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Achievement by the Right Measure
Writing is a journey, not a destination. When we get started on the writing road, we mistake milestones for destinations.
The Angry Writer at His Desk
It is emotion, rather than logic, that telegraphs meaning. Thus emotion is what your novel must be wired to transmit, straight from the protagonist to us.
Writing in the Awareness of God’s Presence
What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. — A. W. Tozer Every writer works from a place of presence. Some write from fear.
Walking the Narrow Road with God
When you commit to a practice, you will certainly have days when you don’t feel like it, when you believe it’s not your best work, when the muse deserts you.
Possibility, Impossibility, and the Writer’s Journey with God
Place your time in God’s hands. Rather than to-do’s, write out God-do’s. What does God want me to do today? How does he want me to spend my time?
The Quickened Writer: When God Breathes Life into Your Words
The best hook or idea in the world won’t sway me if the sentences and the storytelling don’t inspire.
Writing from Connection, Not Just Creativity
A writer may write a book in solitude, but making a book and helping it find its market is very much a group effort.
Writing with God: The Power of Inner Discussion
Even the best plot won’t hold a reader’s interest if the writer lacks the ability to create good dialogue.
When the Story Finally Clicks
You know how to tell a story after you’ve told it a dozen times. — Frank Ball Every writer knows the moment when something “clicks.” A technique finally makes sense.
Don’t Take the Bait: How Aspiring Writers Can Spot Publishing Scams
Real publishing support makes a significant investment in your work. A scam asks you to invest in their promise.
Writing for an Audience of One
Writing for an Audience of One The key to all story endings is to give the audience what it wants, but not the way it expects.
Writing that Starts a Conversation
The extensive utilization of multisyllabic terminology and obfuscatory phraseology, coupled with an overabundance of manufactured verbiage, runs counter to the goals and…