Writing tips Uncertainty Is Our Friend We humans dislike being undone. However much we enjoy writing, we find the disorderly process unsettling. We yearn for arrival or permission to quit. The state of incompletion is…
Writing tips Nowhere Near As Easy As It Looks Sometimes the people who ask the question go on to say they are not sure they can be creative on paper every day. I tell them with all seriousness I…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips What Can I Accomplish in Six Months? by Angela Enos Whew, six months have passed since I attended my first Writing for Your Life conference. Many of the knowledgeable speakers left me feeling suitably equipped and…
Writing tips Designer Jeans or Bermuda Shorts? - by Leona Choy Here's the long and the short of it. Let's personify an IDEA as if it were a person. When writers get a heads-up that an…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers http://theconversation.com/academics-can-change-the-world-if-they-stop-talking-only-to-their-peers-55713
Marketing tips, Publishing tips Writing a Business Plan for Your Platform by Angela Enos Attending a WFYL Writer’s conference certainly provides a writer with a wealth of information. And, if you have made the decision to dig your heels in,…
Writing tips “Beret Man” When I begin to write a book, writing my daily word count with my fountain pen in my hand, following…
Publishing tips, Writing tips Wildly Controversial Erring on the side of audaciousness – trying to grab the customer by the throat – is partly why a lot of the projects we are talking about were wildly…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips After the Conference – How to Determine Your Brand and Platform by Angela Enos I attended my first Writing for Your Life conference in June 2019. In addition to making new friends, I was inspired by other writers and taught…
Writing tips Revising Ourselves Change, on the page as in life, does not happen when we’re stubborn and clingy. Revision asks that we cast the small world we’ve created in words—and all it…
Writing tips In the Beginning from “Adorning the Dark” by Andrew Peterson You mumble a phrase. It’s gibberish, but it suggests a melody. You’ve gotten melodies in your head before, but this one feels…
Writing tips Learning the Wrong Lesson from Feedback by John Backman Never would I expect an offer of unsolicited feedback on a contest submission, but that’s what I found in my emailbox one morning. Apparently the reviewers…
Writing tips Let us seize the day Those with the greatest view of time are those best able to use and enjoy the time they have. Life is short, but we are called to rise to our…
Marketing tips, Writing tips Five Things I’ve Learned as a Bi-vocational Writer by Kate Rademacher https://www.katerademacher.com/edge-of-faith-blog/2019/12/31/bi-vocational-writer
Publishing tips What Added Value Items Should You Include in Your Book Proposal? - by Jana Burson Beyond all the standard sections that need to be included (Title/subtitle, Synopsis, Table of Contents and Chapter Summaries, Sample Chapters, Platform) there are some added value items writers can include…
