Tagged: Writing Life

  • How To Handle Book Deadlines

    by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn Book deadlines are a painful reality for published authors. If you do an internet search for how to handle a writing deadline, you’ll find lots of fabulous advice. While the suggestions vary, they will inevitably include some version of the following: Don’t panic. Stay positive. Stay…

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  • A Guide: Three Powerful Reasons Writers Are Still Essential

    by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 During this season of uncertainty where AI seems to be taking over, have you ever considered the significance of writing? This guide will elucidate how being an author can enhance our mental well-being, career opportunities, relationship with God, and ability to share the Gospel.  For those…

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  • The Life Of An Author Is Not For The Faint Of Heart

    By Dr. Chrissy Whiting-Madison @joyfulgurly There are days when you feel divinely inspired and write for hours on end, feeling like the Spirit of God Itself is flowing through your keystrokes. There are days when you have the most unimaginable writers’ block, when you spend days, weeks, or even months…

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  • 3 Tips to Help Writers Make Friends

    By A.C. Williams by @acw_author Writing is a solitary art form. There’s no getting around it. Nobody else is going to make you sit down at the computer and hammer out the day’s needed word count. And even if you attend conferences and critique groups and brainstorm with the best,…

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  • When—and HOW—Should a Writer Begin Building a Social Media Network? 

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Over and over, I’ve been asked when a writer should get active on social media. And the answer surprises many. The truth is, you need to have a solid social media platform BEFORE you ever get published. If you wait until you get a contract, you're…

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  • Keeping Writing When It Feels Like Your World Ended

    By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett I’m not sure I can recall a time I’ve felt closer to broken. After I write this blog post, I need to finish my mom’s eulogy. It’s not my first time crafting such a tribute, I had this terrible privilege when my big brother and my…

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