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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- 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
How Do You Write Titles That Capture Your Reader’s Interest?
Readers usually read your title first thing. So how can you capture their attention with your title and keep them reading, especially if you’re publishing online? A great tool will help you do that! We love coschedule’s headline analyzer. This tool gives you an immediate analysis of your title. Aim for a score of 70%…
How to Avoid This Rookie Mistake When Identifying Your Audience
We need to think about our readers while writing. After all, we’re writing a book to be read, right? Let’s look at the number one mistake writers sometimes make about their audience. When working with a client, I asked, “Who do you want to read your book?” She said, “Everyone.” Well, that’s an audacious goal….
Is There a Correct Way to Format the Bible Translation of Your Scripture References?
Formatting anything to do with Scripture references in the correct way is important when you’re writing a manuscript. Let’s look at how to handle formatting the Bible translation of your Scripture references. For your manuscript, choose a translation of the Bible that you’ll use the most frequently, your primary or main version. The first time…
How Do You Format Scripture in a Devotion?
When you’re writing a devotion for publication, whether online or in print, there’s a correct format to use for including your devotion’s Scripture theme verse(s). Here’s how to include the Scripture verse(s) at the beginning of your devotion. Notice I have my title, my name as the author (you may or may not include this…
3 Steps for Using Scripture in Your Manuscript
Welcome to Next Step Coaching Services’ Year of Simple. This year we’re offering tips to simplify your life when it comes to writing, speaking, and ministry. The writing tip I’ll share with you today is about documentation. What’s documentation? It’s also called citation and means telling your reader where you got your Scripture quotation. Here’s…
Do You Know How to Write a Devotion with 5 Key Elements?
Do you know how to write a devotion that begins with a hook? What about the right way to conclude your devotion or devotional blog post? If you want to find the answer to these questions, along with understanding the 5 key elements of a devotion, you’ll want to get our new resource. How to…
What Does It Feel Like to Be a Writer: with Mindy Kiker and Jennifer Kochert
We’re continuing our “What Does It Feel Like to Be a Writer” series with the cofounders of FlourishWriters, Mindy Kiker and Jennifer Kochert. (For previous posts in this series you can click on Melanie Chitwood, Kathi Lipp and Nicole Phillips, and Barb Roose.) Mindy and Jennifer come at the writing life from opposite sides of…
What Does It Feel Like to Be a Writer: With Barb Roose
We’re continuing our “What Does It Feel Like to Be a Writer” series with our interview with Barb Roose. (For the two previous posts in this series click these links: with Melanie Chitwood and with Kathi Lipp and Nicole Phillips.) What did it feel like to be a writer when you first began writing? As…