How to Keep Blogging When Writer’s Block Hits
Excitedly, I set my cup of coffee down, put on my blue-light glasses, turned on instrumental music and prepared to write a blog post. However, despite my “perfect” conditions, the little blinking black cursor seemed to...
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A Gratitude Prompt for Writers
The pastor’s voice was soft yet confident as he read. My fingertip slid across the page of my Bible, hungry for each word until a misunderstanding soured my craving. “ive thanks in all...
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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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4 Simple Steps to Overcome a Content Creation Slump
If you identify as a creative of any type, chances are that you’ve reached a point where you’ve struggled with the ominous “mental block.” But what do you do when things are going...
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Six Steps to Get Out of a Writing Rut
We’ve all been there at some point in our writing life. A writing deadline looms before us, and when we sit down to write, nothing happens. If you are anything like me, you know...
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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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Developing a Writing Routine (We’ve got a free teaching and helpful resource for you!)
Where Is Your Focus?
Have you ever taken a picture using “portrait mode”? On my phone’s camera, it is an effect that essentially sharpens the focus on what is exactly in front of the lens and blurs the background a...
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Why Context Matters When We Write About God’s Word
A few years ago, I drove past a billboard that screamed “WPS!” in giant letters, with the name of a heating and air company along the bottom. If you were visiting my area and saw that...
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