As a Christian blogger, do you remember the first time when you felt God's call to start blogging and writing for His glory? Did He give you a specific word or a message,...
Do I really say “like” that much? This is exactly what I thought to myself after listening back to an old podcast episode from a few months prior. I was...
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...
Some of my most intimate friendships formed while attending conferences for writers. In fact, if not for the selfless investment of kindness from a new friend, my first conference experience may have been...
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...
Publishing- Social Media- Writing
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...
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...
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...
Every great writer understands the critical importance of a great “hook”; it's one of the first things we learn in cultivating our craft. However, that principle translates differently when developing our social media...
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...