Have you ever wondered if you should enter writing contests? I won my literary agent through a contest. Seriously. I entered a writing contest at the Blueridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference. I won. This piqued the interest of the brand-new website, AlmostAnAuthor.com. Their founder, Cyle Young, contacted me and offered me a monthly column. Shortly after, I […]
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It’s bedtime at my house. My youngest always begs for a story. It’s Wednesday night well past her bedtime, but I send her off with good news, “Climb into bed with a good book.” She chose “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.” This book surprised me with encouragement for my writer’s heart. In
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9 Ways I Invest in Myself as a Writer 1. Write every day. I endeavor to write 500 words every day. This habit helps me get past the idea that I have to feel like writing to write. I don’t have to write. I choose to write. If I want to develop as a writer,
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Want to improve your blog devotions? We do, so we asked Gail Purath. A military wife for 22 years, a missionary to Budapest for 5 years, Gail is a wife, mother, grandmother and author of 1-Minute Bible Love Notes. Bible Love Notes has 18,000 subscribers, 140,000 monthly page views, 230,000 followers on Facebook, 30,000 on
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Writers are a Strange Lot by Lori Hatcher My husband puts up with a lot. He’ll be the first to tell you that living with a writer is, shall we say, different. He knows writers are a strange lot. We can be physically present but mentally light years (or centuries) away. While it may appear
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by Gail Purath 1-Minute Bible Love Notes We can’t expect to improve as writers and bloggers if we aren’t constantly learning. If writing is one of our gifts, then we owe it to God and to our readers (present and future) to invest time improving our writing and blogging skills. This is a good application of the parable
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Story Call Out for South Carolina: Are you living a changed life or know someone who is? The editor of Reach Out, Columbia (ROC) magazine (and Word Weavers member) Lori Hatcher wants to talk with you. Call Out for Salvation stories Dear Christian Writer, I’m brainstorming new ideas for ROC and wanted to tell you about a new
If you’re looking for a SC Christian Writers Group, you’ve found us. Located just outside of Columbia, SC, the Lexington chapter of Word Weavers International is a Christian Writers group dedicated to spreading the good news of the gospel with excellence. Join us for critique, craft, community and conferences. We launched our chapter in January
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