Category: Writing Tips

  • Three Steps To Get Our Minds Back In The Writing Game

    by Leigh DeLozier @lbdelozier As college football season got underway, several posts with the same theme popped up on my social media feeds: Don't forget to let your emotional wellbeing be dictated by kids in college playing football today. It was a tongue-in-cheek statement but can be true for some…

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  • You Get What You Put Into Writing

    By Gordon Palmer My dad kept an immaculate yard. He loved being outside working the lawn, draping the hoses, weeding, fertilizing, the whole nine yards. Well, one yard. It just felt like nine when I had to help. Yard work was also one of my dad’s favorite ways of relaxing,…

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  • How to Find Your Writer Voice

    by Lyneta Smith @LynetaS A squirrel clung to the tree trunk behind my new friend Kellie as we sipped iced tea on her deck. He skirted back and forth, unsure whether it was safe to jump onto the railing. I was about to comment on his unusual tail shape when…

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  • Stick To Your Writing Style

    By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted We have chickens. They've been a real source of enjoyment for our family, and each chicken is lovingly named. There's Lovie, Sassy, Lucy, and Mae. Though we refer to them collectively as "the girls," we aren't sure if Lucy is a rooster or a hen. When…

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  • Royal Writing

    by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon Over the last few weeks, the world has been captivated by the death and life of Queen Elizabeth II, including myself. Television stations run multiple segments a day, the newspapers print hundreds of articles, and magazines post photo after photo of the royal family on their…

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  • The Rest of the Story—uh, Senses

    by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan Last month, I opened the conversation by asking when is a novel like a layer cake? By adding layers, of course! And we talked about hearing and smell. Today is the rest; it’s all about Sight, Taste, and Touch. Sight As I drove home from grocery…

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