by admin | Oct 4, 2023 | Encouragement, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Social Media
© 2023 DiAnn Mills I’ve been writing and publishing for over twenty-five years. Of course, I began as a child. 😊 What I’ve learned is growing in my relationship with God helps me grow in the craft of writing. God is the Coach, and I’m the writer seeking...
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 | Aug 2, 2023 | Encouragement, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Suspense
© 2023 Deborah Sprinkle Suspense makes a story worth our time. Think about it. What keeps you glued to the movie screen or turning the pages? Two of the elements for creating suspense are a strong hook and creating characters (especially a protagonist) the reader...
by admin | Jul 1, 2023 | Children's Writing, Editing, Encouragement, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft
© 2023 Pam Burgess Writing children’s books is a delicate dance between words and illustrations that bring those words to life. If you get it right, it’s a beautiful thing to watch as it unfolds. It draws you in and moves you along to the end of the story. However, if...
by admin | Jun 5, 2023 | Encouragement, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft
© 2023 Valerie Fraser Luesse Readers sometimes tell me they feel as if they’re watching my stories like a movie instead of reading them. I should probably pretend I do that on purpose, but I think it’s just a by-product of the many years I spent reporting magazine...
by admin | May 31, 2023 | Business Strategies, Editing, Encouragement, Fiction, General, Marketing, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Nonfiction
© 2023 Diana Flegal As a literary agent for eighteen years, I witnessed many writers sabotage their writing goals and career by falling prey to well-meaning but bad advice. The goal of a writing coach is to help writers keep a realistic view of everything a successful...