Publishing Your Book When Your Story Has Already Been Told
"This is a great title, but your story has already been told." Hopefully my jaw had not dropped too far to the ground and I did not look like a deer in headlights when the publisher...
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How to (Actually) Make Time to Write Your Book
You’ve got a story to share or a passion that you know needs to make its way into the pages of a book. You’ve dreamed of the front cover and even sketched out a few chapters....
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How Rejection Paved My Way to Publication
As writers, we all know the grueling experience of rejection. I have been rejected before … which led to feeling defeated, frustrated, doubtful and a little crushed. But, if I had stopped...
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Would you benefit from learning wisdom and guidance directly from a published author and her editor?
Have you ever wished you could talk directly to a published author and a seasoned editor and get all your writing and publishing questions answered? Years ago, when I had my first book idea, I...
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The Key to Persevering in Publishing
I’d barely begun to dabble in writing for publication when someone spoke these words to me: “If God has called you to write, then don’t stop until He says so.” That advice, given 22 years ago,...
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What I Really Wanted To Write
Can I share a secret with you? When God told me what I needed to write for my first book, First in the Family, I wasn’t all the way in. Of course, there was an initial...
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Faith to Move Forward in the Face of Rejection
By Abby McDonald, COMPEL Member and published author “Sometimes I wish God would just give me a writing on the wall. Things would be so much easier.” My friend’s eyes brimmed with tears as we sat...
Continue Reading CHALLENGE WINNER: Advice to My Pre-published Self
In May, COMPEL Training challenged our members to submit a compelling blog post that encourages and equips other writers with wisdom they have learned in their own writing journey. Today's blog post is one of five winners of...
Continue ReadingFour Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Published A Book