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Put Your Pen to Paper, Christian Writer

When I think about writing about writing I feel so inadequate. No training No preparation No degrees or words or numbers behind my name. Yet for me writing is just as important as breathing. I’m up every morning listening for the still small voice to give me something worth talking about. There are times when […]

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Secret Confessions of a Godly Writer

I have a confession to make. Well, two actually. I haven’t written consistently for months. As a writer hoping to take my craft to the next level, that’s detrimental. I need the practice to hone my skills and sharpen my writing. When I sit down to write, that blinking cursor taunts me. My second confession? […]

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How to Quickly Treat Depression for Writers

OK, writers. ‘Fess up. Ever feel like quitting? I know I do sometimes. Call it a crisis of faith. Call it “the resistance” as Steven Pressfield does. Whatever it’s called, no matter how I try to proactively treat the circumstances, there are times when I just don’t believe anymore. And man, is it ever easy then to […]

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How To Be A Better Christian Writer

Are you a Christian writer or blogger? If you are then you’ve no doubt got an idea, a story, a concept. You need to write it down so that people can read it. Umm, right…that’s the hard part, I know. Writing it down. If writing was easy then everyone would do it. Actually, writing IS easy and […]

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6 Ways To Build An Effective Christian Writer’s Platform

Here’s a little secret… I possess the world’s greatest message and the world’s most life-changing product. It is a message everyone needs to hear and a product that’s absolutely free, yet is more precious than refined gold or even a bucket full of rubies. The message I’m speaking of is the gospel of Jesus Christ.  The product, […]

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What Christian Authors Can Learn From A Rejection Letter

Let’s face it: Rejection hurts. It can feel like the ultimate punch on the nose.  Sort of like when Amy–that cute little brown-haired girl from the 2nd-grade–had the audacity to actually check the “No” box on whether or not she’d be my girlfriend, and then ran to tell her pack of gossiping friends all about […]

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9 Things You Must Include When Writing A Query Letter

[stextbox id=”custom”] Today I asked literary agent Rachelle Gardner whether or not she’d mind if I posted an article that has already been published on her own blog.  I’m pleased to have been given the go ahead, with the proper link attribution! As you may have already learned–or are in the process of learning currently–writing a query letter […]

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The Christian Book You’re Praying About Whether Or Not To Write

I bet you’re writing a book right now. You’re nearly half-way finished and you’ve been writing it for about two or three years now.  But you probably also haven’t touched it very much in the last few months.  Am I right? Or maybe you haven’t started writing “your book” yet…but you’ve been considering it.  Maybe even praying […]