Writing tips Life Itself Has a Plot - by Frederick Buechner The alphabet of grace is full of sibilants-sounds that can't be shouted but only whispered: the sounds of bumblebees and wind and lovers in the…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips “Platform is not a stepping stone. It is the finish line.” That’s a powerful-and powerfully counterintuitive-way to think about your work. And the reason more people don’t think in this manner is because they are afraid. They’re afraid of carving their…
Writing tips Hurry is not a proper posture for a writer Good writing takes time. “Words not only convey something, but are something,” observes Frederick Buechner. They “have color, depth, texture of their own, and the power to evoke vastly more…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Who Are You Aiming For? In the raw, conceptual phase, it was essential that you had some idea who you were making your work for – an unaimed arrow rarely hits a target. The intended…
Publishing tips How Do I Query a Literary Agent? - by Christopher Ferebee "How do I query an agent?" is a common question I hear from prospective authors. It is one of the easiest to find the answer…
Uncategorized The Writing Life When Life is Happening Author: Myama M. Locke Most writers who have “day jobs”, families, and other obligations find that making time for completing writing projects and freelance writing opportunities quite the…
Writing tips Culture and Community by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson When the people and values that shape my diverse communities are in conflict with each other, I must consider: Will I remain true to my…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Screening In ancient times culture revolved around the spoken word. The oral skills of memorization, recitation, and rhetoric instilled in oral societies a reverence for the past, the ambiguous, the ornate,…
Writing tips Pay Attention! by Frederick Buechner In just the same way faith could be called a kind of whistling in the dark too, of course. The living out of faith. The writing out…
Writing tips When Does A Book Proposal Come in the Writing Process? - by Angela Scheff A reader asked: How far along in the book writing process should you be before submitting a book proposal? The answer to this is in the…
Writing tips Art Can’t Be Hurried I was reading a work by the great writer Stefan Zweig. In it, he recounts a youthful conversation with an older and wiser friend. The friend was encouraging him to…
Writing tips It Isn’t Easy Sometimes people say they are not sure they can be creative on paper every day. I tell them with all seriousness I am not sure I can be creative on…
Publishing tips The Four Stages of Flowing What has happened to music, books, and movies is now happening to games, newspapers, and education. The pattern will spread to transportation, agriculture, health care. Fixities such as vehicles, land,…
Publishing tips “How to Prepare a Non-fiction Book Proposal” by literary agent Chris Ferebee Chris represents Rob Bell, Shauna Niequist, Jonathan Merritt, and many other popular authors. His clients include several New York Times bestselling authors, winners of various…
Writing tips Tomorrow Tomorrow the sun will rise, God willing, and it will be time again for us to go to our tables. It will be time to pick up the pen or…
Writing tips “How Do You Write a Memoir?” Asking me how to write a memoir is a little like saying, “I really want to have sex, where do I start?” What one person fantasizes about would ruin the…
Writing tips Go Slow Of the nearly eight million words that have floated through my head onto a page, some of which have been deemed publishable, I am happy with about four dozen sentences.…
Publishing tips Should you Publish Without an Agent? - by Jana Burson I was recently asked if an author should publish without an agent. The quick answer to this is no! But, like most questions, there are multiple…
Writing tips God Assigns a Writing Exercise by John Backman Sometimes I have the urge to write but there is nothing to write, nothing that springs from the tenderest spot in my heart. Something is alive…
Publishing tips Guideposts Call for Auditions – All God’s Creatures Guideposts Books Editorial is looking for a few excellent authors to contribute to a unique annual devotional book called All God’s Creatures. We are looking for animal lovers from diverse…
