Writer Encouragement
Uninspired?
Ever feel uninspired? I do. Frequently. Especially if I have a headache. Or didn’t sleep well. Or have the…
April 11, 2018-
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Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)Here I Am by Martin Johnson
The desire to write has burned in me ever since I was in middle school. I grew up in…
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Grammar and Grace
How Do You Write Compound Words? (Part 1)
A friend of mine edited my latest manuscript for me. She mentioned that I have a tendency toward not…
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BestsellersBest Selling Author-Lauren K. Denton
Welcome Lauren, can you share a little about your recent book – The Hideaway is the story of…
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Writer Encouragement
A REAL Writer by Elaine Cooper
A recent string of truck commercials makes me chuckle every time. They claim the participants are not actors but…
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Fantasy-Sci-FiA New Year for Fantasy and Sci-fi by Laura Zimmerman
It’s a new year. For some writers it is an opportunity to pick up a previous work that had…
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Book ProposalsProposal Do’s and Don’ts
Why was my proposal rejected? As a submissions reader, I now understand why my past book proposal was not…
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Guest post archiveAn Inspiring Legacy-The Gift of a Father: By Caleb Walton
Dad was the creative genius in our family. His fingers drew cartoons on paper napkins and released lullabies from…
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Magazine and FreelanceEveryone Can Write a Personal Experience Article – by W Terry Whalin
Life brings each of us strange personal experiences. This spring I traveled to visit my mother in Kentucky. When…
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Guest post archive
Four Ways to Recover from a Writers Conference by MR Shupp
Overwhelmed. Exhausted. Enlightened. I struggled to stay awake on the drive home from the Ohio Christian Writers Conference, my…
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Support, Writer EncouragementBuilding Your Writing Muscles
I heard my seven-year-old grandson moaning on the mat below the climbing peg-board. I went to see if he…
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life, SupportDunking the Differences
I love Oreos. Milk’s favorite cookies are great on their own, but they’re over the top when combined with…
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Guest post archiveWhy Teen Writers are Spider-Man Stephanie Kehr
I started working as a professional writer when I was seventeen. So completely captured by the craft, I made the…
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Dear Young ScribesBalancing the Elements of Fiction – Part 1
Have you ever noticed how some authors tend to focus too much on writing certain fiction elements, yet ignore…
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Grammar and GracePrepositions?
We’re continuing with the parts of speech with a discussion about prepositions. These words never change their form. They…
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Guest post archiveFive Principles to Follow When Blogging for Teens-Josiah DeGraff
For the past five years, I’ve been blogging for teenage fiction writers. As the editor-in-chief of an online magazine…
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Writing with HumorBob Hostettler – The Making of a Humorous Writer (And How You Can Become One Too)
Author, speaker, and overall funny man Bob Hostettler has cost me too much money. He keeps writing books. And…
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Guest post archive
Five Ways to Balance School and Writing-Caroline Hadley
Being a teenager is hard. Especially a teenager striving to be a published author. It’s stressful finding time to…
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Grammar and GraceAdverbs–How Do We Know?
Adverbs are words commonly used to describe or modify a verb, and adjective, or another adverb. To test…
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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…
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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 -
Grammar and Grace
Adjectives are Cool!
This month at Grammar and Grace we’re studying adjectives. Adjectives are words that tell something about a noun or…
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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…
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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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The Binge WriterAre you a Binge Writer?
I am a binge writer. I always have been, and I probably always will be. What is a binge writer you…
July 3, 2017
