Fiction Authors: Weekend With The Writers
This is the Fiction Writing Retreat you need. Four days and nine workshops (plus more) with Lynette Eason, whose sold millions of novels.
Christian Writers Conferences
The Writing Wit and Wisdom of Author Steven James
Meet the Speaker If you’ve never had the opportunity to attend a writers workshop by best-selling author and storyteller Steven James, you’ve missed out. We can fix that for you. We’re bringing Steven to Lexington for the Serious Writer Tour Stop. Join us on May 26th! But first, enjoy this sneak peek into his great wit …
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How Writing Contests Open Doors for Writers
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 …
9 Ways I Invest in Myself as a Writer
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, …
12 Tips for Better Blog Devotions
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 …
Writers Are a Strange Lot
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 …
Better Blogging Through Self-Education
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 …