Dear Young Scribes
How to Create a Marketing Plan for your Book—Before it’s Contracted
Marketing isn’t exactly an author’s favorite job. After all, aren’t writers supposed to keep producing books and rely on…
March 9, 2018-
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Guest PostsUsing Ancestors’ Stories in Fiction By Ora Smith
Just how far back into your past can you reach to find new ideas for writing? Family history (genealogy)…
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Fantasy-Sci-FiThe Secret of Your Success by Laura L. Zimmerman
Success. For writers this word can mean different things. One author may feel success has been achieved once their…
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeI’m A-Grinnin’ by Carlton Hughes
I grew up in the ‘70s and ‘80s, and I have always had a theory about families and entertainment…
March 7, 2018 -
Literary Women in Histor
Keen Eyes, Core Values, and Jane Austen’s Pen by Kathryn Ross
It is only a novel . . . or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers…
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Copywrite/AdvertisingSweet Talking Goliath – How to Write for Google, Facebook, and Amazon by Holland Webb
Global digital marketing is a $209-billion-dollar-a-year industry ruled by five titans – Google, Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba, and Baidu. Any…
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SongwritingSongwriting 101 by Matthew Hawk Eldridge
If you read my previous article, I hopefully convinced you to try songwriting. There are a few basics to…
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Guest Posts
Sometimes the right road isn’t even on the map by David Rawlings
All roads to the finding an agent and the dream of publishing led through the Conference. I’d planned, scraped…
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Romancing Your StoryCrafting the Hero––Part I
Our romantic heroine, Tovah, is about to meet her match. She’s a Jewish rabbi who fears rejection because of…
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The Picky PenEditing the Beginning By Tisha Martin
With my cursor at Chapter 1 in my WWII historical fiction novel, I hit Ctrl+Enter and sighed. Beginning a book…
February 22, 2018 -
Child's CraftSome DOs and DON’Ts of Writing for Children By Jean Matthew Hall
Great writing is great writing! Right? Yes, but writing for children does have challenges that are different from…
February 21, 2018 -
Grammar and GraceChoose the Correct Pronoun by Hope Toler Dougherty
Please stop using pronouns wrong! Between you and I, I’m sick of people using the wrong pronoun. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong!…
February 19, 2018 -
Guest Posts
Finish the Work! By Carol Sparks
You never would have thought of such a thing on your own. It had to be God. He gave…
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Mastering Middle GradeWant to Write Middle Grade Fiction? Here’s Three (Content) Issues to Consider By Kell McKinney
One of the first writing rules I learned in journalism school is that you have to know your audience. …
February 15, 2018 -
The Ministry of WritingProphecy and End-Times Are Not Dirty Words by Jake McCandless
I’m sane. I don’t even have a tin-foil hat. I rarely can even find foil when I need it…
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Magazine and FreelanceBe The Magazine Writer with Extras – by W. Terry Whalin
Magazine editors are experts in their publication. I know this fact because I’ve been a magazine editor a couple…
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A Pinch of Poetry, The Poet's PenHow Do I Love You? Let Poetry Lead the Way by Darlo Gemeinhardt
February is the month that has the honor of hosting Valentine’s Day, also called Feast of Saint Valentine, an…
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Platform and BrandingThe Writer’s Many Hats by Vincent Davis
When you tell others that you are a writer, one image appears in their mind: you crowded over a…
February 11, 2018 -
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
The Bones of Your Fantasy World by Laura Zimmerman
For many, the new year often comes with aspirations of drafting a brand-new novel. Each new idea creates the…
February 7, 2018 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Getting Through the Fog by Carlton Hughes
A new year is normally a time of reflection, of goal-setting, of looking forward to possibilities. That’s normally the…
February 7, 2018 -
5 For WritingVigorous Writing: What Do You Do When Your Novel ‘Hits the Wall’? by Doug Peterson
Marathon runners and novelists share one thing in common. They both have to deal with “hitting the wall.” Although…
February 5, 2018 -
Literary Women in HistorThe Power of Place by Kathryn Ross
“… a hermitage, which is about an acre of ground—an island, planted with all variety of trees, shrubs and…
February 3, 2018 -
Copywrite/Advertising
Watch Your Language, Content Writers! We’re Not Advertisers by Holland Webb
Content Marketing (noun) def: marketing that tries to attract customers by distributing informational content potentially useful to the target…
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Genre, Romancing Your Story
Crafting the Romantic Heroine––Part III
Here’s what we know so far about Susie, our romantic heroine. We’ve made her Jewish, with fears of rejection,…
January 26, 2018 -
Genre, Mastering Middle Grade
Enjoy the Story: An Interview w/Author Matthew Brough, By Kell McKinney
Matt Brough is a lot of things. He’s a father, a husband, a pastor, and a sports fan. He’s…
January 15, 2018
