Combating Loneliness With a Writing Community
Have you ever felt lonely in your writing? Maybe it’s the sense of discouragement that washes over you as you stare once again at the blinking cursor. Or it’s the realization you’ve spent countless hours...
Continue ReadingYou Are a Writer
Every time my husband goes up for a flying lesson, he comes down with a new perspective on life. Flying above the cornfields and cow pastures helps him see a bigger, more beautiful picture. After...
Continue ReadingWhen You Have Doubts About Your Writing
Do doubts about your writing keep you stuck and unproductive? Maybe you can relate to the following thoughts: There are so many books out there. Maybe I don’t need to write one. Someone...
Continue Reading5 Elements To Include in a Strong Bio
“Can you please send us the bio you would like us to share?” Panic pricked my heart and pulsated through me as I read the request. I didn’t have a bio, and I had no idea...
Continue ReadingHow To Walk Confidently in Your Calling as a Writer
Friend, if you read this, you have a calling to be a writer. You are a writer. But what is a calling, and how can we walk confidently in our callings as writers? Calling is God’s...
Continue ReadingMind Over Matter: Starting off the New Year Right!
It’s a new year! Cue the confetti! Wait! What’s that? Feeling a little shy to enter the new year? I SO hear that! The past couple of years, I have struggled immensely as...
Continue Reading4 Tips to Make Writing Goals for the New Year
As we get ready to welcome the new year, it automatically makes us think of goals and dreams. It can also cause discouragement. That’s the last thing you want as you dream, plan, and look forward...
Continue ReadingAre You Surrendering Your Gifts?
As I typed the final period and slowly closed my laptop, I quietly prayed, “Lord, use this how You will.” And at the time, that was that. I didn’t think much of...
Continue ReadingHow Do I Know if God is Calling Me To Write?
“If the Lord is calling you to write, why aren’t you obeying?” Those words came from my then 16-year-old son after hearing me complain about being called to write. Over the years, I heard...
Continue ReadingHow To Accurately and Correctly Quote Scripture in Your Writing
Do you wonder what the rules are for using Scripture in your writing? Maybe you’re like me and sometimes second-guess if you’re quoting that Bible verse or passage correctly … or you wake up...
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