How To Write to an Audience of One Reader
As I sat sipping my vanilla latte with a good friend in our favorite coffee shop, I nervously watched her facial expressions as she read my article. As soon as she looked up, I quickly asked,...
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How do you know if you are called to write?
As I typed the words on the paper, mixed emotions filled my mind. Were my words worth it? Did they make any difference? The sacrifices made felt weighty in the moment, and the sting of a...
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Helpful Resources for Writers to Share God’s Word
All I can think about is the deadline looming before me as I stare at the contrast between the starkness of a blank screen and a blinking cursor. I whisper out loud, Lord, I...
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5 Ways to Maximize your Writing’s Reach using Pinterest
Creating content that will help your readers not only includes the research and writing process but also the marketing. Most writers promote their content on the more popular social media platforms, like Facebook and Instagram, reaching...
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How 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...
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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...
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Am 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...
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If 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....
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When 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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