Make-A-Story™ - Monday's Writing Prompt

Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term.  It means writing what the publisher wants.  Can you do it?  In our new feature - Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements.  The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our guidelines and have...

Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing

In writing romance, the challenge is to show the love of the characters in unique ways that touch the heart of the reader. However, there is a trend for authors to overuse phrases to tell us that one character is falling in love with another. Though most editors haven't taken to thinking of these phrases...

Make-A-Story™ Monday Prompt

Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature - Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our guidelines and have our standard Christian...

Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary describes a cliche as a trite phrase or expression or something that has become overly familiar or commonplace.While the use of cliches is perfectly acceptable for songwriters, editors generally frown upon them. Why? Because they are a lazy form of writing. Readers...

Write the Vision ~ Wednesday

When one thinks of Moses we all remember the leader, the prince, the great servant of God but Moses was also a writer. Many of his attributes can be encouraging to writers today. *Moses had Vision... Proverbs 29:18 says "Where there is no vision the people perish." Moses certainly had that, as did...

Make-A-Story™ Monday's Writing Prompt

Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature - Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our guidelines and have our standard Christian...