Remember the Five W’s of journalism, the basic outline for news article structure? The components are Who, What, When Where, Why? I’ve developed a series of articles I’m calling The Five W’s of Writing. This is the second of the … Continue reading
Writing is hard work. Have you ever asked yourself, “Why am I doing this?” Honestly, I’ve had that thought a number of times myself. Sometimes it’s a good idea to remember why you started writing and to reaffirm your calling. … Continue reading
Would you like to attend a writers’ conference—but you can’t get away or don’t have the money? I’m in that situation myself this year, and here’s what I’m going to do about it. I’m putting together my own personal conference. … Continue reading
Whatever your reason for writing, there’s a cost associated with it—time, resources, missed opportunities. What I’m suggesting goes beyond the old saying, “Time is money.” Effort Expended: Does writing “come easy” for you? If not, should you consider giving up? … Continue reading
Rather than talk about writing and marketing this week, I’ll share one of my Christmas meditations, A Christmas Gift for Everyone. In addition, I’d like to share Christmas articles by some of my favorite Christian writers. Lawrence Wilson’s “How I … Continue reading
Are you trying to get your writing projects done while also preparing for Christmas? I confess, I’m not writing much right now. But, I am always collecting writing material. Here are some tips to help you come through Christmas and … Continue reading
Writer, author—you might say it makes no difference what you call yourself. To me, an author is someone who writes and publishes books, has a publicist, a fan following, speaking engagements, and/or book signings. A writer is someone who—well, … Continue reading
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
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.
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Full title - Writers on Writing: Top Christian Authors Share Their Secrets for Getting Published. Editor, James N. (Jim) Watkins. If you total up the number of years’ experience represented by the list of contributors to this book, how many … Continue reading