Heard It Through The Hartline
Choosing the Best Book Title
Recently a client and I went back and forth several times until we settled on a title for her…
July 30, 2017-
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Journeying through the Writer's LifeFor Writers: 7 Tips to Silence the Negative Voices in Your Head
Following the dream of becoming a writer involves so much more than just learning how to write. Sure that’s…
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Magazine and FreelanceDos and Don’ts of Magazine Article Writing
“Me, write for magazines? Never. I barely have the energy or expertise to write my book, let alone write…
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Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)Writing With Disability -Featuring Writing of The Holy Bible – Part Three:
King David, Isaiah, Jeremiah: Inclusion of Their Sick and Crippled Picture a playground of children picking teams for…
July 27, 2017 -
5 For WritingMy 5 Rules for Writing
My favorite canine writer, Snoopy of Peanuts fame, received a boatload of rejection slips in his pursuit of a…
July 26, 2017 -
Copywrite/AdvertisingMaking the Leap to Full-Time Freelance Writer
You will go out and leap like calves released from their stalls. – Malachi 4:2 Speaking of vulnerability, I’m about to…
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Platform and Branding4 Must-Have Features For Your Blog
One of the cornerstones of your platform is your personal website or blog. Whether professionally designed or a DIY…
July 24, 2017 -
Specs: Speculative FictionCommitted Writer or Dabbler?
Hey guys, I wanted to kick this whole thing off by welcoming you to the ranks. (Though I’m sure…
July 23, 2017 -
Write JustifiedSticks and Stones and Words Can Hurt
In anticipation of the upcoming presidential election cycle, prepare to hear some unsavory comments, even name-calling among candidates. Here’s…
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Publishing PerspectivesThe Big Five Family Tree: Book Publishers
Welcome to Publishing Perspectives! I’ll be talking about all things publishing. Let’s start with an overview of the publishing…
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Child's CraftOne Reason I Write for Children by Jean Matthew Hall
Why do you write for Children? To be famous? To teach children the truth? To evangelize children? To fulfill…
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Talking CharacterDeveloping Your Character’s Voice
I was once in a bus full of high school students when I heard a boy behind me read…
July 19, 2017 -
Grammar and GraceAdjectives are Cool!
This month at Grammar and Grace we’re studying adjectives. Adjectives are words that tell something about a noun or…
July 18, 2017 -
The Binge WriterFacebook First Impressions
Have you looked in your computer mirror lately? You ask what is a computer mirror? This is your life…
July 17, 2017 -
The Writer's PenCaseWhat Fuels Your Ideas?
Where do you get your inspiration? For me, it can something as simple as a “what if” question to…
July 16, 2017 -
UncategorizedBlog Tour- Dana Pratola
Dana, Please tell us about your most Recent Book. DESCENDED- ULRICK is the 4th and last book in the…
July 15, 2017 -
Guest post archiveGuest Post-HOW SOCIAL ISSUES CAN DRIVE STORY-Angela Andrews
Opinions. Opinions. More opinions float through a person’s mind in the course of a day than Aristotle has twelve-letter…
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Magazine and Freelance
Write to Inspire-Terry Whalin
When we consider various markets for our magazine writing, often we neglect the market right before our eyes—the inspirational,…
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Truth Be ToldTooth Be Told-Insights into Going to the Dentist
(This week my husband lost a crown while eating a piece of licorice—that in itself is probably worth a…
July 12, 2017 -
The Ministry of WritingWriters Must Keep Their Foot on the Gas
So, I guess it’s ok for a writer to be a NASCAR fan—especially a Southern writer, right? I’m a…
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Fantasy-Sci-Fi, StoryworldA Drop of Evil in your Storyworld
If you’re writing a novel, you can’t do so without a healthy dose of tension. Whatever the protagonist’s goal…
July 9, 2017 -
StoryworldWar of Worldcraft: Two approaches to World Creation
Well, it took God six days to complete the one you’re living in, so don’t expect to make yours in one day.
July 8, 2017
Worlds are complicated things, and in order to make one believable, you’ll need to take into consideration a whole host of things from politics to geography. -
Fantasy-Sci-FiFantasy Flash Fiction 101- Laura Zimmerman
Fantasy Flash Fiction 101 Could you write a story in 500 words? What about 100? Flash fiction is a…
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeChocolate Ministry
I just returned from another writers conference, this one in my home state of Kentucky, and I was once…
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Create. Motivate. Inspire.The Wonder of it All
The Light of the World. The Chronicles of Narnia. The Chick-Fil-A Cow. Believe it or not, the aforementioned have…
July 5, 2017
