Guest Post: A Parable for Writers

This article was offered by Gwen Plauche through Faithwriters.com’s free article service. A man was preparing to go on an extended trip. He sent a text to three of his employees to come to his office. To the first employee … Continue reading

Guest Post: Writers’ Block Buster

Today’s guest post is by Rebecca Livermore, and the full title is “Writers’ Block Buster: Idea Jars.” Be sure to visit her website Professional Content Creation. Does writer’s block ever get you down? Try putting together idea jars so that … Continue reading

Guest Post: At Home with Homestead by Tracy Crump

Tracy Crump is a writer, speaker, workshop leader, and co-editor of The Write Life, a monthly e-mail newsletter. Her work has been published online and in numerous print periodicals. She also team-teaches workshops on writing for the Chicken Soup compilation … Continue reading

Guest Post: Pass on the Passive

Tracy Crump is a writer and speaker whose work has been published online and in numerous print periodicals. She also presents workshops at conferences and team-teaches workshops on writing for the Chicken Soup compilation books. She publishes an e-newsletter for … Continue reading

Guest Post: Why Am I Here?

Today’s guest post is by Cassandra Wessel, a writer of devotionals and poetry whose work has been published in the Presbyterian Church of Canada’s Daily Devotionals. She responded to my request for Christian writers to share their experience at their … Continue reading

Guest Post: Writing for Publication—and Servanthood

This lovely Christian lady was all worried about calling attention to herself and becoming sinfully prideful. But what are the chances of her actually drawing that much attention? I told her it’s like playing in the NFL. A lot of kids start out wanting to be a star in the National Football League, but first you have to make the team. Then you have to make the high school team, the college team, and then win a spot on a professional team. Only a few people actually make it that far. And when you do make it that far, there are only so many slots on a team and only so many players can be chosen to fill them. Continue reading

Guest Post: Contests as Marketing Tools

Guest blogger today is Marylane Wade Koch. She’s a writer, editor, speaker, coach, and adjunct professor (University of Memphis nursing school). This article first appeared in Tracy Crump’s The Write Life, a newsletter for writers available here. And the winner … Continue reading

Guest Post: Affordable, Professional Web Sites

Welcome to guest blogger, Tracy Ruckman. She is a freelance writer, editor, and photographer. She owns Write Integrity Editorial Services and WIES Workshops (online writing courses.) She also hosts the popular Pix-N-Pens blog for writers, readers, editors, and photographers. An … Continue reading