Tagged: Becoming a Professional Writer

  • Spring Cleaning Tips for Writers – Part I

    By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales As the days get warmer and the flowers begin to poke out of the earth, I tend to want to freshen up my home. Many know it as Spring Cleaning. Have you ever considered spring cleaning your writing career? For the next few months, I’m going…

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  • Writing Is Not Exactly A Solo Effort

    by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZineColeman Do you ever feel inadequate as a writer? Wonder if God can ever accomplish anything of eternal value through your work? Many of us are plagued by doubts in our skills as success alludes us. And we wonder: what sets the successful writers apart from…

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  • Writer, When ADHD Works in Your Favor?

    by Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites  “I can’t focus! How am I going to get this book done?”  For years I thought I was weird and impulsive. After my son was diagnosed twenty years ago, I finally had the answer to my fidgeting, lack of concentration, unfinished projects, and my urge to…

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  • Recovering Writing Creativity after Envy Strikes

    By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills What can we do when many of our writer friends are receiving publishing contracts and we’re facing one rejection after another? We want to congratulate the writer and be happy for their success in a sincere manner, but the hurt and envy may cut so deeply…

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  • Networking Before, During, and After the Conference

    By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference will be here before we know it. Networking, before during, and after the conference helps us establish personal and professional relationships during the power-packed 5 days and maintain them year-round. Take time to read all the information about the…

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  • What is the Appropriate Amount of Time to Follow up with an Agent or Editor?

    by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel You’ve just come home from the conference. You have a stack of business cards. You scribbled notes in your notebook or phone. And now the real work begins. Revising your proposal. Writing the proposal that you didn’t have time to write before the conference. Reworking your…

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