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On Writing: This is the Year
This is the year—the year we finish the manuscript and click send. The year we commit to being…
January 27, 2018-
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Navigating the Writer-Editor Relationship
Ah, at last! The proposal and manuscript is complete, polished, and sent. A contract is offered and joyfully signed.…
December 24, 2017 -
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On Writing: 5 Ways to Stay Motivated
Progress has stalled on our latest writing project. We avoid our desk, tamp down the guilt, and stay busy…
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Create. Motivate. Inspire.On Writing: 3 Antidotes to Fear
The writing life stands poised to strike fear into the most steadfast heart—launching arrows of self-doubt, rejection-terror, and insecurity.…
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Create. Motivate. Inspire.3 Simple Ways to Grow as a Writer
Most days, writing brings us joy. Our brains stay on overdrive as we scribble ideas on scraps of paper,…
June 23, 2017 -
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Writing His Answer
I was immersed in online research for a work-in-progress when my computer froze and a warning banner flashed across…
May 23, 2017 -
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On Writing: Breaking Through Doubt and Fear
Please Lord, please…could I possibly get an honorable mention? Just one of those beautiful folders with a certificate inside.…
April 23, 2017 -
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After Submission: 3 Vital Steps
We’ve submitted that article, devotion, or book proposal, and the feelings of euphoria have begun to fade. Questions ping…
February 23, 2017 -
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Focus (Or Lack Thereof)
With an incredible sense of purpose, I opened the window blinds and faced the morning sun. Today, I thought,…
January 23, 2017 -
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A Note by Any Other Name
Three days before Christmas, a delivery man turned in our driveway, honked the horn, and requested my signature. Then…
December 23, 2016 -
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On Writing: 5 Insights from C. S. Lewis
Need a bit of insight as you ready the pen or laptop today? Consider the following from one of…
November 23, 2016 -
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THIS IS WAR!
Tackling a writing project can be a battle—a hard-fought conflict with procrastination, fear, insecurity, and self-discipline. We’ve all authored…
October 23, 2016 -
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Check Your Writer’s Pulse!
It’s time for a check-up. Take a deep breath and consider this: What do you love most about writing?…
September 23, 2016 -
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Write, Wait…Marinate!
What a day. We’ve been fighting to stay in the zone, our fingers flying over the keyboard searching for…
May 18, 2016 -
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Write, Submit, Repeat
By all accounts, it was a productive year. Articles were accepted for publication. A book contract hung on my…
April 10, 2016 -
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5 Reasons NOT to Attend a Writing Conference
Conference season is upon us and social media is abuzz with encouragement to click a sign-up link and submit…
March 14, 2016 -
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Come Out Swinging: Fighting Fear as a Writer
The writer’s life is not for the faint of heart. There are moments that are downright scary. That first…
February 15, 2016 -
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Where is Your Happy Place?
When you write, do you have a happy place? Do conditions have to be “just right?” When are you…
December 28, 2015 -
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Take Another Look
One of my favorite drama exercises is to take a familiar object and brainstorm what that object could be.…
December 3, 2015 -
Create. Motivate. Inspire.Writers: Be Prepared for These Questions
The writing-life doesn’t look like other career-fields. A lot of what we do happens when we’re home alone or…
October 19, 2015 -
Create. Motivate. Inspire., Support3 Reasons to Get Busy
You paced around the house all day doing unnecessary chores. You read an article on writing. You rearranged stuff on…
September 11, 2015 -
Create. Motivate. Inspire.Sometimes, Yes
I had just settled on our front porch swing with my yellow legal pad and favorite pen when Katie,…
August 16, 2015 -
Create. Motivate. Inspire., Support, Writer Encouragement3 Reasons to Learn How to Share (Your Writing)
I slogged through composing an article, retyping the same sentence six or seven times. The sentence was too short,…
July 21, 2015
