Today we’ll start looking at 4 elements to include in a powerful devotional. Have you ever had a great idea for encouraging others, but you just don’t know how to put it on paper? How do you start? How do you express your main point? Today’s blog post and the next four blog posts in…
Did you know that part of the writing process is to read about, research, and study the craft of writing? You might want to schedule a day every week or every other week to devote to learning. Look up some of these resources, take notes, and know this is helping you grow as a writer….
One of the tips we hear frequently when we’re starting to write is to “just write.” I remember wondering, and maybe you have too, what does that look like? What does a “real” writer do when she’s “just writing”? Today let’s look at 5 tips for how to “just write.” Write when you’re at your…
In February’s blog post we looked at some ways to engage with our readers. I ended that post with a question I’ll answer this week: Why is connecting with our readers so important? When we engage our reader with our writing, we create in her thoughts, such as I like this writer. She makes me…
I had met Chere once at church, but didn’t really get to know her until the day I ran into her at the mall at the inside play area. On a dreary winter day, I was desperate to get my kids out of the house, and apparently so was Chere. There she was with…
I love the start of a new year filled with possibilities and freshness, a chance to look forward and take steps in a new direction. And, yes, I even love making New Year’s Resolutions. I’m embracing some small changes – not sleeping with makeup on and taking care of yucky paperwork immediately rather than procrastinating….
Do you remember when you fell in love with words? I like to think my love for words was birthed even before I was physically born, as my mom was a voracious reader, reading book after book during her pregnancy with me. I remember as a young girl curling up with books…Berenstein Bears, Harriet…
My friend Mandy’s daughter Kenzie just got engaged. After all the congratulations and ring admiring settled down, Mandy was ready to get down to the business making some wedding plans. Of course, with two sons, I wanted to get in on the action of doing something girly, like joining my friend Mandy and daughter Kenzie…
The writing process varies and is unique to each writer. I do a lot of prewriting – thinking, journaling, jotting down thoughts all over the place in various notebooks or computer. Then I take these thoughts and start giving them some kind of working title/subtitle, structure and direction. Finally, I start writing a rough…
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