Writing tips The Power of Stories – by Frederick Buechner Stories have enormous power for us, and I think that it is worth speculating why they have such power. Let me suggest two reasons. One is that they make us want…
Writing tips Religious Books - by Frederick Buechner There are poetry books and poetic books—the first a book with poems in it, the second a book that may or may not have poems in…
Writing tips Conversion: My Ebenezer – by Kathleen Norris In my grandmother Totten’s Presbyterian hymnal from the 1950’s, the great eighteenth-century hymn “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” has a word in it that would confuse most people nowadays.…
Marketing tips, Writing tips Rule #3: Follow the RITE Path Here is Mark Schaefer's third of his three rules for creating effective social media content, from his book “Known”: Rule #3: Follow the RITE Path Here’s a proven method…
Writing tips Novelist at Work by Frederick Buechner On Michelangelo’s ceiling, the old man reaches down out of the cloud to touch Adam's finger and give him life. Here the situation is reversed. I am…
Writing tips The Importance of Creativity Playdates - by Sophfronia Scott If you’re a writer and a parent (I am) you probably schedule or once scheduled many playdates for your children. When was the last time…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Write, Publish, Market: Where Are You Along the Journey? Regardless of where you're at along the path of writing, getting published, or marketing your work, we have resources to support you. Our best-in-class authors and industry experts have given…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips “A Discussion on Spiritual Writing” with Father James Martin This extended interview with Father James Martin includes topics such as: How he approaches writing How he selects book themes How to think of your audience His writing schedule Using…
Writing tips Expect to Understand God in Broader and Deeper Ways All the time I encounter artists who have weathered various changes in their spirituality because of their growth as artists. My own story is not so unusual. As I developed…
Writing tips Book Recommendations for Writing Personal Narrative - by Rachel Held Evans - “The Art of Memoir” by Mary Karr - “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott - “Walking on Water” by Madeline L’Engle - “The…
Writing tips Finding Time to Write - by Tony Jones When I was a younger writer, I pushed myself to write every day. My first book was written from 4-7am daily, with a full-time job and…
Writing tips Expect to Become More Attentive to, and Engaged with Life Creative work teaches you to pay attention, and this is something that few people do well or often. We spend hours and days at a time just trying to get…
Writing tips After the Writing Conference: Reflections By Sarah Arthur Last June I flew home from the second annual Frederick Buechner Writers Workshop at Princeton Theological Seminary. I had served for the week as writer-in-residence leading twenty…
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 dark,…
Writing tips Threadbare Language – by Frederick Buechner "I shall go to my grave," a friend of mine once wrote me, "feeling that Christian thought is a dead language—one that feeds many living ones to be sure, one…
Writing tips The Writing Mentor: Frederick Buechner by Sophfronia Scott I’ve never met Frederick Buechner—let’s start there. In case you don’t know him, here’s the quick rundown from his website: Frederick Buechner (pronounced BEEK-ner) is an American writer…
Writing tips Temporary Imbalances The creative process often leads to temporary imbalances that other people may not tolerate well. There’s some craziness to the creative life. You may be terrifically energetic for a time…
Writing tips Why You Must Love What You Write - by Sophfronia Scott I was walking around my yard in a bit of a daze. The day before I had finished the novel revision I’d been working on for…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips The Most Important Characteristic is Insight “The most important characteristic of content marketing today is not quality or quantity. It’s insight.” Lee Odden, the CEO of TopRank Marketing, says: “Marketers talk about all these really clever…
Writing tips Expect to Be Misunderstood People who are not yet acquainted with their creativity will think you’re odd. If you’re fully invested in a creative vision, then they’ll suspect that you’re imbalanced. If they really…
