding a Little Extra
When we think about writing an article, we often limit it to the article itself. Did you know that many markets also seek shorter ancillary pieces?
In today’s Tuesday Tip, we’ll explore what it means when a magazine requests...Continue Reading
3 Tips to Make Writing Goals for the New Year
As we welcome the new year, it automatically makes us think of goals and dreams. It can also cause discouragement. That’s the last thing you want as you dream, plan, and look forward to a new year. In...
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