Four Keys To Help You Connect With Your Reader’s Heart
In the COMPEL community, we share a common dream: to write words that move people. Specifically, we want to lead our readers to a deeper connection with the Lord. I’ve discovered...
Continue Reading5 Ways to Spice up Your Writing Routine
I love to cook. But sometimes, getting dinner on the table becomes mundane and methodical. It’s more duty than deliciousness. The pressure to get all the things done plus cook up a good meal at the...
Continue ReadingWriter’s Block and How To Move Forward
Writer’s block is a real thing. I’ve been there, looking at a blank screen, watching the blinking cursor, and wondering if I will ever come up with words that are worth writing or worth reading. It...
Continue ReadingCombating Loneliness With a Writing Community
Have you ever felt lonely in your writing? Maybe it’s the sense of discouragement that washes over you as you stare once again at the blinking cursor. Or it’s the realization you’ve spent countless hours...
Continue ReadingYou Are a Writer
Every time my husband goes up for a flying lesson, he comes down with a new perspective on life. Flying above the cornfields and cow pastures helps him see a bigger, more beautiful picture. After...
Continue ReadingWhen You Have Doubts About Your Writing
Do doubts about your writing keep you stuck and unproductive? Maybe you can relate to the following thoughts: There are so many books out there. Maybe I don’t need to write one. Someone...
Continue Reading5 Elements To Include in a Strong Bio
“Can you please send us the bio you would like us to share?” Panic pricked my heart and pulsated through me as I read the request. I didn’t have a bio, and I had no idea...
Continue ReadingHow To Walk Confidently in Your Calling as a Writer
Friend, if you read this, you have a calling to be a writer. You are a writer. But what is a calling, and how can we walk confidently in our callings as writers? Calling is God’s...
Continue ReadingMind Over Matter: Starting off the New Year Right!
It’s a new year! Cue the confetti! Wait! What’s that? Feeling a little shy to enter the new year? I SO hear that! The past couple of years, I have struggled immensely as...
Continue Reading4 Tips to Make Writing Goals for the New Year
As we get ready to 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...
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