God as CEO? For most people that’s probably a revolutionary thought. It certainly was for me when I first heard it last year. But making God CEO is the best decision I ever made for my business! Owning your own business takes courage. After all, at a minimum, you intend for that business to support…
Conference season is gearing up, and writers’ conferences are one of the best ways to make connections in the publishing world. Many publishers accept only manuscripts pitched at conferences. Many accept only those that come through agents, and a conference is the place to connect with both publishing house acquisition editors and literary agents. I…
I’m starting the year with a guest post from friend Kim Steadman. Kim is the one who convinced me to start a vision journal. When she’s not sweeping dog hair, experimenting in the kitchen, or doodling on paper, Kim is writing, encouraging, and mentoring authors. She is a freelance writer, speaker and ministers alongside her…
Another guest post today while I’m basking in the Florida sunshine on a long overdue vacation with family. Geary Smith recently won the Pewter Plate Award from Highlights for Children. He’s been writing for children and young adults for over 30 years. His work has been published in such venues as Highlights for Children, Child…
Celebrating? That’s something I don’t think about very often, so when I read a recent blog post by friend and author Kim Steadman about celebration, what she said took me by surprise. So much so that I asked her to do a guest post. When Kim’s not sweeping dog hair, experimenting in the kitchen, or…
Most writers don’t hear about a one sheet until they attend a writers conference. But it’s a marvelous marketing tool. Today’s post is by Therese Kay. Therese is a writer, photographer, and lover of God. She recently collaborated on a visual devotional featuring her photography called Messages from God: An Illuminated Devotional. You can read…
With the busyness of today’s world and all the hats a writer must wear, it’s easy to feel like your productivity isn’t what you want it to be. Productivity can apply to every area of our lives. So don’t look at your entire day/week and make the sweeping conclusion that you’re not being productive. You…
Did you know your brain can actually work against you without you even knowing it? To illustrate the point, have you set goals time and again, yet failed to reach them? Have you ever said to yourself, “Be realistic. You’re reaching too far with that goal.” How about “How am I going to do that?…