by admin | Nov 3, 2023 | Anthologies, Business Strategies, Devotions, Encouragement, General, Marketing, Nonfiction, Publishing Strategies, Social Media, Speaking
© 2023 Tracy Crump In June, Chicken Soup for the Soul celebrated an incredible 30 years of publishing America’s favorite stories, but we couldn’t let them be the only ones to party. The Write Life turns 15 this month! That’s right, our newsletter has faithfully...
by admin | Sep 1, 2023 | Devotions, Encouragement, Mechanics/ Writing Craft
© 2023 Lori Hatcher Possibly the best piece of advice for writing a killer devotion (in a spiritual sense, of course) came from a teeny tiny book I recommend every time I teach devotion writing: David J. Sluka’s, 16 Ways to Create Devotional Writing to Renew the...
by admin | Jul 2, 2022 | Devotions, Encouragement, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Nonfiction
© 2022 Tina Yeager The Lord delivers truth to those He loves through a myriad of genres. He knows our hearts receive best from different tones during the seasons we face. Nonfiction books and sermons exhort us with direct commands to march onward. Novels coax us into...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Devotions, Encouragement, General, Nonfiction
© 2021 Tracy Crump God uses our life experiences to teach us many lessons. Why not share those lessons with others by turning them into devotions?For example, I worked as an intensive care nurse and witnessed God perform miraculous healings. I also walked alongside...
by admin | Apr 3, 2021 | Devotions, Encouragement, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Poetry
©2021 Catherine Posey Poetry is a unique portrayal of an author’s emotions and thoughts—a means for a writer to put their feelings down on paper. As a young teenager and throughout my life, I often released my pent-up sentiment by writing a poem. I would extend every...
by admin | Sep 2, 2017 | Devotions, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Nonfiction
© 2017 Andrew Breeden Part of my job as acquisitions editor for The Upper Room magazine is to travel across the country teaching workshops. The approach I take is pretty cut and dry. I thought I would take a similar approach here. For anyone interested in writing...