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Editing Tip: Have Your Computer Read Your Work Aloud

Published authors are often asked what their number one piece of writing advice is. Well, I’m not published yet,…
January 19, 2019
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Language Difference in Writing by Sinmisola Ogunyinka

A little kid screams, “I want my pop.” There begins a translation of what this kid wants. Someone would…
February 9, 2018
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Why We Should Be Careful When Naming Characters-Ashley

My two innocent characters were named Solomon and Sammi. I really liked both names and felt like they fit…
January 29, 2018
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PENCON, Fifth Annual Editing Conference By: Tisha Martin

The best investment is a good investment, but what is a good investment? One that has lasting personal and…
January 25, 2018
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HOW THE LAMBS ROAR-By Martin Johnson. Interview with Brian Bird

As an English major in the 90s, I was excited to learn my craft and be creative. However,…
January 7, 2018
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Cleaning Out My Closets: By Rachel Hofstetter

Why is it that closets have become a place where we store our junk? About this time every year,…
December 27, 2017
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Shifting the Paradigm by Rob Burnside

I am not a music critic – that would be a dream job for me, to listen to music…
December 27, 2017
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An Inspiring Legacy-The Gift of a Father: By Caleb Walton

Dad was the creative genius in our family. His fingers drew cartoons on paper napkins and released lullabies from…
December 25, 2017
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Four Reasons I Attend an Annual Writing Conference (And You Should Too) by Linda Shenton Matchett

My husband and I don’t live check-to-check, but we also don’t have lots of extra money. However, one thing…
December 22, 2017
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I Almost Quit Yesterday––Again by Carol Sparks

I quit writing about four times a year. Especially, when I look at the ages of my children, at…
November 28, 2017
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My “Eureka!” Moment in Writing

There is a unique magic to epiphany. That “A-HA!” moment when all of the elusives tumble into perfect place,…
November 27, 2017
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Why a Pastor Writes Speculative Fiction by MB Mooney

My pastor and mentor, Larry, grimaced at me back in my early twenties. “Why do you like those scary…
November 22, 2017
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Genre Jenga by Annette Marie Griffin

At any given time, I have at least half-a-dozen stories binging around in my head. That’s just how my…
November 19, 2017
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Four Ways to Recover from a Writers Conference by MR Shupp

Overwhelmed. Exhausted. Enlightened. I struggled to stay awake on the drive home from the Ohio Christian Writers Conference, my…
November 16, 2017
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A Teen’s Take on Writers Conferences by Ashley Schaller

You saw a listing for a writing conference. It looks amazing. You’re excited, then doubts creep in. Am I…
November 14, 2017
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Why Teen Writers are Spider-Man Stephanie Kehr

I started working as a professional writer when I was seventeen. So completely captured by the craft, I made the…
October 22, 2017
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Intro to Technical Writing

Technical writing is a different kind of writing. As a matter of fact, it is a very different kind…
October 16, 2017
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Becoming a Reader-Centric Writer By Cathy Fyock

Have you ever picked up a book and after a few pages, put it down saying, “This isn’t…
October 14, 2017
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Five Principles to Follow When Blogging for Teens-Josiah DeGraff

For the past five years, I’ve been blogging for teenage fiction writers. As the editor-in-chief of an online magazine…
September 27, 2017
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Set You Free-Martin Johnson

As an English major in college, I was eager to put my skills to work… I wanted to create…
September 26, 2017
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The Looming Conference: Turn writing giants into enemies too big to miss.

In the weeks before a conference, my excitement and happy thoughts twist into nervous doubts. What if I get…
September 19, 2017
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Wearing Confidence: A Writer’s Wardrobe Must-Haves: Kathryn Ross

Got challenges? Don’t we all. Life is filled with obstacles on the pathway to realizing our goals and purposes.…
September 18, 2017
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Five Ways to Balance School and Writing-Caroline Hadley

Being a teenager is hard. Especially a teenager striving to be a published author. It’s stressful finding time to…
August 28, 2017
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Not My Baby- Hope Bolinger

“Sorry, but I can’t make those changes to my manuscript. It’s my baby.” We cling tight to our books,…
August 8, 2017
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Guest Post-HOW SOCIAL ISSUES CAN DRIVE STORY-Angela Andrews

Opinions. Opinions. More opinions float through a person’s mind in the course of a day than Aristotle has twelve-letter…
July 14, 2017