Writing Tips
On my Writing Tips Blog I offer writing tips and encouragement as we journey together in our writing ministry. (I blogged previously at Next Step Coaching Services with Amy Carroll.)
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- writing tips on punctuation and grammar
- teaching about organizing and developing your manuscript, no matter what size
- encouragement for the tough days, when you’re doubting your ability and calling
- guidelines for how to use Scripture in your writing
Latest Writing Tips
Do’s and Don’ts When Your Friend Is Going Through a Hard Time – I’m a Guest on Proverbs 31 Podcast with Host Lysa TerKeurst
I had so much fun being on the Proverbs 31 Ministries’ podcast hosted by one of my good friends, Lysa TerKeurst , along with my friend Candace Salamone. We talked about what to say and what not to say when a friend is navigating a difficult time. The hard thing we never would have chosen to share is divorce….
How to Write a Conclusion that Doesn’t Sound Lame
The Conclusion paragraph is a place where I see many writers struggling. Not to sound mean, but sometimes the conclusion sounds…lame. What do I mean by that? It sounds rushed and like the writer ran out of steam. Let’s look at some guidelines for writing a Conclusion of a devotion, blog post, or chapter. (Last…
How to Hook Your Reader with a Compelling Introduction
Introductions and Conclusions are two places I often find need improvment in a manuscript. This post will be about Introductions and my next post will be about Conclusions. I’ll give you some guidelines for writing an Introduction, and these can work for devotion writing, blog posts, and chapters in nonfiction God-help (prescriptive) books. The introductory…
Do You Capitalize This?
Today’s blog post will give you some tips for capitalizing words we commonly use in Christian writing. This is the guide that I use for my personal writing and when I’m editing for clients. Remember, however, there are different style guides that require various capitalization rules. (You can find an explanation of style guides here.)…
Where Do I Put the Comma?
After writing a blog post last month about commas, I discovered many of you get as excited about punctuation rules as I do! It’s so important for professionalism to have a completely error-free, or “clean,” manuscript, and that includes making sure your punctuation is correct. So let’s look at some more comma rules. The serial…
Does this sentence need a comma?
You want a “clean,” error-free manuscript. And one step towards that is to check your punctuation. Today let’s learn a few rules about commas. Places you need a comma: After a short prepositional phrase at beginning of sentence So what’s a prepositional phrase? It’s a phrase that begins with a preposition, and a preposition is…
How Do Key Words Create Focus?
We learned in my last blog post one of the qualities of good, nonfiction Christian writing is focus. Focus is accomplished when our book title, subtitle, chapter titles, and chapter summaries are aimed toward one main point, like arrows flying toward a bullseye on a target. Another way to create focus in your writing is…
Want to grow as a writer and communicator? Attend She Speaks Conference!
One of the best ways to grow as a writer and communicator? Attend a Conference! Proverbs 31 Ministries’ She Speaks Conference is coming up this summer, July 13th-14th. You’ll be able to attend virtually, and a small number of seats will be available in person in Charlotte, NC. I got my start as a speaker…