We discussed how important it is for writers to connect with their readers in last week’s post. Let’s continue with that topic. Here are three ways to create a connection with our readers. Reading is a dialogue, not a monologue If we think of writing as a dialogue between reader and writer, not a monologue,…
Chere and I were trying to get to know one another a bit while simultaneously corralling our young children. We passed out quarters so the kids could ride the little ridey machines at the mall, hopefully occupying them long enough for us to talk. We both laughed hard at the measures we had to take…
As an editor, I commonly see a handful of words incorrectly capitalized. Of course, you can always use your word processor’s check document function, but that feature doesn’t catch all the capitalization rules, such as some below. Plus, learning more about your craft makes you a better writer! Let’s look at some useful capitalization rules….
At no additional expense to you, this post contains affiliate links that help defray the cost of website maintenance. Click here for full disclosures. I truly can’t imagine a day without reading! What about you? My tastes are varied and include a combination of Christian, secular, fiction, and nonfiction. More specifically my favorites include fiction…
At no extra cost to you, this post includes affiliate links to defray the cost of website maintenance. Click here to read full disclosures. Just reading a few pages of the new book Exhale by Amy Carroll and Cheri Gregory makes me want to do just that: Take a big breath, followed by a big…
My older son is getting married this year, so I decided to use this celebration as motivation to shed the fifteen extra pounds I’ve been carrying. I put some of my other responsibilities on the back-burner to allow time for working out at the gym, determined to lose the weight before the wedding. Until I…
A writing voice is simply putting you and your personality on paper. It’s writing with words that communicate, “This is who I am, and this is what I care about.” Let’s start by reading blog posts by two writers with distinctive writing voices. Example 1: “So I’m a mess and we’re all failures — at least…
In the past few months we’ve been posting blogs by published authors to give you a glimpse into the self-publishing and traditionally published writing world. Today, we welcome Wendy Pope as our guest blogger. What I love about Wendy and know you will too is that she is candid and speaks from a heart for…
At Next Step Coaching Services, we want to give you as much information as we can to help you with your writing, speaking, and ministry journey. We’ve been talking to authors about their writing journeys to offer you encouragement and practical steps for your own journey. Today we welcome guest blogger, Marissa Henley, who offers…
Last week in my blog post I gave some guidelines for using Scripture in our writing. This week I’ll continue to do that, focusing on the correct mechanics of using parenthetic documentation (in-text citation) for long quotations. What are the proper guidelines for including a long quotation of Scripture such as the one below? Now in…
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