Writing is a process, not a one and done activity. The writing process includes these 5 steps: Prewriting Rough Drafting Revising Editing Final Drafting Let’s take a look at each of the 5 steps. Prewriting This step refers to what we do before rough drafting and includes researching and outlining. When you research, you may…
There’s a right way to incorporate Scripture into your writing and a wrong way to do that. Incorporating Scripture the right way makes your writing look professional. Doing it the wrong way makes your writing look amateurish. As a writing coach and editor, I’ve seen lots of mistakes when it comes to incorporating Scripture. Here’s…
Thank you so much for following me at Melanie S. Chitwood Writing Tips and/or my Doing the Best We Can Blog. I appreciate you being a part of my community! I am looking forward to working with you next year, offering you encouragement and writing tips in our journey with Jesus. Christmas Blessings, Melanie
My husband and I have been reflecting on holiday season choices we’ve made in the past, and we’re analyzing which ones served us well and which ones didn’t. For us, that means looking at our choices in light of honoring God, others, and ourselves. Here are a few purposeful choices we’re making for the holiday…
Welcome, writing friends! I’ve missed you! If you’ve been a regular follower of Next Step Coaching Services with Amy Carroll and me, first let me say thank you! If you’ve read the last couple of posts on Next Step, you know that my writing tips will now come from my personal website, MelanieSChitwood.com. (Amy’s speaking…
The one thing that helped my writing might not be what you expect. It wasn’t taking a writing course. It wasn’t hiring a writing coach. It wasn’t learning more about the craft of writing. What’s the surprising thing that helped my writing the most? It was making a decision to write. Even though I’d…
After reading many fantastic devotions, our judges have chosen a winner of the Next Step Coaching Services’ Devotion Contest. Congratulations to Leslie McLeod! Our judges lauded her devotion’s format, biblical foundation, relatable tone, and especially her creative wording. Enjoy reading! Setting Your Hopes Free “Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I…
We’re so excited to announce Next Step Coaching Services’ Devotion Contest is starting today! Here are the rules: Submit: now through July 30th, 2021 Deadline: July 30th, 2021 Required word count: 400 to 500 words (will not be considered if outside this) Theme: A universal theme, as explained in our How to Write a Devotion: Workbook…
There’s nothing like the thrill of seeing your writing published! Devotion writing is a great way to dip your toe in the publishing world. Last year we held our first Next Step Coaching Services Devotion Writing Contest, and we’ll hold our second in a week. We’ll announce all the contest details next week! In the…
Amy Carroll, the speaking coach at Next Step Coaching Services, and I, Melanie Chitwood, the writing coach/editor, talk in this video about how the writing process is crucial to producing good writing. Listen in and learn: What are the five stages of the of the writing process? What’s prewriting? How can the ugly rough…
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