Helping Writers Go from Unpublished to Published
Change slapped me in the face a few weeks ago. More accurately, it slugged me so hard it knocked me down.
Has that ever happened to you?
For most of us life ushers in change. Getting married, having a baby, a child heads off to college. Or losing a loved one, a devastating illness, getting laid off.
When you’re in business for yourself—and yes, writers fit into that category—changes often include [Read more…] about To Embrace Change or Not
This past weekend I was at the 2016 Wordsowers Christian Writers’ Conference where I taught on Scrivener, and also heard pitches from authors.
During the opening session, the conference director, Kat Crawford, asked how many were attending their first writers conference. I was pleasantly surprised to see nearly half the attendees raise their hands.
Kudos to you for taking that first major step toward honing your craft and getting your words out into the world.
Now that you’re back home, you might be wondering what to do now. [Read more…] about The Conference Is Over, What Now?
Have you ever said to yourself “who wants to read what I have to write?”
Maybe you hear those niggling words in your head everyday? Once a month? Maybe it’s just once in awhile, but even that is more often than you want to hear them.
I’ve been battling those particular words since I started writing back when I was 12 years old.
The verbiage may vary, [Read more…] about Battling the Fear of Self-Doubt