Writing tips Fighting the Imposter Syndrome by Carey H. Latimore IV As a high schooler, my morning routine almost always involved throwing up. …
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Finding Your “Strategic Space” in the Market An important part of building a following for your writing is your ability to get noticed online – to rise above “the noise”. From a strategic perspective, you would ideally…
Marketing tips, Writing tips The New Rules of Brand Awareness Many prospective clients come to me asking for help to tell their story so that they can attract customers and create brand experience. For decades, businesses have created brand awareness…
Writing tips Looking Back Though The Liars’ Club rang true to me when I wrote it, from this juncture it seems to have sprung from a state of loving delusion about my family. In…
Writing tips The Writer in Me by Maya Gaines When I was a young girl my grandmother Anna Delores Freeman would often take time to talk to me about life. My grandma was a very sweet…
Marketing tips, Writing tips The More Experiments You Run Good things come to those who wait, and for experimentalists, it's never too late to become original. After Frank Lloyd Wright received the contract for Fallingwater, his most celebrated architectural…
Writing tips A Contribution to the Literary World – by Robert Benson At the beginning of a new book, I find it easier to write if I do not think about the fact that I am attempting to write a book. Who…
Writing tips Creative Work is Soul Work Creative work is soul work; it happens in that interior place where spiritual life forms the rest of life. Your spiritual beliefs and your creative drive reside in the same…
Writing tips We Don’t Have the Option of Doing Nothing – by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson When we are angry about the things that make God angry, that is a righteous, not a self-centered, anger. Moses was angry about all of the right things: slavery,…
Marketing tips, Writing tips Rule #2: Answering and Insights Here is Mark Schaefer's second of the three rules for creating effective social media content, from his book “Known”: Rule #2: Answering and Insights A great way to…
Writing tips Your Unique Stamp Creativity can give to your spirituality the unique stamp that is your personality. This is the story that only you could write; it waited for you to be born and…
Marketing tips, Writing tips Rule #1: Add Your Own Story - from “Known” by Mark Schaefer There are three fundamental rules of creating effective social media content that I feel are “can’t miss” principles. No matter what type of…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Finding Your “Place” as a Writer Many people talk about finding your “voice” as a writer, and this is very important. But what about finding your “place”? Think of this as your identity. Marketing guru Mark…
Writing tips A Grammatical PSA by Tony Jones Are you in seminary? Starting grad school this fall? If so, here are some hints to make your professors more happier as they grade your papers: Avoid…
Writing tips Sarah Arthur’s Top 10 Tips for Revising/Editing A while ago a friend asked for tips on revising/editing. Here’s what I said, based on things I’ve done as a writer and editor over the past sixteen years: (1)…
Writing tips For the Love of Writing – By Vicky Meawasige Reed It’s a privilege as well as a curse to be a writer. Over time, I realized that the saying, “The pen is mightier than sword”…
Writing tips Create a Transcendent Story Spirituality can offer depth and direction to creative work. A well-written short story can be a real kick to read, but a well-written short story that dips into matters of…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips When Your Calling and the Market Collide – by John Backman I am writing a book on self-denial. Go ahead, laugh it up. I do. In Brian’s recent interview,
Writing tips Writing in Life’s Storms – by Patricia Raybon My husband is probably sick, but I’m writing a book proposal. Not despite him being probably sick. But because he is probably sick. It doesn’t make total sense. But I…
Writing tips Exercises for a Writer’s Formation Name Your Gifts For the next five minutes, write about what gave you joy as a child. Write quickly without analyzing or editing. Take another five minutes and describe the…
