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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…
Writing tips Living By Lists I list a lot. And I’m not alone. In the course of many kitchen-table conversations, I’ve discovered that we keep lists for a variety of reasons. People make lists to…
Marketing tips The Importance of Branding When Susan Cain published her book about introversion, she had a very specific audience in mind: introverts. This was also a traditionally underserved audience, which is even better from a…
Publishing tips What Should be Included in the Platform Section of Your Book Proposal? - by Christopher Ferebee Everybody hates talking about platform. We get it. We do too. But the reality of…
Writing tips A Good Question What makes a perfect question? Ironically, the best questions are not questions that lead to answers, because answers are on their way to becoming cheap and plentiful. A good question…
Writing tips A Whole New Devil By the time a writer considers rewriting, the work of composing is familiar: a blank page, a tentative start, the splash of gladness when words arrive, the adrenaline rush of…
Writing tips Books Like These – by Frederick Buechner The following meditation is from a talk on the occasion of the presentation of the Whiting Writers' awards: THE WRITERS WHO get my personal award are the ones who show…
Writing tips Read Your Work Aloud I recommend you find places to read your work aloud. A chance to teach, lecture, lead a retreat, speak…
Publishing tips What Should Your Book Outline Include in Your Proposal? by Angela Scheff As you’re developing your proposal, it’s important to include information about your manuscript, but what exactly…
Writing tips Whether or Not It Has An Audience Creative work is also worthy whether or not it has an audience. Much of the work you do will be more for your personal development than for anyone else’s needs.…
